Imperial Valley News Center
Rice farms could provide offsets in carbon market
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- Written by Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary
Sacramento, California - Sometimes it takes a crisis like climate change to reveal a golden opportunity. Our rice farmers in Northern California have long been exemplary stewards of their land, both in terms of providing habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife and for their ongoing efforts to work with environmental and research organizations to improve their farming practices. Now, in response to climate change, they stand ready to take the next step.
Gasoline prices could continue to fall
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- Written by Keith Robinson
West Lafayette, Indiana - How low can they go? We're talking gas prices here.
Power Outage at the State Department
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - This morning during construction at the 21st Street entrance, one of the power lines that serves the Main State building was accidentally severed. This has resulted in a power outage at the State Department.
FDA approves drug that extends survival in the most common type of lung cancer
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- Written by Peter Bracke
Los Angeles, California - The Food and Drug Administration Friday approved a new drug to treat non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), offering people new hope in fighting the disease. Lung cancer is expected to lead to more than 150,000 deaths in the United States this year alone, and NSCLC accounts for about 85 percent of all lung cancers.
UCLA researcher develops robotic surgery technique to treat previously inoperable head and neck cancer
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- Written by Peter Bracke
Los Angeles, California - In a groundbreaking new study, UCLA researchers have advanced a robotic surgical technique to successfully access a previously unreachable area of the head and neck.
Higher-earning physicians make more money by ordering more procedures per patient
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- Written by Kim Irwin
Los Angeles, California - In results they characterized as “very surprising,” UCLA researchers found for the first time that higher-earning clinicians make more money by ordering more procedures and services per patient rather than by seeing more patients, which may not be in patients’ best interest.
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