On Saturday November 7, 2009, black-owned barbershops across Los Angeles will participate in a program sponsored by the Diabetic Amputation Prevention (DAP) Foundation and Dr. Bill Releford to screen African American men for diabetes, hypertension, and peripheral artery disease (PAD). Entra Health Systems of San Diego, working in partnership with Vasamed Inc. (Pink Sheets:VSMD) of Eden Prairie, MN will provide the latest medical testing technology to help volunteers from the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program evaluate basic health parameters for thousands of men at over 100 barbershops in LA.
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