April 2012
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'Choking game': Dangerous past time, black youth... →
The ‘choking game’ involves decreasing the amount of oxygen to the brain, leading to a sensation which some describe as floaty, tingling, or a euphoric high… but has grave consequences. Read more at theGrio.com
Apr 17th
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LATEST Q&A: Exotic dancer sheds light on black... →
CHECK OUT MY Q&A WITH VANITY WONDER, author and exotic dancer about black market butt injections.
Apr 12th
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MY LATEST PIECE: Are Rick Ross' seizures really... →
Learn the truth about seizures and what really causes them. Read the rest on theGrio.com.
Apr 11th
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MY LATEST PIECE: Ohio DMV video increases organ... →
An iPod video addressing concerns about organ donation increased the number of African-Americans who registered as donors. Read more on theGrio.com…
Apr 4th
“Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of...”
– Michael Faraday
Apr 2nd
Apr 1st
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March 2012
19 posts
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MY NEW PIECE: Travyon Martin case: Grieving a... →
In this piece, I talk to psychologists and Nicole Bell, fiance of Sean Bell who was killed in 2006 by New York City police officers about what it means to grieve in the spotlight… and after the spotlight is gone.
Mar 30th
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NEW TODAY: Access to more fruits and veggies for... →
My latest article on theGrio.com: With recent light shed on “food deserts” — or neighborhoods without access to quality healthy foods — a new initiative shows that partnering with local farmers can help both sides of the deal…
Mar 17th
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NEW TODAY: Fatty foods lower sperm count →
Of all the bad things that come from eating fatty foods — heart attacks, strokes, high cholesterol or obesity — researchers have found yet another: it can decrease a man’s ability to have children…
Mar 14th
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LATEST ARTICLE: No woman is exempt from HIV →
Check out this piece that focuses on the story of one woman, who 7 years into her happy marriage found out she was HIV positive… GET TESTED!
Mar 14th
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DID YOU SEE THIS? Younger diabetics, higher risk... →
Mar 14th
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Mar 14th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 5th
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Mar 4th
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Mar 4th
Mar 4th
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Mar 4th
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Mar 4th
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Mar 3rd
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My latest article: More teens are victims of... →
Mar 1st
February 2012
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Feb 20th
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One week left... 'til Disney's Princess Half...
Me + Minnie + Mickey and 13.1 miles… EEK! Since I haven’t had time to properly train, I’ve decided to run 1 mile, walk the next, until all 13 are behind me. Then, I’ll crawl the last 1/10th. Disney.com
Feb 20th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 13th
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Thoughts: Health reform's success = hiring 30,000...
A Washington Post article aims to ram home the concept that the key to healthcare is in its foundation — primary care and preventive medicine. It also reiterates the concept that the more expensive higher education becomes, the more loans doctors take out for school, and the more insurance companies skimp on reimbursements, the harder it will be to woo medical students into taking a...
Feb 13th
Feb 11th
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Filmmaker debunks America's 'obesity crisis'
Is there truly an “obesity crisis” in America? A new film, America the Beautiful 2, aims to debunk that concept. Filmmaker Darryl Roberts’ argument that health should be viewed independent of weight or obesity was a hard sell at first. After all, over 72 million adults and 12.5 million children and adolescents are obese. That sounds like a crisis to me. I had lots of questions...
Feb 10th
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Feb 10th
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“Perhaps one of the most difficult things any of us has to do is to be able to...”
–  Eleanor Roosevelt
Feb 8th
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HIV/AIDS and Black America: How we can end the...
“I cannot emphasize enough that HIV is a disease of opportunity,” says Phill Wilson, President and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute. With today being National Black HIV-AIDS Day, Wilson shares a simple action plan to prevent the spread of HIV throughout any community — but especially the African-American community, which is hardest hit. READ MORE from Wilson on how we can end...
Feb 7th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 7th
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Young Ohio pediatrician inspires others the way he... →
Proud to know this young man! “Hoping to raise awareness of osteopathic medicine at a time when black student enrollment at osteopathic medical schools has fallen, Dr. Winters attributes his success in medical school in part to guidance from mentors and programs aimed at minorities. Tyree M.S. Winters, DO, is one of two osteopathic physicians invited to take part in the Tour for Diversity...
Feb 6th
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“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Feb 6th