Health
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Concentra sues to stop name airing on Limbaugh
2:57 PM on 03/08/2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky-based health care company has sued to protect its name after being involuntarily drawn into the backlash over Rush Limbaugh's derisive comments about a Georgetown law student...
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Beyoncé breastfeeding controversy: What does it mean to black moms?
11:15 AM on 03/07/2012
theGRIO REPORT - By breastfeeding her daughter in a restaurant, Beyoncé unwittingly joined the growing ranks of mommy "lactivists" taking a stand for public nursing...
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Nick Cannon illness calls attention to black celebrities with Lupus
6:04 PM on 03/05/2012
SLIDESHOW - Nick Cannon is the latest black celebrity to go public with an autoimmune disease, particularly lupus, which stars like Toni Braxton and the late hip-hop producer, J. Dilla have battled...
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First lady Michelle Obama promotes fitness at basketball tourney
9:15 AM on 03/05/2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - For a few minutes Friday, first lady Michelle Obama turned the hardwood floor at the Time Warner Arena into an elementary school gym...
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Study shows that African-Americans die up to 8 years sooner in certain states
4:30 PM on 03/02/2012
From the Baltimore Sun -- Overall, the life-expectancy gap nationwide seems to be narrowing slightly, according to researchers, but it continues to vary widely by state...
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Harvard study offers women endless fertility
1:22 PM on 03/02/2012
theGRIO REPORT - A controversial new study claims it may be possible for older women or those with fertility problems to produce an unlimited supply of human eggs late in life...
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Younger diabetes diagnoses may mean earlier strokes
5:54 PM on 03/01/2012
theGRIO REPORT - The risk of having a stroke increases every year a person has diabetes, according to a new study, which poses special risks for adolescents...
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Eating disorders quietly plague black communities
12:01 PM on 03/01/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Although white women were once thought to be the sole group battling eating disorders, over the past few years, reports of eating disorders among minorities -- particularly African-Americans -- have increased...
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70-year-old looks 30 years younger thanks to raw food diet
9:58 AM on 03/01/2012
VIDEO - Annette Larkins' backyard garden is full of fruits and vegetables. Every corner of her garden has something that is edible...
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Black youth most affected by teen dating violence
1:06 PM on 02/29/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Apryl Cornell was only 15 years old when her boyfriend began controlling her. The abuse soon escalated to physical assaults...
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African-American women heavier, but have higher self-esteem than white counterparts
9:50 AM on 02/29/2012
theGRIO REPORT - A recent poll has found that African-American women, while heavier on average, have higher self-esteem than their white counterparts...
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Autism not diagnosed as early in minority children
11:49 AM on 02/28/2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Early diagnosis is considered key for autism, but minority children tend to be diagnosed later than white children...
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Health officials warn skin lightening creams from outside US can be hazardous
6:00 PM on 02/27/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Health officials warn that they should not skin lightening creams from other countries as they may cause mercury poisoning...
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Are more African-Americans embracing veganism?
12:00 PM on 02/27/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Although African-Americans are traditionally known as meat eaters, a small but growing minority is embracing the vegan lifestyle...
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Bus tour seeks to recruit black doctors
9:49 AM on 02/27/2012
There are nearly 1 million doctors in the United States, but less than 4 percent of them are black, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges...
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Paula Deen: No regrets in diabetes reveal
1:20 PM on 02/24/2012
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A month after being widely criticized for revealing she has diabetes -- as well as a lucrative endorsement deal for a drug to treat it -- Paula Deen says she's ready to show a lighter side to her famously fatty Southern-style cooking...
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Medical officials find mercury in skin lightening cream
11:36 AM on 02/24/2012
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California health officials became alarmed when a 39-year-old Mexican-American woman in Alameda County was diagnosed with mercury poisoning, giving her headaches, numbness, depression and forgetfulness...
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Bob McDonnell's controversial 'personhood' bill dies in Virginia state senate
5:16 PM on 02/23/2012
A controversial bill, backed by Republican Virginia Bob McDonnell, which would have severely threatened abortion rights (and disproportionately affected African-American women) was killed by the state senate today...
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Amber Riley drops two dress sizes
9:47 AM on 02/23/2012
She told the magazine: 'I decided I was going to make a change and eat healthier,' adding that the fast foods she was eating 'were attacking my stomach'...
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Georgia Representative Yasmin Neal counters 'fetal pain bill' with male sterilization
2:19 PM on 02/22/2012
The proposed law, put forward by Rep. Yasmin Neal (D), would ban the practice of male sterilization except in cases where a man faces serious health risks without one...
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