Breakthrough gel alone will not prevent the spread of HIV
OPINION - While studies show it could prevent four out of ten women from contracting HIV, this is by no means the panacea for a complex problem...
Gel breakthrough changes face of Africa AIDS fight
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa, a nation of about 50 million, has an estimated 5.7 million people infected with HIV, more than any other country. It is the largest recipient of PEPFAR funds...
In US cities, HIV linked more to poverty than race
ATLANTA (AP) - Poverty is perhaps the most important factor in whether inner-city heterosexuals are infected with the AIDS virus, according to the first government study of its kind...
HIV patients respond to Obama's AIDS plan
theGRIO REPORT - In his plan President Obama calls on the help of health and service organizations to accomplish the primary goals of the plan...
Swim or die: The battle to save black kids from drowning
OPINION - Not only do most black kids not know how to swim, the concept of 'most' is not an exaggeration. 70 percent of black youth across America cannot swim...
Cough 'sizzurp' is dangerous drug of choice for stars, kids
theGRIO REPORT - Athletes, rappers and in some cases children are only obsessed with the highs and are unaware of the dangers of abusing something so common...
Obama HIV/AIDS plan calls for reducing infections
WASHINGTON (AP) - Approximately 56,000 people in the U.S. become infected each year with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and more than 1.1. million Americans are living with the HIV...
US drug czar: Why we need to end 'War on Drugs'
OPINION - While drug use and its consequences affect every community in this country, African-American communities have been among the hardest hit...
Gary Coleman and untreated depression in the black community
Though the pint-sized Coleman was a giant talent, with incredible success in his early years, his life post-"Diff'rent Strokes" was anything but...
First lady touts childhood obesity initiative at NAACP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Michelle Obama says Americans need to change their eating habits to avoid producing the nation's first generation of children who live shorter lives than their parents...
