Imperial Valley News Center
Cold facts on ice cream ‘brain freeze’
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- Written by Deborah Balzer
Holtville, California - Have you ever enjoyed a sip of an ice-cold milkshake or taken a bite of an ice cream cone only to get an instant blast of pain or headache that lasts a few seconds? You're not alone. Dr. Amaal Starling, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, says the condition is called a "cold-stimulus headache."
Switzerland National Day
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: "On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Switzerland on the occasion of Swiss National Day.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
Monoclonal Antibody for Improved Manufacturing of Biologic Drugs
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- Written by Michael E. Newman
Washington, DC - When the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) issued the world’s first standardized monoclonal antibody (mAb) in July 2016, the exhaustively analyzed protein known as NISTmAb(NIST Reference Material 8671) was intended as a valuable tool for biopharmaceutical companies. Its purpose: to help ensure the quality of measurement techniques used in the development and manufacture of biologic drug therapies for a wide range of health conditions, including cancers, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases. Although the molecule has been precisely characterized, the current proprietary method for its production has not.
Virulent Newcastle Disease outreach in Southern California
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- Written by CDFA
Virulent Newcastle Disease has been detected in San Bernardino, Riverside and Los Angeles counties. The disease has been found at a total of 74 properties – all residential. It has not been detected at commercial poultry operations. In this video, USDA veterinarian Dr. P. Ryan Clarke discusses the current incident with a review of the disease outbreak in 2002-2003 in California.
New efforts to advance antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
Washington, DC - Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health challenge. Antimicrobial drugs have been widely used in human and veterinary medicine for more than 60 years. When used judiciously, antimicrobials can effectively fight bacterial infections. However, we know that overuse or misuse of these drugs promotes the development of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.
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