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December 20, 2006

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-	Experimental Malaria Vaccine Underway Like other eradicated diseases, malaria might be added to this list.
-	Adult Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Risk of Acquiring HIV Results so successful that trials in Kenya and Uganda were stopped early.
-	Hormonal Contraception Does Not Appear To Increase HIV Risk Study findings do not provide a basis for changing current recommendations regarding contraceptive use.
-	Novel Experimental Melanoma Treatment Combining an antibody with radiation shows promise for melanoma treatment and is expected to enter early-stage human clinical studies in 2007.