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Hospital board applicants sought

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Yuma-area residents with an interest in health care and strong interpersonal and management skills are invited to apply for an upcoming open seat on the Yuma Regional Medical Center's board of directors. The all-volunteer board sets policy...

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Finding answers in MRIs

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

The medical research lab may lack the drama of the Emmy Award-winning "ER" TV show but a Yuma pre-med student applied her passion for science to search for possible discoveries that can impact health and the community at large. Norianne Pimentel,...

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Health glance - 8-25-2008

-Down Syndrome Support Group The Down Syndrome Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Saguaro Foundation, 1495 S. 4th Ave. For more information, call Cindy Rabago, 928-261-3124, or Connie Castillo, 928-550-1535.-AWAKE A free monthly...

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AP Health News

==CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system....

==New Katrina death tally: Half of victims 75 and up

CHICAGO (AP) -- As New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older, according to researchers....

==Tracking Alzheimer's-linked protein in live brains

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease....