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September 16, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Calorie by calorie, first lady Michelle Obama is chipping away at big portions and unhealthy food in…
September 16, 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The U.N. says Somali children are more likely to die before they turn 5 than those…
September 16, 2011
VIDEO - Eye surgeon Brian Boxer Wachler was wrapping up a day of work last month when an unusual letter…
September 15, 2011
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Darden Restaurants Inc. is pledging to cut calories and sodium in its meals by 20 percent…
September 13, 2011
MedPage Today - In yet another study showing African-Americans with greater risk for disorders involving blood pressure, blacks without baseline…
September 8, 2011
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Ontlametse is the first black child diagnosed with progeria, a rare and fatal genetic condition that accelerates…
September 7, 2011
According to new hunger data released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 25.1 percent of African-American households suffered…
September 5, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Lowering a person's risk of diabetes does not have to be all or nothing, based on new…
September 2, 2011
OPINION - For the country as a whole, the choice between the economy and the environment is a false one...
September 1, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The latest developments cap years of criticisms by former actors and outsiders of the industry over lax…
September 1, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Black American babies fare worse than other groups -- over two times more likely than white babies…
August 29, 2011
OPINION - Youth boxing programs aim to teach children discipline, promote physical fitness and provide them with positive choices, especially…
August 21, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - One in 25 pregnant women were homeless in the year prior to delivery -- most of whom…
August 19, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Regardless of achievement or education, black scientists are more likely to be rejected for medical research funding,…
August 17, 2011
CLUTCH - J-Hud attributed her feelings about her size to her Southside Chicago neighborhood, in which her body type was…