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Cal/OSHA Warns Condom Use Required in Adult Films
OAKLAND, California, Feb. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Following Thursday's meeting of the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board where it did not adopt a proposed standard pertaining to the adult film ...
UPDATE: Use the Nutrition Facts Label and Reduce Your Sodium Intake
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- February is American Heart Month. In the United States (U.S.), an estimated 56% of adults have either hypertension (high blood pressure) or prehypertension (slightly ...
Use the Nutrition Facts Label and Reduce Your Sodium Intake
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- February is American Heart Month. In the United States (U.S.), an estimated 56% of adults have either hypertension (high blood pressure) or prehypertension (slightly ...
African Americans, Hispanics face greater risk of heart failure
DALLAS, Feb. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- More than 915,000 Americans will be diagnosed with heart failure this year, according to the recently published American Heart Association 2016 Statistical Update.
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One Year After Government Approval, The Spatz3 Adjustable Gastric Balloon Finds Success In Mexico...
GREAT NECK, New York, Feb. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Spatz FGIA, Inc., www.spatzmedical.com, makers of the Spatz3 Adjustable intragastric balloon, announces that, one year after official government approval, Spatz3 adjustable ...
National Network of Hispanic Mentors in Nursing Unveiled
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Building on the success of its campaign Hispanics in Nursing launched in 2015, the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) and Hispanic Communications Network-La Red Hispana ...
National Hispanic Medical Association Hepatitis C Summit
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) will hold a national summit on Hepatitis C at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room B354 on February 11, 2016 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm ...
Labor Commissioner Gets San Francisco House Cleaning Workers $50,000 Each in Back Pay
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su has reached a $265,000 settlement on behalf of five workers who were victims of wage theft while employed at San Francisco-based Marina's House ...
Latino scientists win $50,000 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise
NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Vilcek Foundation is proud to announce Fernando Camargo and Roberta Capp as winners of the 2016 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. The prizes honor young ...
Merck Manuals now available in Spanish
KENILWORTH, New Jersey, Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Merck Manuals* is proud to announce the 116-year-old trusted medical resource is now available in Spanish on MerckManuals.com in the United States.
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ApotheCard, Inc. Notifies Customers of Wal-Mart’s Decision to Remove Electronically Stored Prescription Discount Card...
CARPINTERIA, California, Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- ApotheCard, Inc. announced today that Walmart has removed all electronically-stored prescription discount card information contained in pharmacy customer profiles according ...
IT Healthcare Company, Eloquence Communications, Conquers the Language Barrier Between Medical Facilities and Patients
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- As the U.S. grows more culturally diverse, some healthcare experts worry that patients are suffering adverse effects due to the lack of professional interpreter and translator ...
Smart Contact Lens Helps Predict Disease Progression in Glaucoma Patients
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- A contact lens with a built-in sensor could help determine which glaucoma patients have a higher risk of disease progression, according to a new study. Researchers from Columbia ...
World Cancer Day: Focus on Food Safety
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- February 4, 2016, is World Cancer Day. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminds cancer patients and survivors (and those preparing food for them) about the ...
Cal/OSHA Reminder to Employers: Post Annual Work-Related Injury and Illness Summaries
OAKLAND, California, Jan. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/-- Cal/OSHA is reminding all employers in California of the yearly requirement to post their summaries of work-related injuries and illnesses from February 1 through April 30. ...
American Lung Association “State of Tobacco Control 2016” Report Finds California Failing in Efforts...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Once a national leader in tobacco control efforts, California continues to fall behind other states in protecting its residents from the burden of tobacco according to the 14th ...
More than 3 million US women at risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancy
ATLANTA, Feb. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- An estimated 3.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 years are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking, sexually active, and not ...
WomenHeart & Burlington Stores Team Up with Wendy Williams for #HealthyHeartSelfie Challenge
BURLINGTON, New Jersey, Feb. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- For the fifth consecutive year, Burlington Stores, the national off price retailer, and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, are teaming up to ...
The Clear Reality of Alikay Naturals Bentonite Me Baby
FORT MEYERS, Florida, Jan. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a consumer alert today about Alikay Naturals Bentonite Me Baby product. We would like to clarify some key facts in the ...
Independent Baylor University Study Showcases Economic Impact of Allergan on Waco and Central Texas...
-- Operations generated economic impact of $263 million in the Waco area and $406 million in the Central Texas economy in 2015 --
-- Allergan's economic impact on the Central Texas economy projected at $450 million in 2016 --
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Neighbors Emergency Center Harlingen, TX Location to Open January 30
PEARLAND, Texas, Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Neighbors Emergency Center Harlingen, TX location will start seeing patients this Saturday, January 30. Harlingen is a city nestled in a region of South Texas known as the ...
Antidepressant Use Common Among Reproductive-Aged Women;
WHITE PLAINS, New York, Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- More than 15 percent of reproductive-aged women have filled a prescription for an antidepressant medication during the years 2008–2013, according to a new analysis ...
Cal/OSHA Cites Two Employers for Serious Meat-Grinder Accident
SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, Jan. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Cal/OSHA has cited Vitco Meats and temporary employment agency Volt Workforce Solutions a combined $74,500 following a nearly fatal accident at a San Luis Obispo meat ...
First Mom-Baby Patient Safety Center Planned By March Of Dimes
DANA POINT, California, Jan. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The first-ever center dedicated exclusively to reducing unnecessary illness and death among pregnant women and babies was announced today by the March of Dimes in ...
Health Enrollment Opens for Undocumented Residents in Sacramento County
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The beginning of the new year marks the opening of the Healthy Partners Program, Sacramento County's health coverage program for undocumented residents. Created through the ...
