Assemblymember Garcia Proclaims September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
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Sacramento, California - Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D- Coachella) and members of the State Assembly today passed ACR 194, proclaiming the month of September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Cancer-causing chemical in drinking water traced to fire-fighting foam
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Berkeley, California - Fire-fighting foam containing highly fluorinated chemicals is contaminating drinking water supplies around many of the nation’s military bases, airports and industrial sites, according to a new study by UC Berkeley and Harvard University researchers.
Needles that hit the right mark
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - More than 13 million pain-blocking epidural procedures are performed every year in the United States. Although epidurals are generally regarded as safe, there are complications in up to 10 percent of cases, in which the needles are inserted too far or placed in the wrong tissue.
Smoking greatly reduces life expectancy for those with serious mental illness
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Ann Arbor, Michigan - Smokers with serious mental illness have their lives cut short by about 15 years, compared with people who have never smoked and who do not have serious mental illness, research from the University of Michigan shows.
Targeting the Gut-Brain Connection Can Impact Immunity
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There’s a reason it’s called a gut feeling. The brain and the gut are connected by intricate neural networks that signal hunger and satiety, love and fear, even safety and danger. These networks employ myriad chemical signals that include dopamine, a powerful neurotransmitter most famous for its role in reward and addiction.
Children score low on cardiovascular health measures
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- Written by Darcy Spitz
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Dallas, Texas - Proactive strategies for promoting good heart health should begin at birth, yet most American children do not meet the American Heart Association’s definition of ideal childhood cardiovascular health, according to a new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
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