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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – About 150 farmworkers’ families and their advocates plan to rally tomorrow in front of the California state PEA office in Sacramento. The groups are concerned with the toxicity of pesticides applied near schools, and say they’ve been waiting for the Department...
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By Dr. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Zika virus is causing devastating birth defects in countries with outbreaks of the virus. It also causes bad pregnancy outcomes, like miscarriage and stillbirth, and can cause serious neurologic problems as...
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SAN FRANCISCO – A new study offers a simple solution for getting kids to drink more water in schools or child-care settings: Make it more convenient. Researchers from the University of California at San Francisco did an intervention study in 12 middle schools, giving some schools cold-water pitchers and...
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Greg (not his real name) was worried when he noticed Heather (not her real name) did not show up to teach her Sunday school class at their church. Skipping a commitment was out of character for his normally reliable and responsible friend. Knowing that Heather had been struggling with...
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Por la Dra. Aliza Lifshitz Para La Red Hispana Parece increíble que han pasado cerca de 30 años desde que vi a mi primer paciente con SIDA. En aquel entonces no había mucha esperanza. Fue una epidemia que cambió al mundo. Sin duda ha habido muchos avances, entre ellos...
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Suzanne Potter/ California News Service OAKLAND, Calif. — A pilot program launching Wednesday between six Bay Area hospitals may provide a blueprint for a better way to treat patients who visit multiple emergency rooms on a regular basis — through software that potentially could save the state millions. The...
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BPT Michael Snowden solo tenía 12 años y su hermana 16, cuando la madre de ambos comenzó a presentar síntomas de Alzheimer. Aunque transcurrieron siete años hasta recibir un diagnóstico definitivo, la necesidad de asumir la responsabilidad de cuidadores en plena adolescencia afectó profundamente sus vidas. “Muy pocas personas...
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BPT Patient behavior and attitudes about health are deeply rooted in outside influences like cultural and societal norms. Thanks to their role in providing person-centered care, a type of care that takes a patient’s physical and emotional well-being into account, nurses develop close relationships with their patients. That’s why...
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Norma De la Vega / Universidad de California Recursos Naturales La mayoría de los programas preventivos contra la diabetes se enfocan en la clase media y poblaciones urbanas y suelen difundirse en centros de salud y clínicas comunitarios. Pero bajo ese esquema ha quedado rezagado uno de los grupos de mayor...
