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October 31, 2012
EBONY - A recent study reveals that African-American women are more likely to die of breast cancer not due to…
October 30, 2012
The Heart Rhythm Society-Ipsos survey illustrates his point. The survey found that even when African Americans were diagnosed with a…
October 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Black Thought may be better known for his music with the The Roots every night on the…
October 23, 2012
ESSAY - Now that I know my status, I challenge other millennials to convince a doctor to conduct the mammogram.…
October 18, 2012
FRUGIVORE - For $1,700-a-night, you too can receive the “Beyonce” treatment at Lenox Hill Hospital’s ultra posh maternity ward for…
October 4, 2012
Black women under 40 are the group most likely to die from breast cancer, but not because of any genetic…
October 4, 2012
Stepping down from a high-profile career and into the trenches of modern-day black American health, Jenkins has recently secured her…
September 27, 2012
If you or a loved one is living with sickle cell anemia, in what ways have you changed your lifestyle…
September 13, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - New York opened a new national front in the war on obesity Thursday, banning sales of…
September 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rodney Harrison admits that years of hard hits are starting to take their toll on his health…
September 4, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and other diet groups say they are supporting New York City's proposed…
August 16, 2012
VIDEO - West Nile virus is spreading faster than it has in previous summers...
July 17, 2012
MIAMI - When you think of Michael Phelps, you probably think of gold medal moments in the Olympics...
July 12, 2012
College has been found to benefit your personal finances and career, but new research has found that a higher education…
July 12, 2012
African-American kids growing up in housing projects could have a greater chance of becoming addicted to tobacco as adults than…
July 11, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) is now facing pressure from his own party to come forth about his…
July 3, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter HIV test, allowing Americans to test themselves…
June 28, 2012
OPINION - All of these provisions would improve the current state of health care for people of color, who are…
June 22, 2012
theGRIOs 100 - C.J. Senter has six-pack abs, loves to exercise and has his own brand under which he produces…
June 20, 2012
OPINION - AIDS is still killing black men at an alarming rate. And all of us must show our support…