Imperial Valley News Center
Attention Fight Fans and Music Lovers! Heavyweight Champ Evander Holyfield Returns to the Ring
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New York, New York - Four-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Evander Holyfield is suiting up and getting back in the ring – this time to champion better sounding music downloads.
Long-term benefits of popular diets are less than evident
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Dallas, Texas - Popular commercial diets can help you lose some weight in the short term, but keeping the weight off after the first year and the diet’s impact on heart health are unclear, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.
Half of Premature Colorectal Cancer Deaths Due to Socioeconomic Inequality
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Atlanta, Georgia - Half of all premature deaths from colorectal cancer (described as deaths in people ages 25 to 64) in the United States are linked to ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic inequalities, and therefore could be prevented according to a new study by American Cancer Society researchers. The report, which appears in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, found more preventable deaths occur in southern states than in northern and western states, but that in virtually all states those with the least education had significantly higher colorectal cancer death rates.
Study links ultraviolet filters to pregnancy delays
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Washington, DC - Certain sunscreen chemicals used to protect against ultraviolent rays may impair men’s ability to father children in a timely manner, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health and the New York state Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center. But the researchers caution that the results are preliminary and that additional studies are needed to confirm their findings.
National Diabetes Education Program releases Guiding Principles for diabetes care
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Washington, DC - A newly published set of 10 guiding principles highlights areas of agreement for diabetes care that could be clinically useful in diabetes management and prevention. Presented by the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), Guiding Principles for the Care of People With or at Risk for Diabetes is aimed at assisting with identification and management of the disease, self-management support for patients, physical activity and blood glucose control, among other topics.
Study Reveals Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer is Cost-Effective
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- Written by Stephen Carpowich
La Jolla, California - A study using Medicare reimbursement codes to compare the cost of proton therapy versus eight different types of partial and whole breast irradiation therapies and treatment schedules for early-stage breast cancer patients has shown that proton therapy is at or below the cost of other therapies.
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