Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
New Face of Chimpanzee Mauling Victim is Revealed
This might be considered a miracle of modern medicine. A Connecticut woman was mauled two years ago by a chimpanzee and had her face disfigured. After two years of surgeries, doctors are finally revealing the woman’s new face to the public.
Friday, August 5, 2011
College Students Seeking Out Sugar Daddies to Help Them Pay Tuition
By JasmineHughes
In light of the economic downturn, female college students are taking matters into their own hands. Now instead of working in McDonald’s, or shops for $8.00 an hour, many are finding it quicker and easier to seek older men and provide sex in exchange for tuition money.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Activists Trying to Stop Rape Beading in Kenya
Little girls are being pushed into sex with older men as a result of a practice called “rape beading.”
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Michelle Obama Dances with Kids on the White House Lawn (Video)
Yes, that’s Michelle getting down with some kids….again – changing what it means to be a first lady.
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
How Love Affects Your Brain
Ever wonder why you go out of your damn mind when you fall in love or end a relationship? Well, scientists can tell you all about it.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Black Stroke Victims Call Family First, Not Doctors
A new study sheds light on decisions that African Americans tend to make when they are victims of strokes.
Will.i.am Thinks that Condoms are “Tacky”
Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas seems to think that women who own condoms are “tacky”.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Which of the 5 Dominant Personality Traits Are You?
From the UK Telegraph
Open
Defined by an inventive and curious nature, open people generally have an appreciation for art, adventure, unusual ideas, curiosity, and variety of experience. They can be highly emotional.
They are sensitive to beauty and tend to be, compared to closed people, more creative and more aware of their feelings. They are more likely to hold unconventional beliefs.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Woman Eats Her Child's Brain? Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems Failed Her
by Dr. Boyce Watkins
This week, a woman in Texas cut off the head of her three week old baby and ate part of his brain. What’s even more shocking about this terrible story is that she won’t get any jail time for it.
Otty Sanchez, a 34-year old, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the death of her child, Scott Wesley Buchholz-Sanchez. Prosecutors accepted the plea deal after learning that the woman thought that the devil made her kill her child.
The baby was found in a bedroom with three of his toes chewed off, his head severed and his brain ripped out. Police are saying that the child’s mother ate the boy’s toes and a piece of the brain before stabbing herself in the chest and throat. In the 911 call made by her sister, Sanchez can be heard in the background screaming, “I didn't wanna do it! He told me to!"
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Dr. Boyce: Nushawn Williams: Infected Women with HIV - Set to be Released from Prison
by Dr. Boyce Watkins
You may not know the name Nushawn Williams, but it's probably a name you need to know. You would especially want your daughter to know his name, as well as anyone else in the community who has reason to fear a more disturbing style of sexual predator for the new millenium.
Williams is in prison right now for knowingly infecting women with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. His victims were as young as 13 years old, and authorities believe he may have infected as many as 50 women prior to going to state prison in 1998. Police are working to keep Williams behind bars because they fear what might happen if he is released to the American public.
"He is prone to further sexual contact with underage individuals because of deficits in his emotional capacity to understand why this is wrong and attitudes that support these types of exploitive encounters. His emotional callousness, lack of remorse and impulsivity undermine important internal mechanisms for managing his sexual behavior," said examiner Jacob E. Hadden from the New York State Office of Mental Health. Authorities have determined that Williams suffers from a mental health abnormality that makes him incapable of understanding why his actions are wrong or harmful.
The possible release of Williams reminds us of the urgency of managing the public health alarm called HIV infection. African Americans are taking the lead in HIV infection rates, and what is also true is that the experience in our community is nothing less than a precursor to what is eventually going to happen all throughout America. What is most frightening about the case of Nushawn Williams is that he is probably not the only person deliberately spreading the disease: there are likely women and other men doing the same thing. To make matters worse, there are many in our community (and others) who are being incredibly irresponsible with their sexual behavior and infecting scores of people in the process.
As I felt empathy for celebrities like Magic Johnson and Eazy-E for their battles with HIV/AIDS, I wondered how many of us thought about the long list of partners they infected before finally getting their own positive test results. Did you ever think about the fact that many of those people are out in the community right now, quite a few of whom may have taken years to become aware of their HIV positive status? This is scary indeed, so the truth is that to protect yourself from the silent community killer, a general strategy of protection must be put into play.
Monday, March 22, 2010
List of Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Reform Bill
Democrats who voted against the health care bill included the following Congressmen and Congresswomen:
Rep. John Adler (N.J.)
Rep. Jason Altmire (Pa.)
Rep. Michael Arcuri (N.Y.)
Rep. John Barrow (Ga.)
Rep. Marion Berry (Ark.)
