In the name of HIV prevention, a relatively new adult male circumcision device that is bloodless and purportedly painless is about to get its biggest test yet. In the world of HIV prevention, ...

The PrePex device used in male circumcision is safe, say experts. The decision follows a three month study to assess the safety and acceptability of device-assisted adult male circumcision in routine ...

Ever wondered what it is like to cut your foreskin and have it heal with all the stitches on it? Well, before the PrePex method of tying that is currently in use at Rwanda Military Hospital, Kanombe, ...

In an episode of “Sex and the City,” Charlotte’s newly-circumcised boyfriend gives the following assessment of the pain of adult circumcision: “On a scale of one to five, I’d give it a 72.” To get a ...

It’s a lofty, but vital goal. Africa wants to circumcise 20 million men by 2015 to help curb the AIDS epidemic plaguing the continent. Studies show that the procedure is one of the most effective ...

Kenya will soon introduce a new non-surgical male circumcision method to help curb the spread of HIV. The Health ministry's National Aids and Sexually Transmitted Infection head, Martin Sirengo, said ...

Founded in 1904, The Journal of Infectious Diseases is the premier publication in the Western Hemisphere for original research on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases, on ...

Napo Khusu likes to think of himself as a taxi driver–educator. Behind the wheel of his Toyota Corolla, white with a signature marigold stripe along its side, Khusu calls out for passengers in Maseru, ...