Imperial Valley News Center
DOE’s Innovative Small Business Vouchers Pilot Selects 33 Small Businesses for Lab Collaboration
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that 33 small businesses have been selected to work directly with DOE national labs to accelerate the transformation toward a clean energy economy. The selected businesses will be afforded access to world-class laboratory resources to help move these innovative ideas and technologies closer to the marketplace.
FTC Brings Action against Lead-Generator Using Robocalls to Pitch Energy Savings
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission has brought a federal court action to stop a telemarketing operation that allegedly made illegal robocalls promising consumers energy savings, in an effort to generate leads to sell to solar panel installation companies.
Zika linked to abnormal pregnancies, fetal death, new research finds
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- Written by Enrique Rivero
Los Angeles, California - New research presents strong evidence that the Zika virus can indeed cause a range of abnormalities in pregnant women infected with the virus - with the effects manifesting any time during pregnancy. Some of the abnormalities noted have not been reported in connection with the virus.
A road map for advancing women in tech
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- Written by George Foulsham
Los Angeles, California - The importance of quality mentorships is one of eight key recommendations in a new Luskin Center for Innovation report about strategies for increasing diversity and retaining women in high-tech careers.
Better way to treat abscesses: Add antibiotic to conventional approach
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- Written by Roxanne Moster
Los Angeles, California - UCLA researchers have found that doctors can use a specific antibiotic in addition to surgically draining an abscess to give people a better chance of recovery. The discovery turns on its head the long-held notion that surgical drainage alone is sufficient for treating abscesses.
Hidden costs for the ‘hidden poor’
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- Written by Venetia Lai
Los Angeles, California - Single or partnered elderly Californians whose income is above the official poverty level but below what is required to maintain a basic quality of life are almost twice as likely to say they are in poor or fair health; feel depressed; and cannot get timely health care as their wealthier counterparts, according to a new fact sheet by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
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