African-American Health Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/african-american-health/ PrimaryMed.com Sun, 29 Nov 2020 21:41:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://primarymed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-primarycare_icon-32x32.png African-American Health Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/african-american-health/ 32 32 African-American Smokers at A Higher Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease https://primarymed.com/african-american-smokers-at-a-higher-risk-for-peripheral-artery-disease-2/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 21:41:19 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=4768 Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is a narrowing of the blood vessels leading to a reduction of blood flow to the limbs, more commonly to the legs. It is caused by a buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. African Americans are at a higher risk for PAD […]

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]]> Ring the Alarm! Blacks/African-Americans Still Account for Disproportionately Higher Rates of HIV/AIDS Cases in the United States https://primarymed.com/ring-the-alarm-blacks-african-americans-still-account-for-disproportionately-higher-rates-of-hiv-aids-cases-in-the-united-states/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 06:19:25 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2243 With news of a second patient cured of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, the world rejoiced that there may finally be some end in sight for this deadly epidemic that has already claimed the lives of over 40 million people worldwide. Educational campaigns and antiretroviral therapies (ART)-a cocktail of drugs to control HIV infection- […]

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]]> African-American Smokers at A Higher Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease https://primarymed.com/african-american-smokers-at-a-higher-risk-for-peripheral-artery-disease/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:54:19 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2137 Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) is a narrowing of the blood vessels leading to a reduction of blood flow to the limbs, more commonly to the legs. It is caused by a buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. African-Americans are at a higher risk for PAD due […]

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