Yuma News
Alzheimer Grupo de Apoyo - Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 11 October 2016 11 October 2016
Somerton, Arizona - On Tuesday, October 25th, Alzheimer Grupo de Apoyo (Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group) will meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Somerton Library. Caring for someone with Alzheimer's can be challenging, but a support group can give you the reassurance you need. Connect with other caregivers and share tips, advice, and support.
Emotional upset and heavy exertion may trigger a heart attack
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- Written by Akeem Ranmal Akeem Ranmal
- Published: 11 October 2016 11 October 2016
Dallas, Texas - Being angry, emotionally upset or engaging in heavy physical exertion may trigger a heart attack, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Community Leaders Across the Country Compete in the American Cancer Society's "Real Men Wear Pink" Campaign
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- Published: 11 October 2016 11 October 2016
Atlanta, Georgia - More than 2,000 individuals across the country have accepted the challenge to be a part of the American Cancer Society's Real Men Wear Pink campaign.
American Cancer Society Cookbook Brings Together Great Taste and Good Health
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- Published: 11 October 2016 11 October 2016
Atlanta, Georgia - The American Cancer Society released The New Healthy Eating Cookbook, Fourth Edition, which offers more than 120 all-new, easy-to-make recipes. Written for cooks of all levels, this book is for people looking to add to their kitchen repertoire and helps readers make healthier choices about the food they eat. The recipes were reviewed by the American Cancer Society's medical and nutrition experts and emphasize fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein.
NIH Grantee Wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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- Published: 10 October 2016 10 October 2016
Washington, DC - The 2016 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to National Institutes of Health grantee Sir J. Fraser Stoddart of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Stoddart shares the award jointly with Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Ph.D., of the University of Strasbourg, France and Bernard L. Feringa, Ph.D., of the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, for their design and production of molecular machines.
Targeting cardiovascular disease risk factors may be important across a lifetime
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- Written by Barbara McMakin Barbara McMakin
- Published: 10 October 2016 10 October 2016
Washington, DC - New findings suggest that all adults, including those over 65, should be mindful of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The results, published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, are part of the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, which looks at stroke incidence in approximately 30,000 individuals. The REGARDS study is funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
Smoke Alarm Event
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- Published: 10 October 2016 10 October 2016
Yuma, Arizona - On Saturday October 8, 2016, from 8 am until noon, a multi-agency effort took place in northwest Yuma to improve life safety. Organized by the American Red Cross, 9 teams of volunteers, and Fire personnel, spread out from the Wal-Mart parking lot at 8th Street and Avenue B to go door to door offering to check the condition of existing smoke alarms, replacing batteries and old non-functional alarms, and providing information about fire prevention.