Hank Aaron 'disappointed' in lack of diversity on baseball diamond
theGRIO Q & A - Nearly 35 years after his last game in Major League Baseball, Hank Aaron is going to back to bat...
First health overhaul provisions start to kick in
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first stage of Obama's health care overhaul is expected to provide coverage to about 1 million uninsured Americans by next year...
Picking up the phone may put your health at risk
theGRIO REPORT - Scientists have discovered a slight increase in the rate at which cell phone users contract a tumor called 'glioma'...
Researchers: Vaccine could cure Type 1 diabetes
VIDEO - If the clinical trial for a vaccine called Diamyd should be successful, diabetes patients may never need an insulin injection again...
Study seeks to determine when biological clocks stop
VIDEO - If the test is perfected it might allow women a little extra time for their childbearing years or encourage them to start a family before it's too late...
'Hip-hop's medicine man' keeps it healthy (VIDEO)
theGRIO VIDEO - Health and wellness isn't the most popular topic in most chart-topping hip-hop songs. One New York emcee is trying to change that...
Kids to be seen and heard in obesity fight
theGRIO REPORT - Physical activity, balanced meals and community participation are being encouraged to help combat and overcome the epidemic of childhood obesity...
Obama unveils national 'patient bill of rights'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and other senior administration officials met privately with state insurance commissioners, and CEOs of major insurance companies amid concerns over continued premium hikes...
Low-income blacks stranded in food deserts
theGRIO REPORT - Addressing this appalling trend has become incredibly important as the U.S. wages war against the obesity epidemic...
How obesity has become a part of black culture
OPINION - Regular exercise, portion-control and healthy eating habits are not routinely ingrained into the structure of African-American families...
