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January 3, 2011
HONOLULU (AP) - The $4.2 billion measure will be paid for with a fee on some foreign companies that get…
January 2, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Spending nine hours a week in a dialysis chair watching her blood filter through a large machine…
December 25, 2010
BOSTON (AP) - The book covers his life as the first African-American to graduate from Stanford Medical School and becoming…
December 25, 2010
During the holidays, it's easy to overindulge in all the yummy, home-cooked treats...
December 21, 2010
Median survival times were 15 months for Asians, 10 months for whites and Hispanics, and eight months for blacks, the…
December 21, 2010
OPINION - The costs of these drugs and treatments tend to be prohibitive, making them inaccessible to most...
December 20, 2010
VIDEO - "I would like my children to make decisions about food aside from a toy that they would like…
December 15, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - The chemical relaxers, oil sheen, hair grease, and spray women apply to her hair and scalp could…
December 14, 2010
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's health minister says he has brought down the cost of HIV drugs by 53 percent...
December 9, 2010
OPINION - Dealing with pain, isn't new to Franklin -- and sadly, it's likely the reason why hers is a…
December 8, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Like most health conditions that affect low socioeconomic or minority populations, access to care is the common…
December 7, 2010
VIDEO - Women, especially, are picking up the pace. Running USA reports 908,000 women finished a race in 1989. In…
December 7, 2010
VIDEO - Miami-Dade schools are unlocking the mystery of meat and much more...
December 1, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - New York dentist Dr. Catrise Austin is taking the initiative to screen her patients for the infection…
December 1, 2010
OPINION - The reality is that we (the human family) have fallen short and many suffer and die each day…
December 1, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Greasy foods and sugary soft drinks could disappear from schools as Congress is poised to approve a…
November 29, 2010
To some observers, the fact that America hasn't yet won the battle against AIDS boils down to pure economics....
November 24, 2010
CLUTCH - Smoking and RA are also connected by genetics; individuals that are positive with the HLA-DRB1 eptiope have a…
November 23, 2010
MIAMI (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama had Miami elementary school students cheering Monday over a typically contentious dinner topic…
November 23, 2010
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Scientists have an exciting breakthrough in the fight against AIDS. A pill already used to treat HIV…