Imperial Valley News Center
FTC Announces Agenda for “Putting Disclosures to the Test”
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for its September 15 workshop, Putting Disclosures to The Test, which will include 22 presentations covering a wide variety of topics on how consumers think about, notice, understand, and act on disclosures made to them in advertising and other materials.
2016’s Best & Worst Community Colleges
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Washington, DC - Long perceived as the bottom rung of the higher-education ladder, community colleges are often the subject of distasteful college humor. And university elitists aren’t the only ones poking fun. Some of the very students who attend these so-called junior colleges joke about their own schools. Even the popular TV show Community has been criticized for perpetuating the stigma, its promoters reportedly lampooning community colleges as “halfway schools for losers.”
Children should eat less than 25 grams of added sugars daily
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- Written by Darcy Spitz
Dallas, Texas - Children ages 2 to 18 should eat or drink less than six teaspoons of added sugars daily, according to the scientific statement recommending a specific limit on added sugars for children, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Lack of fresh food choices linked to signs of early heart disease
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Dallas, Texas - A lack of access to nearby stores selling fresh food may increase residents’ risk of developing the signs of early heart disease, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
New American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Book Offers Newly Diagnosed Hope
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Atlanta, Georgia - The American Cancer Society today announced the publication of Breast Cancer Clear & Simple, Second Edition: All Your Questions Answered, an engaging, question-and-answer book written to help newly diagnosed patients quickly digest the crucial information needed to navigate through their breast cancer experience.
Parents More Likely to Support HPV Vaccine Requirements for School Entry if States Include Opt-out Provisions
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Washington, DC - Parents are more likely to support laws that would make the human papillomavirus vaccine mandatory for school entry if their state offers opt-out provisions, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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