Navigation Links
Male circumcision reduces HIV risk, study stopped early

A University of Illinois at Chicago study has been stopped early due to preliminary results indicating that medical circumcision of men reduces their risk of acquiring HIV during heterosexual intercourse by 53 percent.

The study's independent Data Safety and Monitoring Board met Dec. 12 to review the interim data. Based on the board's review, the National Institutes of Health halted the trial and recommended that all men enrolled in the study who remain uncircumcised be offered circumcision.

"Circumcision is now a proven, effective prevention strategy to reduce HIV infections in men," said Robert Bailey, professor of epidemiology in the UIC School of Public Health and principal investigator of the study.

The clinical trial, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Canadian Institute of Health Research, enrolled 2,784 HIV negative, uncircumcised men between 18 and 24 years old in Kisumu, Kenya.

Half the men were randomly assigned to circumcision, half remained uncircumcised. All men enrolled in the study received free HIV testing and counseling, medical care, tests and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, condoms and behavioral risk counseling for 24 months.

Study results show that 22 of the 1,393 circumcised men in the study contracted HIV, compared to 47 of the 1,391 uncircumcised men. In other words, circumcised men had 53 percent fewer HIV infections than uncircumcised men.

Until now, public health organizations have not supported circumcision as a method of HIV prevention due to a lack of randomized controlled trials.

"With these findings, the evidence is now available for donor and normative agencies, like WHO and UNAIDS, to actively promote circumcision in a safe context and along with other HIV prevention strategies," Bailey said.

"Circumcision cannot be a stand-alone intervention. It has to be integrated with all the other things that
'"/>

Source:University of Illinois at Chicago


Page: 1 2 3

Related biology news :

1. Male circumcision reduces risk of HIV transmission from women to men
2. PLoS Medicine publishes first trial of effect of male circumcision on HIV infection
3. Deficiency of growth hormone and IGF-1 reduces cancer and kidney disease, but creates other problems
4. New miniaturised chip dramatically reduces time taken for DNA analysis
5. New processing method reduces peanut allergenicity
6. Blocking the nerve receptor EP1 in mouse models reduces brain damage caused by stroke
7. Study finds that nutritionally enhanced rice reduces iron deficiency
8. Overfishing in inland waters reduces biodiversity and threatens health
9. Aspirin reduces cardiovascular risks in men and women -- but differently
10. New gene reduces retinal degeneration in fruit flies
11. Prenatal nicotine exposure reduces breathing response of newborns...

