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Imperial Beach Library Hosts Free Blood Pressure Screening and Health Information Fair

San Diego County Library is devoted to helping local residents build healthier lives. The Imperial Beach Library, 810 Imperial Beach Blvd, is doing its part by hosting free blood pressure screenings and a health information fair on Wednesday, August 1 from 4 – 6 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Imperial Beach Health Center [...]

Discovery of Chemical That Affects Biological Clock Offers New Way to Treat Diabetes

Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered a chemical that offers a completely new and promising direction for the development of drugs to treat metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes-a major public health concern in the United States due to the current obesity epidemic. Their discovery, detailed in a paper published July 13 in [...]

Hookah Becoming Alarmingly Popular With Young Adults, Say UCSD Researchers

Hookah use among California youth ages 18 to 24 is rising rapidly according to a study conducted by researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The study appears in the “First Look” online version of American Journal of Public Health.