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Formas simples para reducir el riesgo de cáncer
Millones de personas han tenido un encuentro con el cáncer en sus vidas. Ya sea a causa de un diagnóstico personal o en un ser querido, con frecuencia hombres y mujeres se preguntan si se puede o se pudiera hacer algo para evitar que el cáncer los afecte....Tags: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer
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Purple ribbons push cancer awareness
Nine and a half years ago El Centro resident Melissa Rodriguez was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but she fought and ultimately survived a disease that kills thousands every year. “It was scary,” Rodriguez said. When she was...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Relay for Life, Cancer, Human Interest, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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El Centro to host wine tasting, art show
By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF WRITERThe Imperial Valley American Cancer Society will be hosting a wine tasting and art show Thursday in El Centro. The first annual event will take place from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the El Sol Center, 2299 West Adams Ave, El Centro. Must be 21 years old to...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Viniculture, Cancer, Wines, Health
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County Medical Society gets state support to attract doctors
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterIn 2010, Imperial County’s 177,000 residents had only one infectious disease specialist, one pulmonary specialist and one neurosurgeon. “One of the main issues in the Valley has been a shortage of doctors,” said Dr. Vachaspathi...Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Diseases and Illnesses, General Practitioners, Diabetes
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INKED! Heavy-handed with parents of heavy kids?
Morbid obesity has done a lifetime of damage to my body in 37 relatively low-impact years.
This becomes abundantly clear as I continue to try to strip away three decades of poor eating habits that followed me from childhood to adulthood, as I traded an...Tags: Physical Conditions, Clubs and Associations, Injuries and Wounds, Human Body, National Government
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Life Out Here: What's the deal with parking lots?
The bushier my eyebrows and earlobes get, the more I am inclined to write columns like this:
Do you ever wonder why people make such a big fuss about parking 30 feet closer to a store? There are plenty of places a 15-second walk back in the parking lot,...Tags: Cell Phones, Food Industry, Arts and Culture, Twitter, Inc., Students
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Experts say cellphones are possibly carcinogenic
LONDON -- An international panel of experts says cellphones are possibly carcinogenic to humans after reviewing details from dozens of published studies.
The statement was issued in Lyon, France, on Tuesday by the International Agency for Research on...Tags: National Institutes of Health, X-rays, Medical Research, Human Body, Science and Technology
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Whooping cough vaccination clinic held to avoid last-minute rush
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterParents and students came from all directions to the Imperial County Public Health Department on Tuesday to receive the required Tdap, or whooping cough, vaccine in order to legally attend school next fall. The special clinic was held in hopes of helping...Tags: Vaccines, Coughing, Chemical Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Hospitals enroll in statewide emergency communication system
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterAll hospitals in California have been linked to a statewide emergency communication system in order to share information quickly and securely during a disaster, announced the state Public Health Department on Thursday. The 435 acute care hospitals are...Tags: Politics, California, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Planning, Hospitals and Clinics
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Holtville children play to fight cancer
Imperial Valley PressHOLTVILLE — Purple streamers decorated Holt Park on Saturday morning as more than 100 children danced, played musical chairs and got their faces painted to support the fight against cancer. The first Relay Play Day in the Valley was held before the...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Happiness (state of mind), Clubs and Associations, Relay for Life, Cancer
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Imperial County among 19 with teen birth rates higher than statewide average
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterImperial County is among 19 counties whose three-year average teen birth rate was significantly higher than the statewide average, according to statistics released by the California Department of Public Health. The county’s teen birth rate...Tags: California, Health
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Chronology of 2001 anthrax events
Sun-SentinelSept. 18: Envelopes containing letters and granular substances are sent to NBC News in New York and the New York Post. Both are mailed from Trenton, N.J. Sept. 22: Editorial page assistant at New York Post who opens letters to the editor notices...Tags: Police Investigations, Crime, Law and Justice, Tom Ridge, Travel, U.S. Postal Service
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