Yuma News
Computer classes at the Heritage Library
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 18 July 2016 18 July 2016
Yuma, Arizona - The following computer classes will be offered at the Heritage Library, 350 S Third Avenue. For more information, call (928) 783-5415.
Adult Coloring and Crafts
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 18 July 2016 18 July 2016
Yuma, Arizona - Adults 18 and older are invited to the Heritage Library Fridays and Saturdays for relaxing coloring and crafts! There is no charge to attend.
House Bill Includes Pluses and Minuses for Heart Disease and Stroke Priorities
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- Written by Abbey Dively Abbey Dively
- Published: 18 July 2016 18 July 2016
Washington, DC - The American Heart Association said that the House FY 2017 funding bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education includes some good and bad news for Americans with cardiovascular disease.
Magnesium may modestly lower blood pressure
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- Written by American Heart Association American Heart Association
- Published: 18 July 2016 18 July 2016
Dallas, Texas - Magnesium, an essential element in the human body, may modestly lower blood pressure, according to research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension.
Public Health Landmark Achieved as 80% by 2018 Colorectal Cancer Screening Campaign Reaches 1,000th Pledge
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- Written by ACS ACS
- Published: 18 July 2016 18 July 2016
Atlanta, Georgia - Public health groups and advocates are celebrating a landmark victory as Fairfield Community Health Center (FCHC) in Lancaster and Baltimore, OH, has become the 1,000th organization to sign the 80% by 2018 pledge. The 80% by 2018 campaign is a nationwide screening effort launched by the American Cancer Society (ACS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT, an organization co-founded by ACS and CDC) in 2014 with the goal of getting 80% of adults aged 50 and older screened for colorectal cancer by 2018.
CARA Passage is Good First Step; Urges Additional Resources to Address Opioid Epidemic
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- Written by Jack Deutsch Jack Deutsch
- Published: 18 July 2016 18 July 2016
Chicago, Illinois - The American Medical Association (AMA) expressed support for congressional passage of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA).
FDA approves first intraocular lens with extended range of vision for cataract patients
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 18 July 2016 18 July 2016
Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday approved the first intraocular lens (IOL) that provides cataract patients with an extended depth-of-focus, which helps improve their sharpness of vision (visual acuity) at near, intermediate and far distances.