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August 18, 2010
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) - A family friend says Shannon will remain in the hospital under observation while physicians…
August 17, 2010
DARMSTADT, Germany (AP) - German R&B singer Nadja Benaissa of the superstar girl band No Angels, is on trial for…
August 16, 2010
VIDEO - In an effort to prevent childhood drownings, some pediatricians are prescribing swimming lessons for children under the age…
August 16, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Trends in the data also suggest that discrepancies in the prevalence of obesity among children of different…
August 16, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Fantasia Barrino's reported suicide attempt last week highlighted the seemingly little-known problem of suicide in the African-American…
August 9, 2010
VIDEO - One chief researcher says these girls are reaching early puberty because of the rising obesity epidemic that plagues…
August 4, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama dishes on the first family's health and eating habits in a new magazine interview...
August 4, 2010
(AP) - Insurance coverage that starts on or after Sept. 23 will have to comply with these changes and others…
August 3, 2010
VIDEO - A new study from the journal of the American medical association shows offering these teens a brief structured…
August 2, 2010
DENVER (AP) - They still wear sensible shoes, but the nation's lunch ladies are trading in their hair nets for…
August 1, 2010
VIDEO - African-Americans are are ten times less likely to develop skin cancer compared to their white counterparts. However, they're…
July 30, 2010
VIDEO - Medical oncologist Dr. Sandra Swain is leading a new initiative at Washington Hospital Center to recruit more African…
July 30, 2010
OPINON - African-Americans comprise more than half of all NFL players, so increased risk of head trauma should be of…
July 27, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Shannon Tavarez's best chance for survival is a bone marrow transplant, but because African-Americans are underrepresented in…
July 23, 2010
VIENNA (AP) - President Obama says Washington is committed to continuing the progress made in battling the disease while Clinton…