Uncircumcised Boys at Higher Risk for Infection: Study

MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Uncircumcised boys are at higher risk for urinary tract infections, common bacterial infections that can scar the kidneys if untreated, according to a new study.
The Canadian researchers also found the infection risk is greater regardless of whether or not the boys have a visible urethra.

Circumcision involves removal of the foreskin at the tip of the penis.

For the study, published July 9 in the journal CMAJ, the researchers analyzed information on nearly 400 boys who visited an emergency room with symptoms of a urinary tract infection. Forty of these boys had not been circumcised and had a visible urethra; 269 weren't circumcised and had a partially visible or nonvisible urethra; and 84 were circumcised.

"We thought that incomplete foreskin retractability with a poorly visible urethral [opening] may be associated with increased risk of urinary tract infection," the study's co-author, Dr. Sasha Dubrovsky, of Montreal Children's Hospital at McGill University Health Center, said in a journal news release. "However, we found no difference in risk with degree of visibility of the urethral opening."

E. Coli Bacteria Found in Jenkinsville Water Supply

Fairfield County, SC (WLTX) - The E.Coli bacteria has been found in the town of Jenkinsville's water system, and people there are being urged to boil their water.

The bacteria was found during a recent test of the water, according to Jenkinsville Water Company officials.
People are asked to boil their water for at least one full minute before using it to prepare food or to drink.

Second Traffic Backup on I-26 North of Columbia

Richland County, SC (WLTX) - A vehicle fire backed up traffic on Interstate 26 just north of Columbia Monday afternoon.

The fire took place at mile marker 102 in the eastbound lanes.

Judge: Arizona Immigration Decision Affects SC Law

Nikki Haley signs the new immigration law on June 27, 2011.


COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A federal judge says he needs to revisit an order blocking South Carolina's anti-illegal immigration law now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned nearly all of Arizona's similar legislation.

U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel said Monday he wants to reconsider his December ruling in which he blocked several provisions of South Carolina's law from going into effect.

Report: Man awakened, robbed, and shot in stomach

SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCSC) -

Authorities say a man was shot after waking up early Saturday to find a masked man standing beside his bed, demanding entry into a safe.

The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. at a home on Cottonwood Drive, a Dorchester County Sheriff's Office report states.

The 56-year-old victim told deputies he was sleeping when a man wearing a mask and dark clothing woke him up and forced him to open his safe, which contained valuable like rare coins, rubies, and diamonds.

The victim said the suspect then bound his hands with tape before shooting him in the stomach with a handgun. Deputies said they found several pieces of paperwork in the roadway outside which came from the man's residence.

Not the best news for Best Buy employees

Of it's 167,000 employees, electronics chain Best Buy is planning to lay off 1.4 percent of it's staff. It's an effort by higher-ups to trim operation costs.

The company is looking to save 80 million dollars buy cutting its costs and restructuring. Sales have fallen victim to online stores offering the same products at cheaper prices.