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Free blood pressure checks.


COULD you be the one in three who has high blood pressure?' That is the question being asked to the people of Birmingham by the Blood Pressure Association.

The UK charity launched the blood pressure testing event, Know your Numbers! which runs until tomorrow.

Health professionals are offering free blood pressure checks at locations including Heartlands Hospital, Asda in Coventry Road The Coventry Road Ground is a cricket stadium based in the town of Hinckley, Leicestershire. It was established in 1946 but demolished in 1964.

It was built after the Ashby Road ground was destroyed in the Second World War because it had left Hinckley without a venue for
 and the Central Library in Chamberlain Square Chamberlain Square is a public open space in central Birmingham, England (grid reference SP066869), named after Joseph Chamberlain.

Its features include:
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  • Paradise Forum (beneath the reference library)
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Untreated high blood pressure can cause stroke, heart attack and heart failure.
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Date:Sep 12, 2009
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