Imperial Valley News Center
Mayo Clinic App Update Includes Touch ID, Passbook, and Radiology Images
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- Written by Bryan Anderson
Rochester, Minnesota - Mayo Clinic announced today the update of the Mayo Clinic app, available as a free download from Apple’s App Store. Mayo’s flagship mobile app now includes access to radiology images and Touch ID, and is compatible with Apple’s Passbook.
Tests help determine safe flu vaccine for patient with allergies
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- Written by James Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Rochester, Minnesota - There are influenza vaccines available that do not contain thimerosal. Before you get the vaccine again, make an appointment to see a doctor who specializes in allergies. That specialist can do tests to check your allergies and help you find an influenza vaccine that is safe for you.
Exercise and illness: Work out with a cold?
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- Written by Edward R. Laskowski, M.D.
Scottsdale, Arizona - Mild to moderate physical activity is usually OK if you have a garden-variety cold and no fever. Exercise may even help you feel better by opening your nasal passages and temporarily relieving nasal congestion.
DASH diet: Healthy eating to lower your blood pressure
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Scottsdale, Arizona - DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The DASH diet is a lifelong approach to healthy eating that's designed to help treat or prevent high blood pressure (hypertension). The DASH diet encourages you to reduce the sodium in your diet and eat a variety of foods rich in nutrients that help lower blood pressure, such as potassium, calcium and magnesium.
Study finds experience of pain relies on multiple brain pathways, not just one
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- Written by Laura Snider
Boulder, Colorado - People’s mindsets can affect their experience of pain. For example, a soldier in battle or an athlete in competition may report that an injury did not feel especially painful in the heat of the moment. But until now it has been unclear how this phenomenon works in the brain.
California Competes Committee Approves $31 Million in Tax Credits for 56 Companies Adding Jobs in California
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- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Building upon the state’s efforts to bolster the economy, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) today announced that the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) committee approved approximately $31 million in tax credits for 56 companies expanding and creating jobs in California.
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