ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. circumcision rates vary widely nationwide, most likely due to regional variations in racial, ethnic and immigrant populations, a report found.
NEW YORK, April 5 (UPI) -- New York health officials say they plan to endorse circumcision for men with high risks of contracting AIDS.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Circumcision reduces males' risk of contracting the AIDS virus by 61 percent, South African researchers said in a study greeted with muted reactions.
ORLANDO, Fla., June 1 (UPI) -- Circumcision might help prevent the spread of AIDS because human foreskin contains large numbers of cells that are the targets of the human immunodeficiency virus, which causes the disease, researchers suggested Saturday.
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- Testing for the human papilloma virus during routine Pap smears may detect more cases of cervical cancer early on when it is nearly always curable and thereby help to lower death rates from the disease, cancer researchers report in a study in the Journal