Imperial Valley News Center
Benefits of being bilingual: Delay Alzheimer's?
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- Written by Ronald Petersen, M.D.
Imperial, California - Possibly. Studies on the connection between bilingualism and a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease have had conflicting results.
Red wine and resveratrol: Good for your heart?
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- Written by Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, Arizona - Red wine, in moderation, has long been thought of as heart healthy. The alcohol and certain substances in red wine called antioxidants may help prevent heart disease by increasing levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol) and protecting against artery damage.
NITT-AWARE-SEA Program
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- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Through funding from the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Now is the Time Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education for State Educational Agencies (NITT-AWARE-SEA) grant, the California Department of Education (CDE) will develop a comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated partnership with multiple service systems to help address critical mental health needs of California's kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) students.
American Red Cross and Walmart Support Job Training Nationwide
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Washington, DC - The American Red Cross will help fund training for 2,500 students in the Red Cross Nurse Assistant Training (NAT) program over the next two years thanks to a $3.5 million grant from the Walmart Foundation. The grant also covers the cost of the state certification exam to become a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA).
CDPH Confirms Patient at Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center has Tested Negative for Ebola
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- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Dr. Gil Chavez, State Epidemiologist and Deputy Director, Center for Infectious Diseases, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) confirmed that a patient admitted to Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center on Wednesday evening who exhibited symptoms consistent with a viral illness including Ebola, and with a history of travel to an Ebola-affected country, has tested negative for the Ebola virus.
Former Liberty Reserve IT Manager Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
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New York, New York - The former information technology manager for Liberty Reserve, a company that operated one of the world’s most widely used digital currency services, was sentenced Friday to 36 months in prison for conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
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