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YRMC blood drive starts Monday
Yuma Regional Medical Center will host the Thanks for Giving Life blood drive 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. The drive, conducted by United Blood Services, is open to the public. It will be held at Yuma Regional Corporate Center, 399 W.... Full story
YUMA COUNTY SUPERVISOR Lenore Stuart takes a stroll Monday through Gateway Park. She said she walks through the park regularly and that the walks are part of the fitness routine she has adopted to help her shed pounds during the current Weight Loss Challenge competition.
Yumans trimming the fat
So far, Yumans have lost almost almost 4,000 pounds.That's a lot of blood, sweat and tears, the latter being over all the treats Yumans have given up thanks to Fattest to Fittest: Yuma vs. Yakima Weight Loss Challenge.And with 3,874.6 pounds lost by... Full story
ELVIA AND Alfredo Godoy are served by Camino de Compasión, a Hospice of Yuma in-home care program for terminally ill Spanish speakers.
Hospice reaches out to Spanish-speaking patients
Alfredo Godoy praises Hospice of Yuma for a variety of reasons, but he sums up his most essential point about the agency in a few words:"The most important thing about Hospice is that they don't have to be in pain."In the waning days of his wife,... Full story

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Fine-tune workout to rule slopes
Folks, ski season is coming. And more than a few of you have asked questions about getting in skiing shape. Even when we're in great shape there are things we can do to help improve our ability to ski better and, if you ski as badly as I do,... Full story
U.S. needs czar to coordinate health efforts
America needs a trainer.
America needs a trainer. The country needs somebody qualified to help whip our butts into shape. That somebody would have the power to command, influence and draw resources from various aspects of the government to help us get in better shape.... Full story
Gradual shift in habits helps avoid fitness-program rebellion
Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs.
Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs. Folks are aware that too many kids in the United States are overweight or obese. We even know how to reverse the situation and how to prevent it. We know that more physical activity helps. We know... Full story

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  • GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul....
  • Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) -- Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist....
  • Bishops discuss authority over Catholic colleges BALTIMORE (AP) -- Fallout continues from the summer controversy over the University of Notre Dame awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights....

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