contributors - Onome Akpogheneta
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Do pregnant black women receive worse medical treatment than whites?
11:23 AM on 02/12/2012
theGRIO REPORT - In America, data consistently shows that black women experience the highest rates of maternal and infant mortality compared to other ethnicities. An estimated 2 maternal deaths occur daily among black women in America...
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Abortion rates plateau, high and unsafe in Africa and Latin America
8:25 AM on 01/20/2012
theGRIO REPORT - In 2008, 97 percent of all abortions performed in Africa and 95 percent in Latin America were classified as "back-street" abortion procedures, leading to complications and death for women...
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Gender-based violence and HIV linked
1:30 PM on 12/02/2011
theGRIO REPORT - Women make up 50 percent of the 34 million people living with HIV-AIDS globally, and new reports show that HIV-positive women may face more gender-based violence than HIV-negative women...
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A guide to healthy middle age for hip-hop heroes
9:48 AM on 11/16/2011
theGRIO REPORT - Even for middle-aged hip hop heroes, maintaining a diet into middle age that is high in fat and salt will likely result in weight and health problems as readily as cholesterol sticks to arteries...
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Tylenol, an asthma risk?
2:17 PM on 11/10/2011
theGRIO REPORT - Acetaminophen, also known commercially as Tylenol or Paracetamol, has been linked with increase asthma rates...
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Study: Black teens less likely to use drugs than whites
3:49 PM on 11/07/2011
theGRIO REPORT - A new study examining alcohol and drug use among teens has revealed that African-American adolescents are less likely abuse drugs than teens from other ethnic groups...
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Is there 'white flight' from US nursing homes?
1:22 PM on 10/25/2011
theGRIO REPORT - Minority elders are more frequently becoming nursing home residents compared to whites, a new study has revealed...
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HIV risk higher with birth control, less with circumcision
11:06 AM on 10/06/2011
theGRIO REPORT - Female hormonal contraceptive doubles the risk of both acquiring HIV and passing the virus on to male partners, according to a new study...
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