Is it worth going bald for 'good hair'?
theGRIO REPORT - Now braids and weaves are causing a new concern for many black women -- they are causing hair loss...
Skin bleaching a growing problem in Jamaica slums
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - In the gritty slums of Jamaica, doctors say the skin lightening phenomenon has reached dangerous proportions...
Toxic drywall found in Tampa housing community
VIDEO - Four years ago, Claudia Woods went through a homeownership class at the Tampa Housing Authority and received $90,000 in grants to buy her first house...
FDA looking to approve new lupus medication
VIDEO - The Food and Drug Administration could soon approve the first drug meant specifically to treat Lupus in more than 50 years. Many patients say it's about time...
Cost and culture keeping black women out of infertility centers
theGRIO REPORT - Black women aren't seeking out infertility services to the same degree as white women; economic and cultural reasons may be part of the reason why...
Serena Williams hopes to return to tennis in summer
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams says it was "the scariest moment in my life" when blood clots were recently discovered in her lungs...
Is 'racial resentment' behind health reform backlash?
OPINION - An interesting study was released suggesting that white opposition to heath care may be racially motivated...
Magnum's hip-hop safe sex campaign: Without rhyme or reason?
OPINION - It feels like a marketing gimmick that only a middle-aged, out-of-touch white man could dream up: Magnum condoms holding a rap contest...
Beyoncé teams up with first lady for 'Let's Move' campaign
She has re-written and re-recorded one of her songs and is providing an instruction video demonstrating the dance/exercise routine...
Philly abortion doc may face death sentence
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 70, ran a filthy West Philadelphia medical practice that served as a pill mill by day and an abortion mill by night...
