CHICAGO (AP) — The nation's most influential pediatricians group says the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks and insurance companies should pay for it. In its latest ...

U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure done and health insurers should pay for it.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Circumcision has been found to lower men's risk of contracting HIV through heterosexual sex, and now new findings suggest that it also cuts the risk of infection with the ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines saying the health benefits of infant circumcision outweigh the risks of the surgery, but the influential physician's ...

U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure done despite opposition from advocates who ...

Three randomized trials in Africa (Uganda, Kenya, South Africa) evaluated the effect of male circumcision on HIV infection rates. In Uganda, 4,996 uncircumcised men aged 15-49 years, living in a rural ...

(HealthDay News) — Circumcision appears to confer a protective effect against the development of prostate cancer, according to research published online May 28 in BJU International. Andrea R. Spence, ...

An analysis of previous research indicates there is a lack of sufficient evidence that circumcision reduces the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or other sexually transmitted ...

(AP) The nation’s most influential pediatricians group says the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks and insurance companies should pay for it. In its latest policy ...