Travelers beware! Malaria is a threat
theGRIO REPORT - Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite, which, if left untreated can led to severe complications or even death...
Tyler Perry's 'Temptation' plot twist goes too far
OPINION - Perry’s message is targeted specifically at black women -- live the way a good little Christian girl should, or be eternally damned with disease...
Breakthrough for sickle cell disease?
theGRIO REPORT - After more than three decades of studying life-threatening sickle cell disease, the most prevalent of all hereditary illnesses, University of Michigan Medical School researchers have discovered that an anti-depressant wipes out the disorder in lab-tested human blood and mice...
How to end the HIV/AIDS crisis in black America
OPINION - Two years ago, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization and oldest university formed a partnership to investigate the persistent racial disparity in HIV/AIDS in the United States...
Black porn star allegedly behind syphilis outbreak
theGRIO REPORT - Mr. Marcus, a legendary African-American porn star and an 18-year veteran of the adult industry, has allegedly taken responsibility for the syphilis outbreak that has temporarily shut down the pornographic film business...
West Nile outbreak grows stateside
VIDEO - West Nile virus is spreading faster than it has in previous summers...
World Health Organization: Ebola under control in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Doctors were slow to respond to an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda because symptoms weren't always typical, but a World Health Organization official said Friday that authorities are halting the spread of the deadly disease...
Uganda loses tourists with Ebola cases, deaths
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The latest Ebola outbreak in Uganda has dimmed hopes of a successful year for the country's growing tourism industry, government officials and tour operators said on Wednesday...
6 more Ugandans admitted with possible Ebola
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Six more patients suspected to have Ebola have been admitted to the hospital days after investigators confirmed an outbreak of the highly infectious disease...
US donates extra $150 million to battle AIDS
WASHINGTON (AP) - Science now has the tools to slash the spread of HIV even without a vaccine...
