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Updated: 5:52 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007 | Posted: 5:47 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007

Health Fair Helps Prevent Diabetes, Kidney Disease

EL PASO, Texas —

Saturday, visitors to Cielo Vista Mall took steps to protect themselves from kidney disease and diabetes.

Fresenius medical care provided free kidney disease and diabetes screenings at the 11th annual Healthy Living Expo.

Nurses provided information on the prevention and early diagnosis of those diseases.

"There's a lot of people that come to the fair and they don't have insurance or something like that,” Northeast resident Maria Mendez said. “They take advantage of coming here to get the blood test, the blood pressure."

Dietitians measured body-mass index and provided nutritional assessments to patients.

The group also passed out information about health opportunities in the city.

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