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Most common male cancer kills black men more

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - One in five African-American men is diagnosed with prostate cancer, one in 20 die from it...
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Aretha Franklin: I didn't have gastric bypass

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That's the story the Queen of Soul's sticking to as she once again shoots down rumors about her health, this time the theory that she underwent gastric bypass surgery to drop weight...
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Aretha says she's lost 85 lbs, was 'entirely too fat'

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DETROIT (AP) - The 68-year-old Franklin underwent surgery for an undisclosed ailment in December and didn't go into detail about it during the interview with Wendy Williams...
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Serena Williams has pulmonary embolism

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(AP) - Serena Williams is back home recuperating after two health scares she describes as "extremely hard, scary, and disappointing."...
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Judge backs medical treatment for injured teen

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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...
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Butt implant death begs question: Do big bottoms lead to the top?

Lori Adelman
OPINION - Claudia Aderotimi's death is the result of life in a world that appraises beauty by level of difficulty: the more unattainable, the more valuable...
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'Black Madam' is person of interest in butt implant case

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An Immigration Custom's Enforcement agent had been watching the Hampton Inn for possible drug activity at the time of the butt injections.
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Butt implant victim wanted to be a hip-hop video vixen

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VIDEO - A person allegedly performed the botched procedure around noon Monday by injecting silicone into Aderotimi's buttocks...
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Hip-Hop's founding father Kool Herc no longer hospitalized, still in dire need

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(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc has been released from a medical facility, but remains in need of financial aid to help with an unknown health condition...
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Widely accepted as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, daughter of celebrated preacher C.L. Franklin, crushed barriers in the secular and gospel worlds, not to mention between “black” and “white” music. One of the most celebrated recording artists in American history, Franklin, who has amassed 18 Grammys and 20 number one singles, is the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Although her notoriety has come from secular music, her gospel roots are readily acknowledged. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

Aretha Franklin says her health is 'superb'

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DETROIT (AP) - The legendary singer also vowed to reschedule the concert dates she missed...
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