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Many Americans wrongly assume they understand what normal blood pressure is – and that false confidence can be deadly

by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Mark Huffman, Washington University in St Louis Stunning as it may...

Moderate or Severe Sleep Apnea Doubles Risk of Hard-to-Treat Hypertension in African-Americans

African-Americans with moderate or severe sleep apnea are twice as likely to have hard-to-control high blood pressure when their sleep apnea goes untreated, according...

Faith-Based Intervention Effective at Managing Hypertension in Black Communities

Lifestyle intervention delivered in churches by community-based health workers led to a significant reduction in blood pressure among African Americans compared to health education...

Southern Diet Blamed For High Rates of Hypertension Among Black Americans

Barbecued pork or fried chicken served with a heaping side of mac and cheese or creamy potato salad, sweet tea and peach cobbler —...

Last Thanksgiving, 36,729 people visited the emergency room: Is it time to put down Soul Food?

This holiday season, Americans will be involved in two of their favorite seasonal activities: Shopping and eating. It is the time to dine on many...

Message to Black Men From A doctor at Oak Street Health

Message to Black Men From a Doctor at Oak Street Health By  Olaoluwa Fayanju, M.D.                    …

Pastors’ Wives HIV Initiative Produce Record Results

Pastors’ Wives HIV Initiative Produce Record Results     CHICAGO (December 2015) — Amid renewed focus on raising awareness on HIV/AIDS this month, African-American pastors’…

Metro Atlanta NAACP chapter offering free screenings for hypertension, diabetes

DECATUR, Ga. -- The NAACP's DeKalb chapter is facilitating free health screenings for hypertension and diabetes on Aug. 1 at the DeKalb NAACP Health...

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