Thomas Mukone wonders exactly how he would tell his wife that he wants a circumcision at age 41, even with the government in Zimbabwe urging adult men to get snipped to slow the spread of AIDS. …
» More: Southern Africa in circumcision drive to fight AIDS

Older women hoping to keep their minds young should keep an eye on the scale — researchers have found a link between slowing down mentally and piling on the pounds/(kilos). …
» More: More weight may equal less brainpower, study finds

A Spanish court has for the first time ordered a firm to pay millions of euros in compensation to residents whose health was harmed by exposure to asbestos from one of its factories. …
» More: Spanish court issues landmark asbestos ruling

Iranian scientists say they have developed a way of using a simple blood test to predict accurately when women will reach the menopause, offering the chance for women to plan for family and career far in advance. …
» More: Scientists find way to predict timing of menopause

HealthDay – THURSDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) — People who are HIV-positive
can lower their risk for transmitting the virus to their partners by 90
percent by taking antiretroviral drugs, new research has found. …
» More: Anti-HIV Drugs May Help Prevent Spread of Virus (HealthDay)

Reuters – In a study that supports the widespread use of drugs to help control the AIDS pandemic, researchers said on Wednesday that HIV patients who took the drugs were far less likely to infect their partners. …
» More: Drug cocktails cut couples’ HIV transmission risk (Reuters)

AFP – The South African health department is investigating a spate of infant deaths at state hospitals, with 181 fatalities recorded in one facility since January, officials said on Wednesday. …
» More: S.Africa probes wave of infant deaths (AFP)

AFP – Two of the world’s leading AIDS campaigners voiced concern on Wednesday that the jailing of a gay couple in Malawi could hurt the fight against the disease by forcing gay men underground. …
» More: UNAIDS ‘concerned’ by jailing of Malawi gay couple (AFP)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that a
genetic variation increases the likelihood that babies will acquire HIV,
the virus that causes AIDS, from their HIV-infected mothers at birth. …
» More: Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Linked to Gene Change (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) — The use of lubricants during
unprotected anal intercourse may indirectly raise the risk of HIV
transmission in the receptive partner, among both men and women, new
research warns. …
» More: Lubricant Use May Raise HIV Infection Risk During Anal Sex (HealthDay)