Imperial Valley News Center
Sentencing of Oleh Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - The United States strongly condemns today’s sentencing in a Russian military court of acclaimed Ukrainian director Oleh Sentsov and activist Oleksandr Kolchenko to 20 and 10 years respectively, on groundless allegations of plotting terrorist attacks and other subversive activities in Russian-occupied Crimea.
Young adults, women experience only slight declines in heart disease deaths
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- Written by American Heart Association
Dallas, Texas - Deaths from heart disease have declined dramatically over the last few decades but young people, particularly women, are not sharing equally in that improvement, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Increased Travel Distance Affects Whether Patients Receive Adjuvant Chemotherapy
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- Written by IVN
Atlanta, Georgia - Patients who have to travel farther to appointments are less likely to receive adjuvant chemotherapy (given after surgery to reduce the chance of the cancer returning), regardless of whether or not they are insured, according to a new study conducted in collaboration between the American Cancer Society, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The study appears early online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
American Cancer Society and MyLifeLine.org Partner to Provide Cancer Focused Social Support Services
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The American Cancer Society and MyLifeLine.org Cancer Foundation (MyLifeLine.org) are pleased to announce a new partnership to provide social and emotional support services to all people affected by cancer. The American Cancer Society is the latest nonprofit partner in MyLifeLine.org’s eight-year history.
How the AMA is Helping America’s Physicians Combat Burnout
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- Written by Robert J. Mills
Chicago, Illinois - The problem of burnout and caregiver fatigue among physicians is real and immediate. In fact, research shows that the rates of overall burnout extend to about 40 percent of U.S. physicians, more than 10 percentage points higher than the general population. In response, the American Medical Association (AMA) has created an ambitious program aimed at successfully preventing burnout and promoting well-being for medical professionals.
FDA extends use of Promacta in young children with rare blood disorder
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Promacta (eltrombopag) to treat low blood platelet count in pediatric patients – ages one year and older – with a rare blood disorder called chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Promacta can be used in these children when they have not achieved an appropriate response using other ITP medicines or surgery to remove the spleen.
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