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Exploring the Bowen Technique for Healing
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 29 December 2018 29 December 2018
Yuma, Arizona - On Thursday, January 10th, the Foothills Library will host “Exploring the Bowen Technique for Healing” at 10:30 a.m. The Bowen technique is a gentle, hands-on approach to healing that signals a response in the brain, creating an impulse to re-align the body. Join certified expert Kasia Voorhies to learn more about this international healing practice that can address every system in the body.
FDA authorizes first test to aid in detecting a type of herpes virus in newborns called cytomegalovirus
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- Written by Stephanie Caccomo Stephanie Caccomo
- Published: 02 December 2018 02 December 2018
Washington, DC - Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of a new diagnostic test to aid in detecting a type of herpes virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) in newborns less than 21 days of age.
Treatment for preeclampsia effective in animals, NIH-funded researchers show
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- Published: 01 December 2018 01 December 2018
Washington, DC - In studies of mice and nonhuman primates, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have used a technique known as RNA interference to reduce high levels of a protein that can cause preeclampsia, a potentially fatal high blood pressure disorder of pregnancy.
FDA approves treatment for adult patients who have relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia
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- Written by Amanda Turney Amanda Turney
- Published: 01 December 2018 01 December 2018
Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xospata (gilteritinib) tablets for the treatment of adult patients who have relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a FLT3 mutation as detected by an FDA-approved test. The FDA also approved an expanded indication for a companion diagnostic, to include use with Xospata.
Is My Child Overweight?
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- Published: 25 November 2018 25 November 2018
Yuma, Arizona - About 1 out of every 3 children in the US is overweight or obese. Because kids grow and mature on different schedules and have different body types, it’s not always easy to tell whether they’re at a healthy weight.