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BBC NEWS | Health | How to avoid being a glutton BBC News Online examines how best to ensure that you don't become a victim of your own stomach.
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
BBC NEWS | Americas | America's controversial Christmas trees For an overwhelmingly Christian country which prides itself on freedom of expression, removing "offensive" Christmas trees and censoring school Santas may seem curious.
Monday, December 22, 2003
BBC NEWS | Business | Argentina's threadbare recovery Two years on from Argentina's worst-ever economic crisis, the economy is growing strongly again.
BBC NEWS | Health | Romance health alert splits sexes Getting married may be bad for men's health but good for women, according to a study.
Friday, December 19, 2003
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Circumcision FAQ
When and why was routine neonatal circumcision introduced in English-speaking Western countries?
Doctors in the English-speaking countries started circumcising babies in the mid-1800s to prevent masturbation, which some doctors claimed caused many diseases, including epilepsy, tuberculosis and insanity. Of course, these arguments are not accepted today.
Nonreligious infant circumcision is not an issue in European, Asian or South American countries. In Canada the average rate of infant circumcision for boys is roughly 25%, with large regional variations. The rate in the United States has dropped to less than 60%, and will drop below 50% in a few years if present trends continue. This is already true in the Western US (35% in 1993).
When and why was routine neonatal circumcision introduced in English-speaking Western countries?
Doctors in the English-speaking countries started circumcising babies in the mid-1800s to prevent masturbation, which some doctors claimed caused many diseases, including epilepsy, tuberculosis and insanity. Of course, these arguments are not accepted today.
Nonreligious infant circumcision is not an issue in European, Asian or South American countries. In Canada the average rate of infant circumcision for boys is roughly 25%, with large regional variations. The rate in the United States has dropped to less than 60%, and will drop below 50% in a few years if present trends continue. This is already true in the Western US (35% in 1993).
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Malaysia moots cross-cultural circumcision Malaysia mulls mass circumcision to help racial harmony.
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
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