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Blood drives at businesses and community events used to fuel the blood center’s collection efforts, but that changed after ...

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Then take your pressure, being sure to use a right-sized cuff. Don't take your pressure within 30 minutes of exercising, smoking, or eating. A single abnormal reading for blood pressure or heart rate ...