Tag Archives: high blood pressure
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Take Charge of Your Blood Pressure
May 17 is World Hypertension Day and this year’s theme is Know Your Blood Pressure. The numbers out of Nigeria are staggering. A 2008 report from the World Health Organization, estimates that almost 43% of Nigerians suffer from high blood pressure (Hypertension). Six years after the initial pu...
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Some Americans Will Have Medical Debt Wiped From Credit
The three major credit reporting companies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, will no longer include paid medical debt in their credit ... read more
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Natural Gas Used to Heat Homes Contains Some Harmful Chemicals
A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has found that several dangerous cancer-causing chemicals are present ... read more
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Uterine Cancer Claims Many Black Lives
Instances of endometrial cancer, also known as uterine cancer, are on the rise, especially among Black women. Cancer of the ... read more
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Babies and Toddlers Get COVID-19 Shots
The CDC has approved Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for America’s youngest citizens. Children as young as six months will ... read more
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