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County contracts telemedicine for savings
Staff WriterCounty employees will soon have two new ways to access health care when dealing with certain conditions: via phone and Internet. The Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved contracting for a so-called telehealth program Tuesday as it looks to...Tags: General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics
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El Centro Outpatient Clinic observes World Asthma Day 2013
Staff WriterSonia Barragan, from El Centro, attended the World Asthma Day celebration with her son, daughter and two grandsons because they all have the disorder. “I came to the event to gain more information,” said Barragan. Barragan’s...Tags: Physical Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics, Asthma
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High winds cause damage, effects expected to linger for days
Staff WritersLourdes Bustamante said she has never experienced winds as strong as those that tore through Imperial County on Monday. Bustamante, who has worked as a gas station attendant for 16 years at the USA gas station near the intersection of Imperial and...Tags: Physical Conditions, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, Pharmaceuticals, Tangerine
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Life Out Here: Just say you're sorry
Just apologize to the woman. When you do or say something stupid, there is only one good way out, and that’s to say you’re sorry. I know this because I write and say a lot of stupid things. Over 20 years I’ve written many things in...
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Imperial native soldier dies while serving weekend-long sentence in Texas
Staff WriterThe abrupt death of U.S. Army sergeant and Imperial native James Brown while serving a weekend-long sentence in El Paso, Texas, “just doesn’t make sense,” family members said Friday. Brown, born and raised in Imperial, died Sunday in...Tags: U.S. Army, Hospitals and Clinics, Punishment
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WIC Program office commemorates World Breast-feeding Week
Staff Writer, Copy EditorAlthough she had every intention of breast-feeding her firstborn son for a longer period of time, El Centro resident Hilda Olmos had to stop after just two months. A bout of bronchitis had forced her to put the activity on hold and when the time came to...Tags: Family, Physiology, Obesity, Breastfeeding, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Imperial Valley College Board of Trustees votes 6-1 to increase student health fee $4
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterIMPERIAL — Tyler Van De Kamp has his reasons for not wanting to be vaccinated. The 19-year-old El Centro resident doesn’t get the shots because he’s heard there’s a small amount of mercury in vaccines, and that small amount...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Health, Students, Disease Prevention, Mental Health
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Beekeeper Helpers
Victor Sanchez Jr. Honey & Pollination, Westmorland, CA & Yuma, AZ needs 3 temporary (03/01/12-12/10/12) Beekeeper Helpers All aspects of commercial beekeeping. Maintain bee colonies, multiply bees & honey extraction. 3 months exp., able to: provide...Tags: Beekeeping
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What is this health fee at IVC?
When was this health fee instituted at IVC? My grandson is in his second semester and has not paid it before. When I questioned him about it, he said it was something that an e-mail had sent out and he didn’t receive it. He was notified that he...Tags: Substance Abuse, Health, Pharmaceuticals, Students, Breastfeeding
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Natural trees can aggravate asthma, hay fever, group says
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterThose with asthma may prefer to get artificial Christmas trees since the real trees can aggravate breathing issues, according to the Imperial Valley Child Asthma Program. Many varieties of Christmas trees produce high amounts of pollen and can...Tags: Physical Conditions, Health, Christmas, Holidays, Asthma
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Bedbugs creating an itchy situation for Valley
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterMore than 40 years after bedbugs were eradicated in this country with the use of strong pesticides such as DDT, the infamous bedbug is making a comeback across the country and biting its way into Imperial County. Bedbugs are about the size of an...Tags: Nursing Homes
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Imperial County makes it easy to get flu shots
Special to this NewspaperThe Imperial County Public Health Department will have its annual drive-through flu clinic Saturday at the Imperial Valley Expo north parking lot in Imperial. Vaccinations will be given at the expo grounds to patients 6 months old to 100 years old for $5...Tags: Immunization, Vaccines, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu
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