Imperial Valley News Center
American Red Cross Response to Recent Media Reports about Spending Practices
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Washington, DC - We firmly stand by the fact that an average of 91 cents of every dollar the American Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs. In a wide range of our materials- including donor stewardship reports and publicly available financial statements, the Red Cross has used the wording that an average of 91 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs. This has been a long term practice for the Red Cross.
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring December 7, 2014, as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in the State of California.
Images of brain after mild stroke predict future risk
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Dallas, Texas - A CT scan of the brain within 24 hours of a mild, non-disabling stroke can predict when patients will be at the highest risk of another stroke or when symptoms may worsen, according to new research published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
American Cancer Society Launches Global Cancer Atlas To Empower Nations to Reduce their Cancer Burden
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Melbourne, Australia - With the number of global cancer cases expected to increase by more than 50 percent by 2030, researchers around the globe have collaborated to create a new tool for global leaders to determine what actions they must take to better control cancer.
Diabetes Forecast magazine pays tribute to those living with diabetes for decades
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Alexandria, Virginia - Thanks to advances in diabetes treatment and true personal effort, many people who depend on insulin lead long, healthy lives with the disease something thought impossible not long ago. The December 2014 issue of Diabetes Forecast®, the Healthy Living Magazine of the American Diabetes Association, celebrates these triumphant stories, the science that made it possible and the organizations that give medals to those who have successfully managed diabetes for 10, 25, 50, 75 years or more.
Women Outperform Men in Some Financial Negotiations, Research Finds
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Washington, DC - In certain circumstances, women may be more effective than men when negotiating money matters, contrary to conventional wisdom that men drive a harder bargain in financial affairs, according to a new meta-analysis published by the American Psychological Association.
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