Circumcisionâs Anti-AIDS Effect Found Greater Than First Thought
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Final data from two clinical trials in Africa suggest that circumcision reduces a manâs risk of contracting H.I.V. by as much as 65 percent â more than suspected when the two trials were stopped because the results were so clear.
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New data on an experimental AIDS vaccine that failed to work shows volunteers who got the shots were far more likely to get infected with the virus through sex or other risky behavior than those who got dummy shots.
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A new drug in the form of a topical cream may be able to stop the transmission of HIV to women during intercourse, according to new research.
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A U.S. health expert urged governments worldwide Tuesday to endorse circumcision to slow the spread of HIV, saying men without the procedure have a greater risk of contracting the virus from infected female partners.
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AIDS experts have called for a mass circumcision programme in South Africa, condemning a &quot;deafening silence&quot; from policy makers since studies revealed it sharply cut infection rates.
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Researchers from universities in the UK, the US and South Africa have successfully identified key genes in the body&#39;s fight against HIV infection.
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Circumcision, microbicides and microfinance. These are some of the most promising options being examined as potential ways to prevent AIDS. As World AIDS Day is marked Friday, some public health experts are saying the current focus on universal access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs has had an unintended effect: sidelining prevention. Without a vaccine, preventing HIV infections is key to controlling the pandemic.
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Millions of new HIV infections in Africa could be avoided if more men were circumcised, an International AIDS Society conference was told on Tuesday.
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RESEARCHERS have shown that it may be possible to block transmission of the AIDS virus from men to women, it was revealed yesterday.
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South African Aids experts call for mass circumcision after studies showed it reduced HIV infections.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Getting circumcised may reduce men's risk of acquiring HIV, according to a study conducted in Africa.
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NEW YORK  - Washing the penis regularly   lowers the risk of HIV infection in uncircumcised men, and even   among men who are circumcised, according to two papers in the   Journal of AIDS for September.
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Scientists say they may have found a new way to fight diseases like Aids and leukaemia.
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A new AIDS vaccine that is used to treat the disease is able to suppress the virus for at least one year, say researchers of a small trial.
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The world's biggest scientific HIV/AIDS conference opened in Australia on Sunday with experts calling for more funding for research and new findings which suggest male circumcision can reduce infection by 60 percent.
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A cheap antibiotic drug has almost halved the rate of AIDS-related deaths in African children, reveals a new study. The antibiotic - co-trimoxazole - does not combat HIV but it prevents secondary infections
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A study finds circumcision does not reduce enjoyment of sex - a fear that has limited its use in tackling HIV.