Imperial Valley News Center
American Medical Association and MATTER Extend Partnership to Bring Physicians, Entrepreneurs Together to Create Transformational Healthcare Solutions
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Chicago, Illinois - The American Medical Association (AMA) partnership with MATTER reached a new phase today to enhance support for startup companies seeking to have a transformational impact on health and medicine. This milestone was marked as the newly installed AMA Interaction Studio at MATTER opened to facilitate connections between entrepreneurs and physicians.
Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia To Receive PWQA’S 2015 Legislator of the Year Award
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Sacramento, California - The Pacific Water Quality Association (PWQA) has selected Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) to receive the 2015 Legislator of the Year Award.
FDA approves new treatment for HIV
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Genvoya (a fixed-dose combination tablet containing elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide) as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
Americans who practice Yoga report better wellness, health behaviors
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Imperial, California - People who practiced yoga or took natural products (dietary supplements other than vitamins and minerals) were more likely to do so for wellness reasons than to treat a specific health condition, according to analysis of data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Yoga users reported the most positive health benefits, compared to users of natural products and spinal manipulation.
New Pediatric Palliative Care Publication for Spanish-speaking Families
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Washington, DC - A new Spanish language publication, from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), a component of the National Institutes of Health, aims to increase awareness of the benefits of pediatric palliative care among Hispanic families and caregivers. The brochure is part of NINR’s Palliative Care: Conversations Matter campaign.
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