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Find out about the conditions that are more common in African and African-Caribbean people, how to reduce your risk and where you can get information and treatment.
Brian Hunte, 76, explains how he manages his diabetes by eating healthily and taking insulin.
Find out how to make sure you get enough vitamin D.
Darcus Howe discusses how prostate cancer is an illness that affects many African-Caribbean men.
One woman's experience of high blood pressure, and how she lowered it by cutting salt from her diet.
Raised, shiny scars are known as keloid scars. Find out who gets them and how they're treated.
If you're black or south Asian, you have a higher risk of kidney disease. Find out whether you should be tested.
Mo mistakenly thought he was immune to malaria when he visited family in Sierra Leone.
Millions of people have already had their free 'midlife MOT'. Find out why this health check-up is so important.
Find out how to achieve a healthy, nutritious diet to help you look and feel your best.
Heart disease is the most common cause of death in the UK. Find out what to do to keep your heart fit for purpose.
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