Imperial Valley News Center
Knowledge gaps in getting accurate blood pressure reading
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- Written by IVN
Dallas, Texas - Crossing your legs or even talking can have a significant impact on your blood pressure reading according to the American Heart Association, which identifies seven common errors that can lead to inaccurate blood pressure readings.
FDA Takes Important Steps to Address Youth Use of Juul E-Cigarettes, but Must Do More
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- Written by Becky Wexler, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Washington, DC - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today has taken important initial steps to address the dramatic rise in youth use of Juul e-cigarettes. We commend the FDA and Commissioner Scott Gottlieb for recognizing the seriousness of the problem and taking enforcement action to prevent Juul sales to youth. However, the FDA must do more by taking off the market Juul flavors like mango and cool cucumber that clearly appeal to children and adolescents, preventing the introduction of look-alike products and subjecting e-cigarettes to FDA review of their public health impact, as required by law.
Childhood vaccines: Tough questions, straight answers
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- Written by Laurel J. Kelly
Rochester, Minnesota - Childhood vaccines protect children from a variety of serious or potentially fatal diseases, including diphtheria, measles, polio and whooping cough (pertussis). If these diseases seem uncommon - or even unheard of - it's usually because these vaccines are doing their job.
Is there such a thing as heart cancer?
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- Written by Timothy J. Moynihan, M.D.
Rochester, Minnesota - Heart cancer (primary cardiac tumor) is cancer that arises in the heart. Cancerous (malignant) tumors that begin in the heart are most often sarcomas, a type of cancer that originates in the soft tissues of the body. The vast majority of heart tumors are noncancerous (benign).
The key to happiness in 2 simple formulas
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Minute
Rochester, Minnesota - What if the key to happiness could be found in a math formula? Dr. Amit Sood, a Mayo Clinic complementary and integrative medicine physician, says two formulas can make happiness much easier to find than most people realize.
Allergy medications and pregnancy - Women's Wellness
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- Written by Dr. Yvonne Butler Tobah
Rochester, Minnesota - Allergy medications are sometimes recommended during pregnancy. However, before you take an allergy medication, consider ways to reduce your symptoms, including:
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