Category Archives: HIV prevention

Male circumcision continues to prevent new infections

February 28, 2011 From CROI 2011: Several years ago, a systematic scale-up of male circumcision arrived in Africa after three large international studies showed the procedure decreased new HIV infections by 70%. This welcome result has led to long-term follow-up, which was needed to further assess…Read More

iPrEx study results: Using HIV meds reduce risk of HIV infections

November 23, 2010 A study showing that a daily pill reduces HIV risk in gay men is reason for great hope. US agencies should waste no time in assessing the ability of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to slow the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Background Data released today from the iPrEx…Read More