According to a study reported in the Wall Street Journal, male circumcision reduces the risk that men will contract HIV through intercourse with infected women by about 70 percent.

The study was conducted on over 3,000 HIV-negative South African men, ages 18 to 24. Half of them were selected to be circumcised, while the other half remained uncircumcised

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated its 1996 guidelines for HIV screening, now recommending that all pregnant women be tested.

The move is a preventive measure to ensure HIV-infected pregnant women can start HAART treatment and thereby reduce the risk of vertical transmission of infection to their infants. They can also be advised to avoid breastfeeding, which is known to increase the risk of transmission

Reuters reports one in four new infections occurs in Asia, home to more than half the world's people, and 1,500 in the region die from the disease each day.

Officials and aid workers said the risk of AIDS in areas struck by the tsunami had increased due to the breakdown in basic services and health-care systems, which left many people without access to condoms

After receiving reports of people becoming ill in four separate states,The Cold Stone Creamery is recalling its ice cream products containing cake batter.

Both the company and The Food and Drug Administration said the cake batter products may be associated with salmonella outbreaks. So far, there have been reports of 14 people becoming sick

"American Idol" judge Paula Abdul is the driving force behind a bill the proposes nail salons take better measures to ensure customer health.

Abdul, 43, testified at a California Legislative meeting about her own yearlong health ordeal caused by an unsanitary manicure to convince California legislatures that nail salons need to follow regulated health standards