Post Your Comments:
(Date:11/26/2009)...erg, 27 November 2009 What are the bare essential...to produce a cell that can survive on its own? Can...understand how an entire organism functions as a s...cientists in a partnership between the European Mo...ermany, and the Centre de Regulacio Genmica (CRG) ...
(Date:11/25/2009)... Bacteria don,t have easy lives. In addition to m...y have natural enemies called bacteriophages, viru... days. , Still, bacteria and another class of m...extreme environments such as deep-sea volcanic ven...hey have a built-in defense system that helps prot...
(Date:11/25/2009)...urse of a lifetime, the heart pumps some 250 milli...to do this, the muscle fibers of the heart have to...y Dr. Wolfgang Rottbauer, vice chair of the Depart...ital (Chairman: Prof. Dr. H. A. Katus), has discov...ty of the smallest muscular unit, the sarcomere. I...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):First-ever blueprint of a minimal cell is more complex than expected 2First-ever blueprint of a minimal cell is more complex than expected 3Researchers discover biological basis of 'bacterial immune system' 2Researchers discover biological basis of 'bacterial immune system' 3New genetic cause of cardiac failure discovered 21 in 6 health workers wont report in flu pandemic study by Ben Gurion U researchers 9397 11 in 6 health workers wont report in flu pandemic study by Ben Gurion U researchers 9397 21 in 6 health workers wont report in flu pandemic study by Ben Gurion U researchers 9397 3Corrective genes closer thanks to enzyme modification 9393 1Older Diabetics Should Avoid Dementia Meds 52962 1Older Diabetics Should Avoid Dementia Meds 52962 2
... of HIV-1 to develop high levels of genetic divers...es contributes to our difficulties in producing a ...ent algorithm to develop vaccines that cope with t... This computational method clarifies and analyzes ... describing the molecules which stimulate the immu...
... researchers report that freezing kidney tumors th...patients who are not good candidates for surgery. ...n more than 90 percent of selected patients are pu...standard treatment for kidney tumors is surgery, p...or some patients, surgery is not an option, and Ma...
...to a box glowing with fluorescent light, Stacie Gr...e says, holding the clear plastic up to her face. .... "It,s growing really well," she says, handing it...o his eye. "Yes," he says, with a boyish grin, "th...ngus success story means nothing is growing at the...
Other Biology News:Cryoablation -- A new treatment option for some kidney tumor patients 2Cryoablation -- A new treatment option for some kidney tumor patients 3Immunization rates hit record high in poor countries 2Immunization rates hit record high in poor countries 3
(Date:11/25/2009)... , NEW YORK, Nov. 25 Report...port is available in its catalogue: ,, Brazil ...,, http://www.reportlinker.com/p0165503/Brazil...html ,, Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and ... provides detailed analysis and forecasts of the g...
(Date:11/24/2009)... The New York investment bank KTA...NEU) has agreed an AU$6.7 mil convertible note pri... The private placement was arranged by KTA Capital.... , New York (PRWEB) Nove...nt bank KTA Capital, LLC ("KTA Capital")...
(Date:11/24/2009)... Health care employment grew by... only one to show consistent growth during the U.S...als remain in trouble, and health systems are comi...nel, instead of just administrators. , ...care employment continued growing in October despi...
(Date:11/24/2009)..., SEATTLE, Nov. 24 Blue Marble E...he Odessa Public Development Authority (OPDA) were... Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) in...te,s first specialty biochemical biorefinery in Li...gnificantly speed the development of our biorefine...
Breaking Biology Technology:Reportlinker Adds Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013 2Reportlinker Adds Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013 3Reportlinker Adds Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013 4Reportlinker Adds Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013 5Reportlinker Adds Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013 6Reportlinker Adds Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013 7Reportlinker Adds Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013 8Reportlinker Adds Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013 9Reportlinker Adds Brazil Bioethanol Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013 10KTA Capital Arranges an AU$6.7 Million Private Placement by Neuren Pharmaceuticals 2The MedZilla Report for October 2009 - Health Care Employment Grows Again in October Even As Clinics, Specialty Centers Close 2The MedZilla Report for October 2009 - Health Care Employment Grows Again in October Even As Clinics, Specialty Centers Close 3The MedZilla Report for October 2009 - Health Care Employment Grows Again in October Even As Clinics, Specialty Centers Close 4Blue Marble Energy, OPDA Awarded $2M by WA's Community Economic Revitalization Board 2
...he following statement,was issued today by the law...Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit... the Southern District of Ohio on behalf of,all pu...: LCAV ) ("LCA" or,the "Company") from February 1...ss Period"). If you wish to discuss this action o...
... 1 AviaraDx announced today that,the company,s Ca... its,College of American Pathology (CAP) accredita...logy tests to hospitals and physicians across the,...ression assay capable of classifying,39 tumor type...ication of metastatic,cancer and guides the physic...
...s Johnson Space Center,has awarded a five-year, $1...with the National Space Biomedical Research Instit...tension, the institute and NASA,s Human,Research P...t of a,long-term human presence in space., The ba... 1, 1997, with,a value of $93.6 million. The first...
Other Biology Technology:Shareholder Class Action Filed Against LCA-Vision, Inc. by the Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP 2Shareholder Class Action Filed Against LCA-Vision, Inc. by the Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP 3AviaraDx Announces CAP Accreditation of Its Laboratory Operations 2
Multiskan EX from Thermo Scientific
...ti-tasking vacuum source and solvent recovery syst...and a maintenance-free, oil-free vacuum pump in a ...h glass condensation flask collects all the recove... UVS400 provides an ideal vacuum system for use wi...
Mouse Anti-Ubiquitin, Multi Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone FK2 from Assay Designs/Stressgen Bioreagents
Goat Anti-Lysozyme C (W-20) Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.
Biology Products: