Imperial Valley News Center
FDA allows marketing of the first newborn screening test to help detect Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, the first screening test permitted to be marketed by FDA for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) in newborns.
Arson Attack on Human Rights Group in Chechnya
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Washington, DC - We are extremely concerned by reports of arson at the Grozny offices of the Joint Mobile Group and the threats directed against human rights defenders, including Igor Kalyapin, head of the Russian NGO Committee Against Torture.
U.S. Government Increases Focus on Gender-Sensitive Data
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New York, New York - At today’s Data2X event in New York City, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Heather Higginbottom along with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, jointly committed to Data2X’s mission to promote gender-sensitive data.
FDA grants CLIA waiver expanding the availability of rapid screening test for syphilis
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it granted the first-ever waiver, under certain laboratory regulations, for a rapid screening test for syphilis, which will allow the Syphilis Health Check test to be used in a greater variety of health care settings.
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.
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