First lady encourages women to breastfeed
CLUTCH - Michelle Obama is encouraging that women breastfeed their children, her emphasis on the fact that nursing is one way to help reduce childhood obesity...
Grammys kick off with Aretha Franklin tribute
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dressed in white, a healthy looking Franklin -- who has yet to disclose what was ailing her -- thanked well-wishers for their prayers and cards during her hospitalization...
Judge backs medical treatment for injured teen
PHILADELPHIA - The teen has been in the custody of county child welfare officials since his parents objected to doctors treating him with steroids and surgery...
Dominique Dawes backs 'Let's Move' one year later
VIDEO - Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes, co-chair of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, talks about her support for Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign...
First lady says Super Bowl food indulgence is OK
WASHINGTON (AP) - "Life is about good food, at least in America," the first lady told NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday, the first anniversary of her "Let's Move!" campaign against childhood obesity...
TheGrio's 100: Michelle Obama, first lady leads fight against obesity
The Grio's 100 - Michelle Obama is throwing her weight behind her landmark Let's Move initiative, and is propelling our country towards a healthier future...
Slideshow: 12 urban myths that increase your chances of catching an STD
SLIDESHOW - Sometimes the stakes are too high to let these instances of misinformation go unchecked. Now is one of those times...
TheGrio's 100: Hydeia Broadbent, putting a face on the future of AIDS
TheGrio's 100 - "I am the future and I have AIDS." These words, spoken by a 12-year-old Broadbent at the 1996 GOP convention, propelled changing perceptions of the disease...
How you can stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in your community
OPINION - We, as Americans, have become very complacent; since we don't see people walking around looking like death we have chosen to turn a blind eye to HIV...
TheGrio's 100: Linda Fondren, moving Mississippi to get healthy
TheGrio's 100 - After obesity factored in her sister's death, Linda Fondren made it her mission to get Mississippi, the country's most overweight state, into shape...
