AlertNet email: Circumcision may stop 1.4 mln S.Africa HIV cases

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Circumcision may stop 1.4 mln S.Africa HIV cases
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JOHANNESBURG, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Widespread male circumcision could prevent some 1.4 million new HIV infections and 800,000 AIDS deaths in South Africa over the next 20 years, a South African research ...

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