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Drug Cuts Breast Cancer Cases by More Than 50 per cent in High Risk Women |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 12/12/2013 12:27 PM
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London, UK....Taking the breast cancer drug anastrozole for five years reduced the chances of post-menopausal women at high risk of breast cancer developing the disease by 53 per cent compared with women who took a placebo, according to a study published in the Lancet today.
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Santa’s Express Dinner Dance a Success |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 10:27 AM
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Frogtown, CA...The second Annual Santa’s Express Dinner Dance raised approximately $26,000 for Santa’s Express this year thanks to the efforts of Gina Galloway and Rayleane Dias-Gentry. Each year they have picked two seniors from Bret Harte High School who want use this event as their senior project and work with them on the event. The two that worked with Gina and Rayleane this year are Lacey Loomis and Paxton Fassbender. “These girls worked so hard, they helped in the planning process, they sold tickets, got auction items and helped decorate for the event,” said Gina Galloway, “they were amazing.” Over 550 tickets were sold, the dinner was catered by Up County Catering, the auctioneer was Ryan Sullivan, who kept the auction so lively and wonderful music from the band, Plan B, who played through the night...
Pictured: Mrs. Claus, Paxton Fassbender, Santa Claus and Jacey Loomis. |
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Arnold Family Medical Center is Open Saturdays and All Mark Twain Family Medical Centers are Ready to Serve |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/07/2013 09:56 AM
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San Andreas, CA...Our mission is to improve the health of Calaveras County residents, and so for over a decade our Family Medical Centers have served the communities of Angels Camp, Valley Springs, Arnold, San Andreas and Copperopolis. Each Family Medical Center compliments the work of local physicians and has a special emphasis on wellness and family medicine...
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Tamarack Lodge At Bear Valley is Open with Plenty of Snow |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/07/2013 10:10 AM
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Bear Valley, CA...Tamarack Lodge at Bear Valley is OPEN and with lots of SNOW!!! This picture is of Snow Angels – 7:30 am at Tamarack Lodge at Bear Valley - Vicky and Nolan Johnson-
2 plus feet overnight at Tamarack Lodge at Bear Valley on December 7th, 2013
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Mark Twain Health Care District (MTHCD) and Mark Twain Medical Center Foundation To Sponsor Second Annual “Golden Health Awards" |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/06/2013 12:02 PM
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San Andreas, CA...Mark Twain Health Care District (MTHCD) and Mark Twain Medical Center Foundation will host the second annual “Golden Health Awards" at Ironstone Vineyards on February 1, 2014. The Golden Health Award was established in 2013 to recognize and award selected health care organizations and individuals who have made a positive impact to the health and wellness of the Calaveras County community. Health care professionals selected for nomination are chosen from Community Health Based 501 (c)(3 Organizations, Public Health Programs, and Behavioral Health Programs that operate in Calaveras County. Agencies or Organizations that operate in multiple counties are eligible for nomination, however funds received as an award or grant must be used in Calaveras County to promote the health and wellness of the community...
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Black Oak Casino Donates to Santa’s Express & The Resource Connection |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/04/2013 05:29 PM
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San Andreas, CA....Santa’s Express and The Resource Connection Food Bank would like to take a moment to acknowledge a donation to Santa’s Express from Black Oak Casino and the Calaveras Community Foundation in the amount of $250.00 to go towards the Santa’s Express Event. “We are grateful for the donation from Black Oak Casino through the Calaveras Community Foundation,” said Jeannie Hayward, Food Bank Director. “Santa’s Express is in full swing and we are expecting to serve between 1200 and 1300 families in Calaveras County and every penny counts! The Santa’s Express Distribution is on December 20th at three sites in Calaveras County – The Resource Connection Food Bank in San Andreas, Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Families in West Point and Faith Lutheran Church/Murphys Senior Center parking lot in Murphys. We distribute a whole holiday food basket, which will include turkeys or hams, fresh produce and lots of food from our community Santa’s Express Food Drive. We also distribute toys for children 0-11 and coats and jackets for youth 12 -17.” Interested in donating? Please contact the Food Bank at 209-754-1257.
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The Hospice Tree of Lights Is December 7th and 8th |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/03/2013 02:56 PM
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Angels Camp, CA...Caring for patients and families primarily in Amador & Calaveras Counties since 1982. Hospice is a concept of care that treats the person, not the disease, and emphasizes quality of life, not the duration....
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The 7th Annual Klassen's Turkey Trot...Hundreds of Wild Turkey Trotters Take Part |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/02/2013 03:15 AM
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Murphys, CA...The 7th Annual Klassen's Turkey Trot filled Murphys Community Park early on Thanksgiving morning. There was music, great t-shirts, donations for the food bank and a great way to get the holiday of on the right foot. The event keeps growing every year and most people seemed to put the crowd in the 600 range for this informal event....
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Shopping Online? Give Something That Means Something |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 12/02/2013 10:13 AM
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Sacramento, CA...If you are one of the millions of Cyber Monday holiday shoppers online today looking for that perfect holiday gift, don’t forget to visit www.redcross.org/gifts to give a gift that means something to those in need during the upcoming holiday season. The American Red Cross 2013 Holiday Campaign is in full swing and shoppers can go through the online Red Cross gift catalog and purchase a variety of symbolic gifts in the name of the people on their gift list...
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Festival of Lights Benefiting Hospice of Sierra is Tomorrow Night |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 12/02/2013 06:45 PM
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| Sonora, CA...Sonora Regional Medical Center’s 3rd Annual Festival of Lights will be held on Tuesday, December 3 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in front of the hospital, at the entrance to the attached Professional Center and Community Pharmacy at 900 Greenley Road. It is a benefit for Hospice of the Sierra... |
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