Thursday, September 24, 2009

Combo vaccine reduces risk of HIV infection, researchers say - CNN.com

Combo vaccine reduces risk of HIV infection, researchers say - CNN.com: "A vaccine to prevent HIV infection, the virus that leads to AIDS, has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found, raising hopes that a disease that kills millions every year may someday be beaten."

Friday, September 11, 2009

THISDAY ONLINE / Nigeria news / African views on global news

"Male circumcision is a cost-effective means to prevent the spread of HIV, a new UN-backed report said.The report found that one HIV infection could be averted for every five to 15 procedures performed on heterosexual men.
Using a 10-year time horizon, the study put the cost of averting one HIV infection in high HIV prevalence areas between 150 dollars and 900 dollars."