Rep. Dan Boren (Okla.)
Rep. Rick Boucher (Va.)
Rep. Bobby Bright (Ala.)
Rep. Ben Chandler (Ky.)
Rep. Travis Childers (Miss.)
Rep. Artur Davis (Ala.)
Rep. Lincoln Davis (Tenn.)
Rep. Chet Edwards (Texas)
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (S.D.)
Rep. Tim Holden (Pa.)
Rep. Larry Kissell (N.C.)
Rep. Frank Kratovil (Md.)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (Ill.)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.)
Rep. Jim Marshall (Ga.)
Rep. Jim Matheson (Utah)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (N.C.)
Rep. Mike McMahon (N.Y.)
Rep. Charlie Melancon (La.)
Rep. Walt Minnick (Idaho)
Rep. Glenn Nye (Va.)
Rep. Collin Peterson (Minn.)
Rep. Mike Ross (Ark.)
Rep. Heath Shuler (N.C.)
Rep. Ike Skelton (Mo.)
Rep. Zack Space (Ohio)
Rep. John Tanner (Tenn.)
Rep. Gene Taylor (Miss.)
Rep. Harry Teague (N.M.)
Sunday, March 14, 2010
The latest in Black Health - 3/15/10
Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care
By theGrio
10:06 AM on 03/12/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama has delayed his first international trip of the year to focus attention on the final push to salvage his health care legislation...
Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans
7:05 AM on 03/12/2010
OPINION - What's notable is reportedly not only did Woods not wear a condom, but his partner's didn't insist upon it...
How black women can combat genital herpes crisis
10:42 AM on 03/11/2010
OPINION - According the Center for Disease Control nearly half of all African-American women are infected with the HSV-2 virus...
New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
8:44 AM on 03/10/2010
Risk factors leading to higher rates of obesity begin as early as pregnancy, especially among African-American and Hispanic children...
Alzheimer's cases rising among blacks, Hispanics
By theGrio
5:07 PM on 03/09/2010
VIDEO - It's an increase in Alzheimer's cases at a time when heart disease, breast cancer and prostate cancer deaths are all going down...
10-year-old becomes health care reform lobbyist
By theGrio
3:44 PM on 03/09/2010
VIDEO - Marcelas Owens has been campaigning for changes in the health care system since his mother died after she fell ill and lost her job and her insurance...
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Why Are We Running Out of Doctors?
I did an appearance last night on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 to discuss the issue of Health care reform. This has been heavy on the mind of our president for his entire first year in office and has led to quite a few political battles on Capitol Hill. Health care is in serious jeopardy, as the cost of entitlement programs such as Medicaid/Medicare and Social Security threaten our nation's economic security. Our national debt has risen to unprecedented and frightening levels, and our politicians have little incentive to do anything about it.
One additional problem that we are running into on the issue of health care is the fact that our nation doesn't have enough Primary Care physicians. These doctors are incredibly important, since they are the first line of defense against illness in America.
Over the next 10 years, our nation is expected to have a shortfall of 40,000 Primary Care doctors. By 2025, that number is expected to balloon to over 120,000. To make matters worse, our population is aging, implying that there will be a greater demand for these doctors in the future.
Monday, February 22, 2010
The Latest in Black Health News – 2/22/10
Obama to propose limits on health insurance rates
By theGrio
8:11 AM on 02/22/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is making a fresh attempt to rescue his health care overhaul by proposing a measure that would allow the government to deny or roll back egregious insurance premium increases...
White House: Dems near accord on health care bill
By theGrio
4:40 PM on 02/18/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed health care proposal designed to win passage without Republican support
African-Americans increasingly going under the knife in quest for perfection
By Bonnie Davis
8:53 AM on 02/16/2010
Although perceptions linger that plastic surgery is something for "only rich Caucasian people," it's no longer true...
First lady launches 'Let's Move' effort against childhood obesity
By theGrio
9:35 AM on 02/09/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama says she loves burgers and fries, but she wants her daughters -- and the rest of America's children -- to learn about better nutrition...
Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears
By theGrio
10:06 AM on 02/08/2010
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality...
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Latest in Black Health – 2/14/10
First lady launches 'Let's Move' effort against childhood obesity
By theGrio
9:35 AM on 02/09/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama says she loves burgers and fries, but she wants her daughters -- and the rest of America's children -- to learn about better nutrition...
Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears
By theGrio
10:06 AM on 02/08/2010
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality...
Denver boy, 9, died after state-benefits error denied him asthma medication
By theGrio
5:04 PM on 02/04/2010
A Montbello mother says her 9-year-old son's death from severe asthma could have been prevented had Denver Human Services resolved problems with his Medicaid pharmacy benefits...
