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About 90% of Americans eat more sodium than is recommended for a healthy diet.

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Protect the health of your heart and encourage loved ones to protect theirs. Quitting smoking reduces the risk for heart attack.

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NBHAAD 2012

February 7 marks the 12th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national community mobilization initiative to boost HIV awareness and advance HIV prevention, testing, and treatment among blacks in the United States.

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