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Organizers out to Paint Phoenix Purple to combat domestic violence

Organizers out to Paint Phoenix Purple to combat domestic violence

By Peter Haden          Cronkite News   PHOENIX — For a woman visiting a restaurant bathroom, it may be a purple card outlining how to escape an abusive relationship. For a high school student, it may be a purple screensaver listing

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Facts of Obamacare

Facts of Obamacare

October 1st marks the official opening of the state health insurance  exchanges, open marketplaces where residents of the U.S. can go to customize and  purchase varying levels of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act – also  known as Obamacare,

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Report: Obamacare premiums in Arizona among lowest in nation

Report: Obamacare premiums in Arizona among lowest in nation

By Chad Garland          Cronkite News   WASHINGTON – Arizona residents will be offered health-insurance plans with some of the lowest premiums in the country when federal insurance marketplaces begin open enrollment Tuesday under Obamacare, the government said Wednesday. The report

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Lo Que El Viento Se Llevó: Huracanes en México

Lo Que El Viento Se Llevó: Huracanes en México

    Por Mariela Gomez de Ell Lo que el viento se llevó…Después del paso de 2 devastadores Huracanes En México. Los remanentes de las fatales tormentas que dejaron a su paso por lo menos 101 muertos, 68 desaparecidos, 200

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Pensamientos Mortales: El  Suicidio Entre Jóvenes Ya es un Problema de Salud Publica en México.

Pensamientos Mortales: El Suicidio Entre Jóvenes Ya es un Problema de Salud Publica en México.

Por Mariela Gómez De Ell Septiembre es el mes que los especialistas en salud mental han destinado para alertar a la comunidad que las cifras de suicidio especialmente las de los adolescentes van en aumento. El 10 de septiembre también

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Sex On Your iPhone? Here Are Apps For That!

Sex On Your iPhone? Here Are Apps For That!

According to Latina magazine, we’re hopelessly addicted to our iPhones, so when Apple dropped the news about the latest model, we immediately started planning which apps we would be downloading onto our new phones!  But then, we read this completely loco study that said nearly 1 in 10 people

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Research: Bilinguals Have Higher Level of Mental Flexibility

Research: Bilinguals Have Higher Level of Mental Flexibility

The evidence keeps pouring in that bilingualism is good for you. Bilinguals with the ability to switch languages seamlessly have likely developed a higher level of mental flexibility than people who only speak one language, researchers at Penn State said Tuesday

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Study: Longer Mother Breast-feeds, Greater Benefit to Child

Study: Longer Mother Breast-feeds, Greater Benefit to Child

For the study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at Harvard Medical School enrolled 1, 312 pregnant women. The researchers assessed breast-feeding at 6 and 12 months and followed the mothers and children for seven years. For each additional month a baby

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Septiembre es el Mes de la Recuperación

Septiembre es el Mes de la Recuperación

Por Mariela Gomez De Ell Septiembre es el Mes de las Fiestas Patrias, el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, pero lo que quizá no sabía es que es también el Mes de la Recuperación de Adicciones y Enfermedades Mentales. Para

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Reyes Foundation Dr. Lozano Fundraiser September 6, 2013

Reyes Foundation Dr. Lozano Fundraiser September 6, 2013

  Ruben Hernandez Two years ago, a family tragedy prompted Martha and Diana Reyes to form a foundation to help burn victims recover from their horrible trauma. The Reyes Foundation for Burn Victims’ mission is to give patients who have

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