Tuesday, 22 July 2014

AIDS: Circumcision campaign lifted by new evidence

EPIDEMICS
AIDS: Circumcision campaign lifted by new evidence
Melbourne (AFP) July 21, 2014 - A campaign to encourage circumcision among men in sub-Saharan Africa to help protect them against the AIDS virus was backed by new research on Monday showing that men who have had the operation are unlikely to engage in unprotected sex. Three major trials have previously shown that, for heterosexual men, male circumcision reduces the risk of contracting HIV by as much as 60 percent - a find ... more


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