Hypertension

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Irene Cara theGrio.com
February 3, 2023
The late Oscar-winning “Fame” and “Flashdance” singer and actress died of hypertension and high cholesterol. 
John Singleton thegrio
May 10, 2019
The death of director John Singleton from a stroke is a cautionary tale about the preventative measures needed to avoid hypertension and…
January 8, 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Natalie Cole's family said the singer's cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, which led…
September 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Don’t let milk myths and misinformation prevent you from getting all the health benefits that milk and…
September 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A new study out this week finds that blacks in the United States have shorter sleep durations…
August 26, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Telling overweight women to stay at their current weight was more effective than asking them to lose…
May 22, 2013
In America, 67 million adults are quietly living with high blood pressure. Check out this list of the 8 worst…
December 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A new study shows that breast cancer survivors are at greater risk of diabetes...
November 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The reality is, feeling tired, sudden vision changes, increased thirst, and frequent urination are classic symptoms of…
November 8, 2012
OPINION - Obesity rates in the United States remain unacceptably high, and the epidemic persists in affecting Blacks and Hispanics…
November 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - CeCe Olisa's struggle with her weight isn't one that's unfamiliar in the African-American community...
August 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Tyeese Gaines, an emergency medicine physician and health editor for theGrio.com, answers reader questions about back…
July 10, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Tyeese Gaines, an emergency medicine physician and health editor for theGrio.com, answers reader questions about everything…
February 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Even with the number of obese Americans rising -- over 72 million adults and 12.5 million children…
January 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Medical researchers have known that air pollution could cause people to have cardiovascular problem. Yet they were…
November 7, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - African-American women have higher obesity rates than any other group in the nation, with four out of…
September 13, 2011
MedPage Today - In yet another study showing African-Americans with greater risk for disorders involving blood pressure, blacks without baseline…