Imperial Valley News Center
FDA warns StemGenex Biologic Laboratories LLC of illegally marketing an unapproved cellular product manufactured
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- Written by Stephanie Caccomo
San Diego, California - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned StemGenex Biologic Laboratories LLC (StemGenex) of San Diego; its owner/manager Rita F. Alexander and laboratory and medical director Jenny R. Galloway, M.D. about marketing a purported stem cell product without FDA approval and for significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice requirements, including some that could lead to microbial contamination, putting patients at risk.
The 24 days of Christmas
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- Written by John Grimaldi
Las Vegas, Nevada - Just in time for the holidays, a British spirits distributor is offering an advent calendar for adults. Instead of chocolate treats the calendar offers up daily doses of “very old and rare” whiskies from around the world. The calendar features 24 individual drams of whiskies including one that would set you back $24,656.78 if you purchased a bottle of the stuff, says the Association of Mature American Citizens.
Governor Brown Secures Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to Support Communities Impacted by Wildfires
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- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Monday announced that the White House has approved California's request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration, submitted yesterday, to bolster the ongoing emergency response and help residents recover from devastating fires burning in Butte, Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
Playful Pachyderm Pair at San Diego Zoo Safari Park Are Thriving
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Escondido, California - Two young elephant calves at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park enjoyed a high-spirited play session this morning (Nov. 12, 2018). While their mothers and the rest of their herd ate fresh browse and hay, the 3-month-old male calf Umzula-zuli (“Zuli,” for short) and the almost 2-month-old female calf Mkhaya (called “Kaia”) engaged in some friendly sparring, pushing, head-butting, climbing and tugging behavior.
Condemning Sham "Elections" in Russia-Controlled Eastern Ukraine
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - The United States joins our European Allies and partners in condemning the November 11 sham “elections” in Russia-controlled eastern Ukraine. Yesterday’s illegitimate processes were an attempt by Moscow to institutionalize its Donbas proxies, the so-called “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics.” These entities have no place within the Minsk agreements or within Ukraine’s constitutional government, and they should be dismantled along with the illegal armed formations.
World Diabetes Day: The Food System and Human Health
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- Written by Danielle Nierenberg
New Orleans, Louisiana - November 14 is World Diabetes Day, a reminder of how deeply connected our global food system is with human health.
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