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High Blood Pressure

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Worst foods for high blood pressure

Constance Brown-Riggs
theGRIO REPORT - High blood pressure is a practically invisible disease with a few subtle symptoms. But if not properly cared for, its progressive effects can put you at risk for heart disease, stroke even kidney disease...
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theGrio's 100: Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston and Dr. Gayle K. Porter, promoting health among midlife women

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theGRIO'S 100 - Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston and Dr. Gayle K. Porter have both received numerous honors for their work. Together, they have pooled their expertise and formed Prime Time Sister Circles -- focused on black women’s emotional and physical health...
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Are you at risk for type 2 diabetes?

Constance Brown-Riggs
theGRIO REPORT - The reality is, feeling tired, sudden vision changes, increased thirst, and frequent urination are classic symptoms of type 2 diabetes that should not be ignored...
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Ask Dr. Ty: Your questions answered

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Tyeese Gaines, an emergency medicine physician and health editor for theGrio.com, answers reader questions about back pain and high blood pressure...
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HAMPTON, VA - MAY 6: Students react as President Barack Obama delivers the Commencement address at Hampton University May 9, 2010, in Hampton, VA. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Higher education may decrease blood pressure

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College has been found to benefit your personal finances and career, but new research has found that a higher education can benefit your health...
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Ask Dr. Ty: Your questions answered

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Tyeese Gaines, an emergency medicine physician and health editor for theGrio.com, answers reader questions about everything from food allergies to headaches...
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A daughter gives the gift of a lifetime

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - As Christmas approaches, one family celebrates the gift a daughter gave to her ailing mother: a kidney...
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Genetic research changes view of disease in blacks

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - For the first time, researchers are looking into the genetic makeup of African-Americans and changing the way we view minority illnesses...
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Harlem barbershop aims to cut blood pressure rates

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NEW YORK - Besides a trim and a shave, customers at Denny Moe's Superstar Barbershop in Harlem can also receive a free blood pressure screening...
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