“That’s Jimmy, not James!” Elsie Morrison was the type gal believing she knew something about everything. Truth of the matter being the Kennedy woman knew little of anything. One day as Elsie, friends Belinda Spears and Wanda Parkinson chatted over coffee and pastries, the topic of old movies came up. Belinda said one of her…

Stroke: Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms, and Treatment Stroke is the term healthcare providers use when a part of the brain dies because it goes without blood and oxygen for too long. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blockage in a blood vessel in the brain, and…

Lamar Health Talk: High Blood Pressure by Crystal McCoy, MSN,  Family Nurse Practitioner Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure, namely a blood pressure above 140 mmHg systolic (upper value)  and/or  above 90 mmHg diastolic (lower value). About  1 in 3 U.S. adults—or about 75 million people—have high blood pressure. Only about half (54%) of…