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...
20 million new STD infections each year
theGRIO REPORT - A new report shows that nearly 20 million new sexually transmitted infections occur annually...
South Africa: Progress on HIV/AIDS
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - In the 1990s South Africa's problem was compounded by years of misinformation by President Thabo Mbeki, who questioned the link between HIV and AIDS
South Africa recalls 500,000 HIV test kits
South Africa now needs to recall 500,000 HIV/AIDS test that they ordered from South Korea earlier this year, even though the World Health Organization (WHO) issued notices about the tests at the end of last year...
FDA approves first rapid, take home HIV test
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter HIV test, allowing Americans to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their homes...
National HIV Testing Day: 1 in 5 with HIV unaware
theGRIO REPORT - Of the 1.1 million Americans living with HIV and AIDS, one in five is unaware of his or her HIV-positive status. This statistic alone is one of the key reasons that clinics and community organizations...
Homophobia and HIV linked in black men
theGRIO REPORT - Homophobia could be causing black men who have sex with men (MSM) to engage in more risky behavior for HIV, according to a new study published in the journal AIDS and Behaviour...
US panel backs first rapid, take home HIV test
WASHINGTON (AP) - American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes...
Is the black church in denial about sex?
OPINION - We are currently in the midst of a crisis and we are facing a decision: whether we are going to choose blindness and live in a Christian dream world...
HIV prevention pill could save lives
CHICAGO (AP) - A pill to prevent HIV infection is already being given to some healthy people, but without government approval, it remains out of reach and too costly for many who need it...
