NYC To Promote Circumcision In AIDS Fight

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First Posted: 04- 5-07 09:22 AM   |   Updated: 03-28-08 02:44 AM

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NY Times :

New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is planning a campaign to encourage men at high risk of AIDS to get circumcised in light of the World Health Organization's endorsement of the procedure as an effective way to prevent the disease.

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is just beginning to convene meetings and design studies to help it formulate a national policy, New York City is moving ahead on its own.

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