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Circumcision rates lower in states where Medicaid does not cover procedure
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Hospitals in states where Medicaid does not pay for routine male circumcision are only about half as likely to perform the procedure, and this disparity could lead to an increased risk of HIV infection among lower-income ...
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Male circumcision reduces HIV risk: No further evidence needed
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Three recent African trials support male circumcision for reducing the risk of contracting HIV in heterosexual men. After including new data from these trials in their review, Cochrane Researchers have changed their previous ...
Why circumcision reduces HIV risk
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 24, 2009 |
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The decreased risk of HIV infection in circumcised men cannot be explained by a reduction in sores from conditions such as herpes, according to research published in PLoS Medicine.
New male circumcision device for HIV prevention studied by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 01, 2008 |
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With the recent endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists worldwide of adult male circumcision as an important strategy for HIV prevention, there is increased urgency to develop safe and cost-effective ...
Male circumcision reduces risk of genital herpes and HPV infection, but not syphilis
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Heterosexual men who undergo medical circumcision can significantly reduce their risk of acquiring two common sexually transmitted infections--herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the cause of genital herpes, and human papillomavirus ...
High HIV infection rate among Soweto Township gays
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 31, 2009 |
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New research from UCSF examining HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the township of Soweto in South Africa has found that a third of gay-identified men are infected with HIV.
Major shift in HIV prevention priorities needed
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 08, 2008 |
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According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley, the most common HIV prevention strategies—condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment ...
Male circumcision overstated as prevention tool against AIDS
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 20, 2007 |
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In new academic research published today in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal PLoS ONE, male circumcision is found to be much less important as a deterrent to the global AIDS pandemic than previously ...
Theory explains why 25 percent of cultures cut male genitals
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Almost 25 percent of indigenous societies practice some form of male genital cutting, ranging from circumcision to the ritual removal of a testicle. The reason, reports a Cornell scientist, may be to reduce ...
Racial disparity in lung cancer rates narrowed in young adults due to larger decrease in smoking
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Effective prevention of smoking among teenagers, particularly black teenagers, is narrowing the disparity in lung cancer rates between blacks and whites, according to a report published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & ...
Debunking fears: Latino growth does not boost crime
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Rural industries, such as meat-packing and textile manufacturing, create job opportunities that have brought significant numbers of Latino workers and their families to small- and medium-sized towns. This influx of Latino ...
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