The World Health Organization recommends male circumcision as an important element in HIV prevention programs, and the procedure is promoted in high-risk heterosexual populations. While the benefits of circumcision are well-documented (they also include reduced rates of urinary tract infection, penile cancer, and cervical cancer and chlamydia in female partners), there remains a concern that [...]
SEPTEMBER 5. WASHINGTON - The HIV policy came under a huge scrutiny when fresh reports of newer victims were obtained down south. The alarm was triggered by Southern AIDS Coalition; a Birmingham based non profit organization in collaboration with the government. Although the rates of the AIDS victims fell quite steadily in the past five [...]
AUGUST 10. WASHINGTON - A research accomplished by international scientists identified a radical way to suppress the spread of HIV in a considerable manner. The research was conducted on HIV infected mice.
RNA interference was used by the researchers to combat the genes in T-cells. This in turn protected it from virus attacks. They concluded [...]