Health

  • State Awards Innovative Grant to Tackle Food Waste and Hunger in Santa Clara County

    Silicon Valley Food Rescue to Close Gap On 125 Million Needed Meals   SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.— The County of Santa Clara is announced last Thursday January 25th that Joint Venture Silicon Valley (a local organization funded by the County of Santa Clara to find solutions to waste and hunger in...
  • Report: Two-Thirds of CA Children Born to Low-Income Families

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Almost two-thirds of babies in the Golden State are born to low-income families, according to a new report, which makes them less likely to have access to high-quality education and health care. The nonprofit group Children Now just released its 2018 California...
  • NOW HEAR THIS

    Use Your Brain to Tackle Tinnitus NAPSI Approximately 80 percent of people with hearing loss also suffer from tinnitus—a ringing, buzzing, whistling or other noises in the ear. It can disrupt life and interfere with your enjoyment of everyday activities, but you can find relief. Hearing aids have proven helpful for...
  • Top ways to boost health in 2018 in under 5 minutes per day

    BPT A new year brings new opportunities to focus on health and fitness. The following are four easy ways to boost your health in less than five minutes per day. Drink water before each meal. Drinking enough water each day helps to boost hydration, improve energy and aid digestion....
  • No es demasiado tarde para vacunarse contra la gripe

    FDA ¿Todavía no se ha vacunado contra la gripe? No es demasiado tarde. Y todavía hay buenas razones para vacunarse. La gripe, conocida más formalmente como influenza, es una enfermedad viral grave que puede ocasionar la hospitalización e incluso la muerte. Aunque cada temporada de gripe es diferente, la...
  • Medidas de prevención

    Tómese el tiempo para vacunarse contra la influenza. CDC Los CDC le recomiendan la vacunación anual contra la influenza como el primer paso y el más importante para protegerse contra los virus de la influenza. Aunque existen muchos virus diferentes, una vacuna contra la influenza protege contra los virus que,...
  • Influenza Activity Increasing in Santa Clara County

    One additional death reported to the State   Santa Clara County, CA. With widespread flu activity in Santa Clara County, the Public Health Department announced the death of fifth Santa Clara County resident associated with influenza virus infection.  The individual was under the age of 65 years and all five deceased residents...
  • Live Life Well: Keeping Your Resolutions In 2018

    NAPS The New Year is a wonderful time to not only evaluate your past, but also explore your goals for the year ahead. While it is common that health and fitness resolutions land at the top of people’s list, the truth is that achieving any goal in 2018 is...
  • Resoluciones de Año Nuevo para un bebé saludable

    March of Dimes ofrece consejos para las mujeres que planean un embarazo   PR Newswire WHITE PLAINS, Nueva York – Si es una mujer que espera quedar embarazada durante el Año Nuevo, haga una importante resolución de estar lo más saludable posible en 2018, dice March of Dimes, el...
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