Preventing High Blood Pressure
by Carolyn Guilford, Certified Nutritionist
      The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have it checked. Recent estimates say that almost onethird of all adults in America now have high blood pressure. Because there are no symptoms, this deadly disease is called the silent killer.
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Blood Donors of all Types Needed to end Summer Blood Shortage
      ATLANTA - As students throughout the region bid farewell to summer, the American Red Cross wants to remind donors that though school is back in session, the summer blood shortage is far from over. There is a critical need for blood every summer, and this summer has been no exception. More donors are needed immediately to put an end to the current shortage.
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Call for Study Participants: SSU Community Obesity Outreach Proposal
      Savannah State University (SSU) is seeking 200 participants for a oneyear research, educational, and community outreach program on obesity. The study is being funded by a $49,994 grant from the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, through funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH).
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Party to Benefit Local Breast Cancer Programs
      A woman dies every 13 seconds from Breast Cancer. One in eight women will be diagnosed. Join us for a party with a purpose to benefit LOCAL Breast Cancer Programs on Saturday, August 23,
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