January 5, 2007
Studies Link Circumcision to Reduced HIV Risk
Circumcision of adult men appears to be a highly effective method of reducing HIV transmission, officials of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced in December. The announcement may bring a decades-long argument among medical researchers and social scientists closer to resolution.
The institute's Data and Safety Monitoring Board voted to cut short two large-scale, randomized studies of circumcision in Africa. Early results showed very strong effects, and
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