Sunday, February 25, 2007

Just to Say...

... the hot news story that circumcision reduces the risk of contracting HIV is not so hot. I wrote it in The Sunday Times seven years ago.
Posted by Bryan Appleyard at 7:51 am

5 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2007 8:17 am

    Actually this was suspected to be the case at least since the late eighties, see e.g.
    Circumcision may protect against the AIDS virus. Science. 1989 Aug 4;245(4917):470-1.

    Reinhard Wentz, London

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  2. Bryan AppleyardFebruary 25, 2007 4:59 pm

    Thanks, Reinhard, I'm mystified whi this story hasn't been covered more substantially.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2007 5:16 pm

    Call me easily amused, but surely the name Dr Kevin de Cock is comment-worthy in this context.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2007 5:58 pm

    Sophie... Sophie... Sophie... Good point well made!

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  5. jailhouselawyerFebruary 25, 2007 9:20 pm

    And, there I was thinking that circumcision reduced the size of the foreskin...

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