Imperial Valley News Center
FTC plans a study on car buying and financing
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - Cars are one of the biggest purchases a consumer will ever make. Researching models and options is only part of the process. Prospective buyers also have to consider price negotiations, trade-in, and financing. Since 2011, the FTC has brought more than 25 cases challenging illegal practices in this area.
FDA strengthens requirements for surgical mesh for the transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse to address safety risks
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- Written by IVPost
Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two final orders to manufacturers and the public to strengthen the data requirements for surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally, or through the vagina. The FDA issued one order to reclassify these medical devices from class II, which generally includes moderate-risk devices, to class III, which generally includes high-risk devices, and a second order that requires manufacturers to submit a premarket approval (PMA) application to support the safety and effectiveness of surgical mesh for the transvaginal repair of POP.
Personal Trainers Now have The National Fitness League
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- Written by PRP
Los Angeles, California - Keeping in mind the importance of fitness, how it is essential to the people, the National Fitness League is taken an initiative to actually offer the personal trainers which will be assisting people to get into their desirable shape. The step is taken in account to reduce the obesity rate in the region, since this is a crucial problem that needs to be addressed as soon as possible.
Throwable tactical camera gets commercial release
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- Written by Rob Matheson
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Unseen areas are troublesome for police and first responders: Rooms can harbor dangerous gunmen, while collapsed buildings can conceal survivors. Now Bounce Imaging, founded by an MIT alumnus, is giving officers and rescuers a safe glimpse into the unknown.
Healthy breakdown
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- Written by Peter Dizikes
Cambridge, Massachusetts - A wide variety of fruits and vegetables contain oxalate. But humans and most other animals lack the ability to metabolize this molecule - that is, to break it down while digesting it. And so for some people, a buildup of oxalate is associated with kidney stones, arthritis, and even kidney failure.
Global reductions in mercury emissions should lead to billions in economic benefits for U.S.
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- Written by Jennifer Chu
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Mercury pollution is a global problem with local consequences: Emissions from coal-fired power plants and other sources travel around the world through the atmosphere, eventually settling in oceans and waterways, where the pollutant gradually accumulates in fish. Consumption of mercury-contaminated seafood leads to increased risk for cardiovascular disease and cognitive impairments.
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