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Commentary: Know your ABCS in effort to prevent strokes

    Commentary: Know your ABCS in effort to prevent strokes

By Dr. Ahunna Freeman In my few years in community pharmacy, I can attest that numbers don’t lie when it comes to chronic diseases and African-American women.   With May being blood

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High blood pressure over the holidays

    High blood pressure over the holidays

SHAKIA FLYTHE SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The holidays are all about enjoying those you love. Oh and let’s not forget about all of the delicious food. Although, the holidays are

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Mosque continues tradition of free medical care

    Mosque continues tradition of free medical care

(pictured above:  Clinic volunteers (from left) Steve Malik Daniels, Corrinna Austin, Sadou Ibrahim, Omer Zuilfiqar, Muhammad Syed, Asiyah Rodriguez and Elizabeth Fleming. (Below) Jahan and Tahsin Choudhury with Dr. Muhammad Syed.)

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Local survivors featured on national magazine

    Local survivors featured on national magazine

(pictured above: Triad residents David Layton (seated) with Randy Ludington and Anne Howell.) The August issue of the American Heart Association’s national Heart Insight Magazine is shining a bright spotlight on

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Blood pressure: Lower may not be better

    Blood pressure:  Lower may not be better

Local researcher publishes findings in national journal For decades, common medical wisdom has been “the lower the better” in treating

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Churches enlisted to fight kidney disease 

    Churches enlisted to fight kidney disease 

More than six million African American adults in the United States have signs of kidney disease – a total equal

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Heart heroines featured on billboard 

    Heart heroines featured on billboard 

‘Go Red’ is tomorrow As February is American Heart Month and tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 7) is National Wear Red Day,

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Weight-loss impetus for new lease on life

    Weight-loss impetus for new lease on life

If you were acquainted with Dr. Tony Burton III a decade ago, you might not recognize him today. That’s because

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For Seniors Only! Are You Sodium Savvy?

    For Seniors Only!  Are You Sodium Savvy?

Nearly all Americans eat too much salt (sodium). Most of the salt comes from eating processed foods (75%), or adding

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