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Action Required to Renew DMV Disabled Placards by June 30

Sacramento – Permanent disabled person parking placard holders who have had their placards for six or more years must provide a signature to the DMV to renew this year. Placards expire on June 30, 2023. A new law has changed the renewal process, so longtime placard holders will no longer automatically receive new placards. Placards must be renewed every six years. …

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线上普通话健康论坛: 酒精造成之面部潮红及其健康影响 (Alcohol-Induced Facial Flushing and Health Implications)

很多亚洲人在饮酒后会出现面部潮红及心律加速的情况。世界上约有5.4亿人饮酒后都会如此,相当于全球 8% 的人口都饱受这些症状之苦。这种现象是由于先天的基因突变,而导致人体内缺乏一种名为乙醛去氢酶 (ALDH2) 的重要解酒酵素。很多人将喝酒后脸红当作「健康」的象征,但其实这是误解:喝酒会脸红,代表一种名为乙醛的危险致癌物正在体内累积。陈哲宏博士将在讲座中解释酒后脸红的生物学原因,以及带有酒后脸红基因的人可能面对的健康问题。陈博士将介绍新的饮酒量标准,以及他正在亚裔族群中大力推广的 5 月 9 日「无酒日」。 陈哲宏博士 (Dr. Che-Hong Chen) 任教于斯坦福大学医学院,是一位分子生物学及基因学家。陈博士专门研究乙醛毒性以及 ALDH 多基因家族在人体中所发挥的功能。有一类新型乙醛去氢酶调节剂的发现,就是奠基于陈博士的研究。这些小分子调节剂 (叫作Aldas) 为强效的酶活化剂,能活化东亚人种特有功能失调的变异 ALDH2,即造成酒精潮红症 (酒精不耐症) 的元凶。陈哲宏博士在台湾创办了名为台湾酒精不耐症卫教协会 (Taiwan Alcohol Intolerance Education Society,简称TAIES) 的非营利教育推广组织。他是斯坦福亚裔健康研究及教育中心 (Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education ,简称CARE) 的国际推广部主任 (outreach country director),主导推广关于酒精不耐症的大众健康教育、宣导过量饮酒可能造成的健康风险,以及预防台湾及东亚地区的饮酒相关癌症发生。 注册链接(registration link) https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z_6VoP1PSyCNO4l_VaVMjg#/registration

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SacRT Holding Two Hiring Events in June

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) is hosting two in-person hiring events specifically to help bring onboard more bus drivers and fill other essential positions. SacRT offers extremely generous and competitive benefits for medical, dental, paid sick leave, retirement, and tuition reimbursement. Also, signing bonuses are available for bus drivers. Hiring Event Details:Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (tomorrow)10 …

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