Imperial Valley News Center
Closing treatment gaps critical to ending the U.S. HIV epidemic
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- Written by Hillary Hoffman
Washington, DC - Daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) that suppresses HIV to levels undetectable by standard blood tests is lifesaving for individuals living with HIV and prevents sexual transmission of the virus to others. The public health community must use targeted interventions, however, to do a better job of reaching populations with low levels of viral suppression, according to experts from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Researchers find potential new gene therapy for blinding disease
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- Written by Lesley Earl
Washington, DC - Scientists funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) report a novel gene therapy that halts vision loss in a canine model of a blinding condition called autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP). The strategy could one day be used to slow or prevent vision loss in people with the disease. NEI is part of the National Institutes of Health.
Consumer Confidence Pops in August to Highest Level Since October 2000
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- Written by Michael Sheetz, CNBC via the White House
Washington, DC - Consumer confidence rose in August to its highest level since October 2000, building on July’s solid result.
Support for President Donald J. Trump’s Trade Announcement with Mexico
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- Written by White House
Washington, DC - Support for President Donald J. Trump’s Trade Announcement with Mexico:
President Donald J. Trump Announces Seventeenth Wave of Judicial Nominees
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- Written by White House
Washington, DC - Today President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate a seventeenth wave of judicial nominees as follows:
President Trump on Senator John McCain
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Washington, DC - "Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain’s service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment.
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