News tagged with circumcision
Botswana makes new pitch for circumcision in AIDS fight
"Should I, shouldn't I?" That's the question that 31-year-old Kabo Moeti ponders as he waits outside a clinic in a Botswana village, where he's considering getting circumcised.
HIV & AIDS
May 14, 2012 |
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US urges circumcision for soldiers to fight HIV in Africa
Male circumcision is the best way to prevent new HIV infections in the military, the head of US anti-AIDS efforts told a gathering of top army brass from Africa, Eastern Europe and central Asia.
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May 07, 2012 |
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Circumcision may help protect against prostate cancer
A new analysis led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has found that circumcision before a male's first sexual intercourse may help protect against prostate cancer. Published early online in Cancer, a peer ...
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Mar 12, 2012 |
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Medical researchers recommend male circumcision
Penile cancer, HIV, HPV, syphilis and kidney inflammation are among a number of medical conditions whose risk can be lowered by the practice of infant male circumcision, says a study led by the University of Sydney.
Health
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Viral load a major factor affecting risk of sexually transmitting HIV
The level of HIV-1 in the blood of an HIV-infected partner is the single most important factor influencing risk of sexual transmission to an uninfected partner, according to a multinational study of heterosexual couples in ...
HIV & AIDS
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Scale-up of voluntary male circumcision cost-effective way to prevent HIV in S. and E. Africa
A collection of nine new articles to be published in PLoS Medicine and PLoS ONE, in conjunction with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ( ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Hope for more options in couples where one partner is HIV positive
In sub-Saharan Africa, couples in long-term relationships where one partner is HIV-positive and the other is HIV-negative (HIV serodiscordant couples) could benefit from anti-AIDS drugs (antiretroviral therapy) given either ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Earlier male circumcision may help to slow rates of HIV, HPV transmission in South Africa
According to Anna R. Giuliano, Ph.D., program leader in cancer epidemiology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and colleagues in the Netherlands, earlier circumcision of males in South Africa may be a positive step ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Efforts to defund or ban infant male circumcision are unfounded and potentially harmful
Johns Hopkins infectious disease experts say the medical benefits for male circumcision are clear and that efforts in an increasing number of states (currently 18) to not provide Medicaid insurance coverage for male circumcision, ...
Health
Oct 04, 2011 |
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California slaps down attempts to ban circumcision
California has banned local authorities from outlawing male circumcision, striking a final blow to a San Francisco group that had hoped to put the matter to a popular vote.
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Oct 04, 2011 |
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Calif. gov signs bill to prevent circumcision bans
(AP) -- California's governor has signed a bill that that will prevent local governments from banning male circumcision.
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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Judge orders circumcision ban off SF ballot
(AP) -- A judge on Thursday struck a measure from the city's November ballot that called for a ban on most circumcisions of male children, saying the proposed law violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantee ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 29, 2011 |
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Male circumcision lowers prevalence of penile precancerous lesions among African men
A University of North Carolina-led international study shows that among Kenyan men, circumcision is associated with a lower prevalence of human papillomavirus-associated precancerous lesions of the penis. Human papillomavirus ...
Cancer
Jul 28, 2011 |
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AIDS: New evidence backs circumcision campaign
A campaign to encourage African men to get circumcised to prevent infection by HIV gained a powerful boost Wednesday by three new studies unveiled at the world AIDS forum in Rome.
HIV & AIDS
Jul 20, 2011 |
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'Funding gap' imperils science exploits, AIDS forum hears
Scientists have now provided revolutionary tools to roll back HIV but only a major funding boost, supported especially by emerging giant economies, will determine the outcome, experts say.
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Jul 19, 2011 |
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