Blood pressure checks performed by barbers improve hypertension control in African-American men

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 15:50 in Health & Medicine

Neighborhood barbers, by conducting a monitoring, education and physician-referral program, can help their African-American customers better control high blood pressure problems that pose special health risks for them, a new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute shows.

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