Pretoria curbs circumcision
In the year since a major South African study indicated that circumcision reduced the rate of HIV infection among men, several African countries hit hard by the disease h...
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Male circumcision can reduce Africa HIV spread, study says
Male circumcision could decrease the rate of infection by HIV in Africa by as much as 37%, a study has concluded.
Scientists used data from a previous clinical trial to ...
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Charity claims jail stops females going straight
Many women's jails should be closed and their inmates moved into community programmes to help cut reoffending rates, a prison reform charity said today.
The Howard Leagu...
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Hospitals tell visitors to keep off the beds to cut MRSA cases
One of the country's biggest NHS trusts has banned visitors from sitting on patients' beds in hospital in an attempt to cut rates of the superbug MRSA. Friends and relati...
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Wimpey profits up 25% as buyer confidence rises
Housebuilder George Wimpey cheered investors with a jump in profits and upbeat comments on the housing market yesterday. Pre-tax profits rose 25% to £152.3m for the...
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HSBC launches Big Five week with report of large gains
HSBC, Britain's biggest bank, comfortably beat City estimates yesterday with an 18% increase in first-half pre-tax profits to $12.5bn (£6.7bn), driven by strong per...
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Manufacturers are banking on export boom to offset weak UK demand
Britain's factories are relying on the global economy withstanding the impact of higher interest rates to compensate for the weakness of domestic order books, the CBI sai...
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Election spending puts Labour and Tories deep into the red
Labour and Conservative party finances were today revealed to be in a perilous state following last year's general election, with Labour trebling its debt in just 12 mont...
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Financially excluded are benefiting from credit unions
Credit unions are successfully reaching people who are financially excluded, offering them cheaper forms of borrowing, research showed today.
Nearly a quarter of people ...
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Manchester United backer takes £25m stake in Cobra Beer
One of the US hedge funds that provided financing for sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer's takeover of Manchester United has become a major investor in Cobra Beer, which claims...
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