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Harlem Word: Interview with Dr. Richard Younge --Screening for Blood Pressure

Article posted by Publisher in Health Info 1 year ago

Dr. Younge talks about what the different blood pressure levels mean, and what is considered healthy.

Dr. Richard Younge is a family physician at the Herman "Denny" Farrell, Jr., Community Health Center in Washington Heights where he treats patients of all ages and backgrounds.

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Did you know? In 2005, heart disease killed over 4,000 Black women in NYC

Article posted by Publisher in Health Info 1 year ago

Heart disease in East and Central Harlem is a big concern. In 2005, these two areas in Harlem had among the highest percentages of people who died from heart disease in all of Manhattan.

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A new minimally invasive laparoscopic treatment of uterine fibroids

Blog entry posted by SarahJ in Fitness 1 hour ago

One of the newest minimally invasive treatments for fibroids is radiofrequency ablation. In this technique the fibroid is shrunk by inserting a needle-like device into the fibroid through the abdomen and heating it with low frequency electrical currents. This new treatment is still under investigation in a Phase 3 clinical trial across 6 cities including New York. 
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New Jobs in East Harlem

Blog entry posted by nourishingkitchen in Environment 1 day ago

Retail jobs are a bit out of the circle of what we do at The Nourishing Kitchen of NYC but in the spirit of community I wanted to make everyone aware that the BEST BUY on 116th and Pleasant( across for the kitchen) is now pre-hiring. All positions are available.

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Nourishing Minute

Blog entry posted by nourishingkitchen in Health Info 4 days ago

A video from The Nourishing Kitchen of NYC's Ari, that explains why eating seasonally is good and what you can go and buy.