The 10 Most Groundbreaking HIV News Stories of 2012
Advancements in the HIV/AIDS community.
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How Far Have We Come With HIV/AIDS Research? - While a cure for AIDS has yet to be discovered, game-changing strides have been made along the way in many countries and cultures. From the beginning of the year through now, crucial aspects of the fight against HIV/AIDS, such as at-home self-testing, prevention pills and cross-continental collaborations, have led to earlier diagnosing, prevention and societal acceptance. BET.com has compiled the top 10 most groundbreaking advancements to have taken place in the HIV/AIDS community since the beginning of this year. —Patrice Peck(Photo: Wikicommons)
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Obama Gears HIV/AIDS Strategy Towards Women and Girls - Seeking to address the rate of HIV and AIDS infections in young women, Obama announced in March that he would launch a specific team of HIV/AIDS experts and advocates dedicated to creating HIV prevention programs specifically for gender-related health disparities and violence against women and girls.(Photo: EPA/ROGER L. WOLLENBERG / POOL /LANDOV)
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Jamar Rogers Comes Out on The Voice - Jamar Rogers, 30, revealed his HIV status on national television as a contestant on The Voice. “If I'm on MTV and getting interviewed by all these outlets, people can see that I'm not decrepit and I don't have leprosy,” Rogers told The Root in an interview. “Then I think people's perceptions will start to change.”(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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FDA Approves First Take-Home HIV Test - The Food and Drug Administration approved the first immediate, over-the-counter HIV test this month. The OraQuick test returns results in 20 to 40 minutes after checking for HIV antibodies with a mouth swap. The kit will be on shelves in October at major retail stores. Include something about the take-home test being able to reduce stigma and possibly allow more people to know their status. (Photo: AP Photo/Orasure, Chuck Zovko)
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Israelis Train South Africans to Circumcise - A group of Israeli circumcision experts taught female South African doctors circumcision to help reduce the risk of HIV infection in South African males.(Photo: dailymotion.com)
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Traces of HIV Found in “The Berlin Patient” - After Timothy Ray Brown received two bone marrow transplants (2007, 2008) while in Berlin, Germany, his HIV virus was miraculously snuffed out of his system. Dubbed “The Berlin Patient” by the medical community, Brown claims to have stopped taking his medication for good the day he received bone marrow stem cells from a person whose cells where HIV-resistant. Yet recently traces of HIV have been found in Brown, sparking a debate on whether Brown has actually been cured. (Photo: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images)
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Innovative Self-Testing Study Launched in Malawi - European and Malawian researchers in Malawi are collaborating on a five-year community-based research project to determine how self-testing relates to earlier detection and treatment. (Photo: monimalawiblog)
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CDC Brings HIV Testing to Local Pharmacies - In June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a two-year pilot program that would bring HIV testing to 24 neighborhood pharmacies in rural and urban neighborhoods with high rates of HIV infection. The program aims to provide HIV testing in an accessible setting without fear of stigma. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Genetically Engineered Cells Attack HIV - A study last spring proved that human stem cells can be genetically engineered to attack living cells infected with HIV. The study was done on “humanized” mice, rodents in which the HIV-infection mirrors HIV-infected humans. However, the study author, Dr. Scott G. Kitchen at UCLA’s School of Medicine, said in a statement that this study lays the groundwork for the potential use of this type of an approach in combating HIV infection in infected individuals.(Photo: Courtesy CDC)
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