Imperial Valley News Center
FDA launches new, comprehensive campaign to warn kids about the dangers of e-cigarette
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- Written by Michael Felberbaum
Washington, DC - In the latest of a series of actions to address the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched “The Real Cost” Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign, a new, comprehensive effort aimed at educating kids about the dangers of e-cigarettes. The campaign targets nearly 10.7 million youth, aged 12-17, who have used e-cigarettes or are open to trying them, and features hard-hitting advertising on digital and social media sites popular among teens, as well as placing posters with e-cigarette prevention messages in high schools across the nation.
Another Alien Smuggler Arrested During Operation Blazing Sands
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- Written by Imperial Valley News
El Centro, California - Border Patrol Agents arrested a man suspected of alien smuggling in El Centro Sector Wednesday afternoon.
Smugglers Abandon Migrants in Separate Events with Deadly Consequences
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Ocotillo, California - Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector attempted to rescue two men this week left to die by their human smugglers.
Gene variations linked to severity of Zika-related birth defects
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- Written by Robert Bock
Washington, DC - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and Professor Joaquim Amorim Neto Research Institute in Campina Grande, Brazil. The enzyme, adenylate cyclase, is required to make cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), which plays a role in placental development and other cellular processes, including the immune response to infection. The findings appear in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people
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- Written by Barbara Cire
Washington, DC - In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without previous cardiovascular events, aspirin did not prolong healthy, independent living (life free of dementia or persistent physical disability). Risk of dying from a range of causes, including cancer and heart disease, varied and will require further analysis and additional follow-up of study participants. These initial findings from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial, partially supported by the National Institutes of Health, were published online on September 16, 2018 in three papers in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Neurons absorb and release water when firing
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- Written by Meredith Daly
Washington, DC - Neurons absorb and release water when they relay messages throughout the brain, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. Tracking this water movement with imaging technology may one day provide valuable information on normal brain activity, as well as how injury or disease affect brain function. The study appears in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
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