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October 26, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - A landmark report has found that foreclosure not only has an economic impact, it can alter the…
October 22, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Roughly 20 to 30 percent of breast cancer cases for African-American women are 'triple negative,' an aggressive…
October 14, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the numbers Thursday. The report says the lifetime risk…
September 15, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration panel voted 15-9 against a proposal that would require a doctor's note…
September 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "We have to do more, we have to go farther, and we need your help to lead…
September 13, 2010
One of three new antibiotics found is capable of neutralizing HIV strains, about 91 percent of it...
September 6, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - A group of seniors is learning to create their own diet plan from the ground up...
August 16, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Trends in the data also suggest that discrepancies in the prevalence of obesity among children of different…
August 9, 2010
VIDEO - One chief researcher says these girls are reaching early puberty because of the rising obesity epidemic that plagues…
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 21, 2010
OPINION - While studies show it could prevent four out of ten women from contracting HIV, this is by no…
July 19, 2010
Bruce Siegel will become the first African-American to lead the Washington-based National Association of Public Hospitals when he assumes his…
July 1, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Scientists have discovered a slight increase in the rate at which cell phone users contract a tumor…
June 25, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Health and wellness isn't the most popular topic in most chart-topping hip-hop songs. One New York emcee…
June 25, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - It has sickened residents, threatened their traditional way of life, crippled the fishing industry there and left…
June 24, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Physical activity, balanced meals and community participation are being encouraged to help combat and overcome the epidemic…
June 22, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Addressing this appalling trend has become incredibly important as the U.S. wages war against the obesity epidemic...
June 21, 2010
OPINION - Regular exercise, portion-control and healthy eating habits are not routinely ingrained into the structure of African-American families...
June 8, 2010
WHEATON, Md. (AP) - Obama's overall message: "What you need to know is the guaranteed Medicare benefits you've earned will…
June 7, 2010
Chicago pastors preach about increasing HIV/AIDS statistics to educate and churchgoers...