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Maricopa County Air Quality Department Thanks Valley Residents for Helping to Improve our Air Quality

By  Maricopa County Air Quality Department Director Bill Wiley and ADEQ Air Quality Director Eric Massey February 1 marked the end of Maricopa County’s wintertime restrictions for wood-burning activities on poor air days. The good news is that we did

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Preventing the Flu: Myths and Facts

By: Taylor Pineda January may be the peak month for the seasonal flu, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services, however, this doesn’t mean that Arizona is out of the woods yet. With an increase in cases, it is

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Mercy Maricopa Hosts Community Forums This Spring

Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care (Mercy Maricopa) is holding five community forums in locations throughout Maricopa County from February through April.  Members of the community are invited to come, have fun, participate in wellness activities and meet Mercy Maricopa leaders.            

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Women who smoke just 100 cigarettes in their lifetime are '30% more likely to get breast cancer'

Many social smokers believe they don’t puff on enough cigarettes to be at risk of serious side effects. But new research shows that smoking just 100 cigarettes in a lifetime increases a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer by 30

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Donate Life Arizona Focus Group Dates Extended

Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) is seeking to learn people’s thoughts about organ donation. We are conducting focus groups on February 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. Participants will be paid $40 for a single 2-hour session to discuss their opinions about

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The 5 Worst Table Manners

The 5 Worst Table Manners

By: Taylor Pineda Etiquette training is a thing of the past with the upbeat lifestyle people live today. However, just because our culture promotes a speedy work ethic, etiquette still has the potential to make or break a professional image.

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You Can’t Stop Gray Hair, But You Can Slow It Down

You Can’t Stop Gray Hair, But You Can Slow It Down

Once we reach adulthood, having gray hair is very common to almost every one. Hair loses its natural color and begins to turn gray, but premature graying is an actual condition and it makes even the young look older. Gray

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Estadisticas de Donación de órganos 2013- Arizona Salva Más Vidas que en Años Anteriores

Estadisticas de Donación de órganos 2013- Arizona Salva Más Vidas que en Años Anteriores

En el 2013, 180 personas en Arizona donaron órganos, salvando 492 vidas La misión primordial de la Red de Donantes del Estado de Arizona es recuperar tejido y órganos exclusivamente paratrasplantación para salvar y sanar vidas.   La donación de tejido para

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Earn $40 by participating in a Focus Group from Donate Life Arizona

Earn $40 by participating in a Focus Group from Donate Life Arizona

Do you live in the following zip codes? 85009, 85035, 85019, 85031, 85234, 85018, 85251, 85282 Would you like to earn $40? Focus groups about organ donation – earn $40 for two hours Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) is seeking

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National Report Card Gives Arizona a Grade of D+ for Emergency Care

National Report Card Gives Arizona a Grade of D+ for Emergency Care

By WHITNEY OGDENCronkite News WASHINGTON – Arizona got a D+ for the quality of its emergency medical care, but that was the average grade for states on a national report card released Thursday. Arizona’s grade on the American College of

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