Imperial Valley News Center
The flying Lamborghini
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- Written by John Grimaldi
Imperial, California - The successful test flight of a drone-like flying passenger car has encouraged a Philippines inventor to seek investors to fund mass production, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens.
Launch of ‘The Real Cost’ Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign amid evidence of rising use among kids
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Washington, DC - In recent days, I’ve warned about an epidemic of use of e-cigarettes among teens. We’re in possession of data that shows a disturbingly sharp rise in the number of teens using e-cigarettes in just the last year. And none of the other metrics that we track when it comes to kids and tobacco are moving in a favorable direction.
FDA launches new, comprehensive campaign to warn kids about the dangers of e-cigarette
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- Written by Michael Felberbaum
Washington, DC - In the latest of a series of actions to address the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched “The Real Cost” Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign, a new, comprehensive effort aimed at educating kids about the dangers of e-cigarettes. The campaign targets nearly 10.7 million youth, aged 12-17, who have used e-cigarettes or are open to trying them, and features hard-hitting advertising on digital and social media sites popular among teens, as well as placing posters with e-cigarette prevention messages in high schools across the nation.
Another Alien Smuggler Arrested During Operation Blazing Sands
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- Written by Imperial Valley News
El Centro, California - Border Patrol Agents arrested a man suspected of alien smuggling in El Centro Sector Wednesday afternoon.
Smugglers Abandon Migrants in Separate Events with Deadly Consequences
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- Written by Imperial Valley News
Ocotillo, California - Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector attempted to rescue two men this week left to die by their human smugglers.
Gene variations linked to severity of Zika-related birth defects
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- Written by Robert Bock
Washington, DC - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and Professor Joaquim Amorim Neto Research Institute in Campina Grande, Brazil. The enzyme, adenylate cyclase, is required to make cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), which plays a role in placental development and other cellular processes, including the immune response to infection. The findings appear in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
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