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Palomar Health offers free virtual classes on health topics

October 30, 2020 By sdcnews

ESCONDIDO–Palomar Health medical experts will be hosting a virtual class on popular health topics for San Diego county residents for the month of November and December. Get more wellness information and tips at SurvivalHabit. The event is free to the public. Registration required. To register visit PalomarHealth.org/Classes or call (866) 628-2880. Virtual Wellness Classes  Back […]

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U.S. social distancing stabilized, but did not reduce, spread

May 13, 2020 By sdcnews

(Newswise)–We were expecting a peak, but we reached a plateau. A statistical analysis of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., found that social distancing measures effectively slowed the spread of coronavirus on the whole, but did not reduce the number of new infections per day. “All the social distancing was clearly helping, but it merely […]

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Raise 4 The Brave online campaign targets veteran wellness for Mental Health Month

May 5, 2020 By sdcnews

Wave Academy is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by commemorating the Month of Mental Health and Mental Health Awareness Week, with the Raise 4 The Brave online campaign. The campaign highlights the pandemic’s impact on the San Diego military and veteran community. The event is hosted by Wave Academy, a non-profit organization that provides warm-water therapy […]

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Wikipedia visits to disease outbreak pages show impact of news media on public attention

March 16, 2020 By sdcnews

(Newswise)–During the 2016 Zika outbreak, news exposure appears to have had a far bigger impact than local disease risk on the number of times people visited Zika-related Wikipedia pages in the U.S. Michele Tizzoni and colleagues at the ISI Foundation in Turin, Italy, present these findings in PLOS Computational Biology. During an epidemic caused by […]

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“Sober curious”: Why it’s ok to go alcohol-free

February 17, 2020 By sdcnews

The boozy holidays are over and dry January has come and gone … now what? Perhaps the relief of not waking up with a hangover, or the extra dollars saved by not spending it on alcohol is what motivates people to cut back on alcohol, but whatever the reason, the “sober curious” movement is catching […]

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Acid reflux affects nearly a third of U.S. adults weekly

December 25, 2019 By sdcnews

(Newswise)–Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a digestive disorder that causes heartburn and other uncomfortable symptoms, may affect nearly a third of U.S. adults each week, and most of those who take certain popular medications for it still have symptoms, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study. Also known as acid reflux, GERD is caused by gastric acid […]

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In some children with autism, “Social” and “Visual” neural circuits don’t quite connect

December 22, 2019 By sdcnews

(Newswise)–Among the first and most-documented symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a child’s aversion to interaction with others. Specifically, they appear uninterested in social activities and stimuli that would normally attract a young child’s attention, such as watching other children play, sing or dance. In a new study, published online December 17, 2019 in […]

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Parents matter – protecting kids from risky drinking

December 15, 2019 By sdcnews

(Newswise)–Many parents permit their adolescent children to drink alcohol, believing this helps teach them responsible use and avoids the appeal of ‘forbidden fruit.’  In research studies, greater parental permissibility for alcohol has been linked to earlier and heavier drinking in adolescence. However, it is not clear whether parents allowing adolescents to drink is itself to […]

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Two UC San Diego researchers elected AAAS Fellows

December 2, 2019 By sdcnews

(Newswise)–Two researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general science organization in the world and publisher of the journal Science. Pamela Mellon, PhD, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, and […]

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Increase health benefits of exercise by working out before breakfast

October 21, 2019 By sdcnews

(Newswise)–According to a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, health scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham found that by changing the timing of when you eat and exercise, people can better control their blood sugar levels. The six-week study, which involved thirty men classified as obese or overweight and […]

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