Imperial Valley News Center
The type of sugar you eat may trigger fullness or cravings for more food
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- Written by Constance Sommer
Los Angeles, California - Sugar gets a lot of bad press, and for good reason. Too much of it increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart attack and stroke. And Americans tend to eat a lot of it — more than 60 percent blow through the government’s recommended consumption on a daily basis.
Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Susan Thornton Travels To Malaysia
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Susan Thornton will travel to Malaysia April 2-3 to co-chair the 31st U.S.-ASEAN Dialogue with Malaysia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Dato’ Ramlan Ibrahim.
Researchers team up with Major League Baseball to predict injuries before they occur
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- Written by Michelle McCarthy
Los Angeles, California - As teams take the field for baseball’s opening day on Thursday, here’s a disturbing fact: Although multiple studies have researched possible causes of shoulder and elbow pain in the sport, injuries continue to occur. In the past 15 years, Major League Baseball players on the disabled list accounted for $7 billion in lost wages.
Does flossing work? The answer, and other truths about taking care of your teeth
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- Written by Joanna Clay
Los Angeles, California - From flossing possibly getting the kibosh to getting cavities on a sugar-free diet, it is easy to get confused when it comes to dental care.
Stanford law and science experts discuss court case that could set precedent for climate change litigation
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- Written by Rob Jordan
Stanford, California - A judge in California took an unusual step in trying to untangle who is to blame for increasingly frequent droughts, floods and other climate change-related extreme weather. The case in San Francisco is weighing the question of whether climate change damages connected to the burning of oil are specifically the fault of the companies that extract and sell it.
Stanford researchers probe the complex nature of concussion
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- Written by Nathan Collins
Stanford, California - It seems simple enough: Taking a hard hit to the head can give you a concussion. But, Stanford researchers report March 30 in Physical Review Letters, in most cases, the connection is anything but simple.
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