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Scott Warren Worked to Prevent Migrant Deaths in the Arizona Desert. The Government Wants Him in Prison
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- Written by Rodrigo Brandão Rodrigo Brandão
- Published: 06 May 2019 06 May 2019
New York - The Intercept has published “Bodies in the Borderlands,” a long-form feature by reporter Ryan Devereaux focused on the prosecution of Scott Warren, a humanitarian aid worker volunteering with the immigrant rights group No More Deaths (also known as No Más Muertes) in Arizona.
Dr. Redfield on National Infant Immunization Week, Safety and Effectiveness of Vaccines
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- Written by CDC CDC
- Published: 06 May 2019 06 May 2019
Atlanta, Georgia - As CDC Director and as a physician, I have and continue to wholeheartedly advocate for infant immunization. More importantly, as a father and grandfather I have ensured all of my children and grandchildren are vaccinated on the recommended schedule. Vaccines are safe. Vaccines do not cause autism. Vaccine-preventable diseases are dangerous.
New Legislation Would Support Increased Charitable Giving Among Our Nation’s Seniors
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- Written by AHA AHA
- Published: 06 May 2019 06 May 2019
Washington, DC - Bipartisan legislation introduced this week would expand the IRA Charitable Rollover to allow seniors starting at age 65 to make tax-free IRA rollovers to charities through life-income plans (charitable gift annuities or charitable remainder trusts).
Health Groups Support Federal Tobacco to 21 Act – Legislation to Raise the Tobacco Sales Age to 21 Nationwide
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- Written by Steve Weiss Steve Weiss
- Published: 06 May 2019 06 May 2019
Washington, DC - Following is a joint statement from Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and American Academy of Pediatrics:
More intensive blood pressure therapy helps patients with type 2 diabetes
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- Written by Carrie Thacker Carrie Thacker
- Published: 06 May 2019 06 May 2019
Dallas, Texas - People with type 2 diabetes who received intensive treatment to keep their blood pressure levels at 130/80 mm/Hg or below had fewer heart attacks, strokes and other diabetes complications, according to a study published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension.
Breaking community health barriers with local entrepreneurs
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- Written by AHA AHA
- Published: 06 May 2019 06 May 2019
Dallas, Texas - Approximately 50 million people in the United States are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease because they lack the most basic needs healthy food, clean air and drinking water, quality education, employment and housing.
NIH researchers identify method to verify if children fasted before medical testing
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 05 May 2019 05 May 2019
Washington, DC - Testing the blood for free fatty acids could help doctors verify if children fasted before undergoing tests for diabetes or other medical conditions, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their study appears in Pediatrics.