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Contemporary research indicates that non-therapeutic male [[circumcision]] is very harmful.
Circumcision has long been falsely promoted as a prophylactic procedure that would prevent future disease, but contemporary research indicates that non-therapeutic male [[circumcision]] is very harmful.


==Health care in West Virginia==
==Health care in West Virginia==
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<b>West Virginia</b> may have the poorest health care of any U.S. State.
<b>West Virginia</b> may have the poorest health care of any U.S. State.
==Physicians==
==Physicians==
According to Wikipedia, 10 to 15 percent of physicians practicing in West Virginia are osteopathic physicians.<ref>{{URLwikipedia|Osteopathic_medicine_in_the_United_States|Osteopathic medicine in the United States}}</ref>
According to Wikipedia, 10 to 15 percent of physicians practicing in West Virginia are Doctors of Osteopathy (DO).<ref>{{URLwikipedia|Osteopathic_medicine_in_the_United_States|Osteopathic medicine in the United States}}</ref>


==Conclusion==
==Conclusion==