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Mailbag: Thanks for sharing Christmas caring
I wanted to write to thank fellow Huntington Beach residents who generously gave of their time and means to help impact thousands of hurting kids this Christmas. Together we were able to pack over 5,600 shoe boxes — filled with toys, school...Tags: Yellow Fever , Epidemics and Plagues, Religious Festivals, Vaccines, Firearms
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Fountain Valley hospital fined $25,000 by state
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center was slapped with a $25,000 administrative penalty for not following policies on the "competency of a licensed vocation nurse," according to the California Department of Public Health. The fine was...Tags: Fines, Punishment, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics
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Relay for Life represents hope
Some came to Huntington Central Park from other parts of Orange County. Some drove for hours from places like Bakersfield. Some even came from out of state. But they all came with a common goal in mind: beating cancer. The American Cancer Society's...
Tags: Health, Relay for Life, Central Park, Breast Cancer, Cancer
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Relay for Life set for Saturday, Sunday
More than 600 people are expected to gather this weekend at Huntington Central Park for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. About 44 teams, made up of cancer survivors, family members and friends from Huntington Beach and throughout the county,...Tags: Health, Relay for Life, Central Park, Human Interest, Cancer
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All About Food: Chicken soup for your health
It's the season to feel fluish.
Help may come from something Jewish.
Long called Jewish penicillin, chicken soup's power to heal has mainly been viewed as folklore but recent scientific studies have proven that it has genuine health benefits, so much so...Tags: Health, Drugs and Medicines, Chicken Soup, Foods and Beverages, Soups
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Sanford-Burnham researchers find drug that could reverse Alzheimer's
Scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have discovered a combination of two FDA-approved drugs that appears to stop — and possibly reverse — the destructive changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer's disease. By combining...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Science, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry, Drugs and Medicines
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Breast cancer walk hits the ground running
A more user-friendly website is open for registration and online fundraising. Corporate sponsors are lining up nicely, and team organizing has started in earnest for the American Cancer Society's 2013 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk for south...Tags: Boca Raton, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Pharmaceuticals, American Cancer Society, Mastectomy
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Deadly MERS virus spread in Saudi Arabian hospitals, report says
The virus known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, or MERS -- which has so far killed 38 of the 64 people known to have been infected with it -- has been especially aggressive in Saudi Arabia, where, as of Wednesday, health officials had...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Science and Technology, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health and Safety at Work
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New service matches patients with clinical trials in South Florida
A new matchmaking service is pairing up unlikely couples — patients seeking a cure for what ails them and local clinical trials offering cutting-edge treatments. Started last month by two Michigan entrepreneurs, CureLauncher has already...
Tags: Health Treatments, Litigation, Marketing, Diseases and Illnesses, Chemical Industry
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'World War Z': Fast zombies, global chaos and a semi-entertaining mess ★★ 1/2
It begins the way global epidemics have begun once or twice before in the movies: with a nice American family around the kitchen table, television droning in the background, delivering news reports of a mutating virus. OK, pass the oj! Let's get on with...
Tags: World War Z (movie), Israel, Movies, Quantum of Solace (movie), PG-13 Rated Movies
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What changes now that doctors have declared obesity a 'disease'?
Does it really matter if the medical establishment calls obesity a “disease” instead of a chronic health condition or a disorder? It’s a question doctors and public health experts are considering in the wake of Tuesday’s vote...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, American Medical Association, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Letter to the Editor - June 19
Relay for Life is a true ‘community event’ To the editor: On Saturday, June 22, Relay For Life of Jefferson County will begin at 2 p.m. at Charles Town Middle School. Jefferson County residents will join forces to reach the goal of...Tags: Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, Human Interest
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