Among black girls, challenges of fighting obesity go beyond diet
By theGrio
9:02 AM on 02/01/2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Like nearly one-third of American teens, Paris Woods is overweight. Her doctor worries her weight will creep up into the obesity range. One out of four black girls her age is obese.
Obese African-Americans at higher risk of stroke
By theGrio
11:21 AM on 01/22/2010
Obesity raises the risk of stroke regardless of race or sex, according to a new study that is one of the first to show a link between obesity and stroke risk in blacks...
Cancer victim sheds light on bone marrow donor crisis
By Todd Johnson
1:07 PM on 01/13/2010
VIDEO - Seun Adebiyi is proud of his many accomplishments -- graduating from Yale Law School, working for Goldman Sachs and even training for the 2014 Winter Olympics...
Hepatitis B and C often ignored as health threat to blacks
By theGrio
12:26 PM on 01/11/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - They're the overlooked viruses: Hepatitis B and C together infect three to five times more Americans than the AIDS virus does, and most don't know it...
KFC pulls Australian ad over US racism complaints
By theGrio
11:51 AM on 01/08/2010
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Fast food giant KFC has pulled an Australian television advertisement after it was branded racist in the United States...
7 ways to keep your resolution to work out
8:18 AM on 01/05/2010
OPINION - There are many strategies and techniques to following through on your resolution of joining and actually working out in the gym on a long-term and regular basis.
Tiny newborn girl may break world record
By theGrio
9:29 AM on 12/22/2009
VIDEO - A little girl born in Mobile, Alabama may be the world's tiniest baby...
NBA star's wife uses baby to exercise
By theGrio
11:19 AM on 12/11/2009
VIDEO - Jamison knows a little something about shedding baby weight. The wife of the Washington Wizards superstar gave birth to her third child, Rucker King...
Dr. Fleming lives with sickle cell disease and no boundaries
By theGrio
1:14 PM on 12/10/2009
VIDEO - Dr. Lester Fleming is learning to be a pilot --something he once thought would never be possible. Fleming was born with sickle cell disease, a red blood cell deficiency...
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Dr. Conrad Murray Still has Patients Who Love Him
One involuntary manslaughter charge later ... and Dr. Conrad Murray's patients in Las Vegas still can't wait to put their lives in his hands.
One of his patients -- Marietta Lewis -- claims Dr. Murray is responsible for saving her life, and she told us, "I made sure to call and have my name added to his patient wait list, so that when he comes back, I will still be under his care."
Well he's back ... Dr. Murray was photographed going into his Las Vegas office yesterday, just two days after he was freed on $75,000 bail.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Black News: Michael Jackson’s Doctor Pleads Not Guilty
Hours after Dr. Conrad Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with Michael Jackson's 2009 death, the embattled physician pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon (February 8) during an arraignment hearing at a Los Angeles courthouse, according to The Associated Press.
Murray's bail was set at $75,000, three times greater than the bail usually set for such crimes. Without being handcuffed, Murray was then taken into custody for booking. He must surrender his passport, allowing him to travel within the United States but not out of the country. Prosecutors had been seeking bail of $300,000, but Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz rejected that amount. The involuntary-manslaughter charge carries a maximum jail sentence of four years.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Black Olympian Yale Law Grad Needs Bone Marrow Transplant
From Seun Adbiyi At The Huffington Post
As a 26 year-old African-American, I don’t know which is more difficult: trying to make history as the first Nigerian delegate in the Winter Olympics, or finding a donor for a bone marrow transplant.
In June 2009, just days after graduating from Yale Law School, I was diagnosed with two rare and aggressive forms of cancer: lymphoblastic lymphoma and stem-cell leukemia. Instead of a grueling Olympic training regimen for the skeleton — an 80 mph headfirst plunge down a mile-long ice chute — I underwent an equally grueling cycle of high dose chemotherapy during a seven-week hospital stay at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Sex is Good for You
To paraphrase a great old slogan for Guinness beer: Sex isn’t just good, it’s good for you!
Okay, so maybe there’s some wishful thinking going on — the science isn’t exactly iron-clad — but evidence is accumulating that the more sex you have, the better off you are.
There is one caveat, though. “We do not have good data to show a direct connection [to all-around good health]," says Jennifer Bass, the head of information services at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction in Bloomington, Ind. "We know that healthier people have more sexual activity. But we do not know which comes first. Does the good health make you more willing to have sex, or does the sex have a positive impact?”
And you dirty girrrls and Don Juans should know that the assumed health benefits of sex are generally thought to accrue to people in loving, monogamous relationships or those flying solo. Risky sex with lots of partners will probably do more harm than good.
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