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Time Magazine: Male circumcsion to prevent HIV infection is top medical breakthrough of the year
December 2007: In December 2006, the National Institutes of Health halted two clinical trials of male circumcision after an early review of the data showed that the procedure dramatically reduced transmission of HIV. Early this year, the details of those studies were published in the Lancet: In the two randomized trials, which included 7,780 HIV-negative men in Rakai, Uganda, and Kisumu, Kenya, researchers found that medically circumcised men were at least 51% less likely than uncircumcised men to acquire HIV during sex with women. The editors of the Lancet called the discovery "a new era for HIV prevention." Scientists don't know yet whether male circumcision can also provide protection for female partners — a new study on the hypothesis is forthcoming next year.
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In Memoriam: Merle A. Sande, MD, FIDSA (1939-2007)
December 2007
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The Lancet: Merle Alden Sande Obituary
December 22, 2007
IDI Appoints Alex Coutinho, M.D. as Executive Director
November 28, 2007
Vital Measures in Fighting HIV/AIDS
April 7, 2007
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