Category: health and wellness
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PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK HOSTS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL PANCAN PURPLESTRIDE, THE ULTIMATE EVENT TO END PANCREATIC CANCER
Celebrities, Survivors, Caregivers, and Supporters Join Forces on One Big Day to Raise Awareness and Critical Funds for the World’s Toughest Cancer LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) hosted its largest annual fundraiser, PanCAN PurpleStride, the ultimate event to end pancreatic cancer. For the first time ever in the organization’s history of PurpleStride fundraising events,…
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FDA Permits Marketing for New Test to Improve Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing for the first in vitro diagnostic test for early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) test is intended to be used in adult patients, aged 55 years and older, presenting with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for…
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QVC and HSN Celebrate 10th Annual Beauty with Benefits Event to Support Cancer and Careers
Celebrity makeup artist and Mally Beauty founder, Mally Roncal, to serve as PSA spokesperson for this year’s milestone multiplatform video commerce event WEST CHESTER, Penn. /PRNewswire/ — QVC, HSN and Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) are celebrating the 10th annual livestream shopping event, Beauty with Benefits. The milestone event supports Cancer and Careers, a non-profit organization that provides extensive workplace assistance for cancer survivors free-of-charge.…
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LEADING CANNABIS RETAILER STIIIZY LAUNCHES SANTA ROSA STORE
–Shryne Group Opens 21st Retail Location in Latest Expansion, Brings New Jobs, Tax Revenues and Best Prices to Sonoma Region– SANTA ROSA, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — STIIIZY, one of the fastest growing cannabis brands in the world opens its first retail location in Santa Rosa, Calif. Sonoma County locals now have easy access to the #1 cannabis brand in California, best known…
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FDA Issues Warning Letters to Companies Illegally Selling CBD and Delta-8 THC Products
Violations Include Marketing Unapproved New Drugs, Misbranding, Adding Delta-8 THC to Food Products Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to five companies for selling products labeled as containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). This action is the first time…
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What You Should Know About Fighting Kidney Disease
(Family Features) When people are unexpectedly diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), their lives can be turned upside down. CKD, which is the gradual loss of kidney function, strikes Americans at a faster rate than any other non-contagious disease. When diagnosed early, kidney disease can often be treated so that it does not worsen into…
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How Eva Longoria Prioritizes Her Eye Health as She Ages
(Family Features) As a mom, entrepreneur, actress, and producer, Eva Longoria relies on her ability to see clearly up close, whether she’s reading a script, texting or keeping up with the news on her phone. Starting in her early 40s, she found herself needing brighter light to read, enlarging the size of the text on…
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4 Springtime Skin Care Tips
(Family Features) Spring brings sunshine and plenty of exciting opportunities to head outdoors for fun with family and friends. While those joyous moments make the season special, all that sun exposure can wreak havoc on the skin without the proper precautions. Whether you’re dining outdoors, going for a swim, sweating out a bike ride or…
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Understanding Asthma in Kids
(Family Features) Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children, affecting an estimated 5 million children in the United States. Children with asthma may experience coughing, wheezing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Experts at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommend parents of children with asthma work with their child’s health care…
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Study: Unprecedented Increase in Number of Border Wall Falls and Trauma
Physicians at UC San Diego Health link increase with raised wall at U.S.-Mexico border Newswise — Since 2019, there has been a five-time increase in the number of high-severity injuries occurring at the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Southern San Diego. Trauma physicians at UC San Diego Health attribute the rise in injuries to a height…