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Unexpected results stun scientists hoping for cut in transmission
San Francisco Chronicle Feb 5, 08 11:01 AM CST
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An eagerly anticipated HIV study returned disappointing results yesterday, crushing scientists' hopes that targeting the genital herpes virus could help reduce the transmission of HIV. Although the reasoning seemed sound—having herpes boosts a person's contraction risk nearly threefold, so targeting herpes should combat HIV infection—the study found no benefit at all, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Mass circumcisions in AIDS-stricken region could reduce infection
Guardian (UK) Mar 29, 07 11:03 AM CDT
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Mass circumcision should be urged in AIDS-devastated regions to cut infection rates, the UN said yesterday. With trials demonstrating that circumcised men are 60% less likely to contract HIV, such programs could prevent 5.7 million new HIV cases in the next two decades, the Guardian reports.
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