Imperial Valley News Center
American Red Cross Trains 1 Million Children to Prepare for Disasters through The Pillowcase Project
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Washington, DC - The American Red Cross is pleased to announce that one million 3rd through 5th grade students have learned how to prepare themselves, their households and their communities for emergencies by participating in The Pillowcase Project.
Eosinophilic esophagitis may be due to missing protein
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- Written by Judith Lavelle
Washington, DC - Scientists have discovered that the absence of a specific protein in cells lining the esophagus may cause inflammation and tissue damage in people with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). EoE affects as many as 150,000 people in the United States, many of whom are children. People with EoE experience difficult or painful swallowing, vomiting and nutritional problems because an accumulation of immune cells called eosinophils scars the esophagus.
HIV vaccine elicits antibodies in animals that neutralize dozens of HIV strains
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- Written by Laura S. Leifman
Washington, DC - An experimental vaccine regimen based on the structure of a vulnerable site on HIV elicited antibodies in mice, guinea pigs and monkeys that neutralize dozens of HIV strains from around the world. The findings were reported today in the journal Nature Medicine by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues.
New approach to immunotherapy leads to complete response in breast cancer patient unresponsive to other treatments
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Washington, DC - A novel approach to immunotherapy developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has led to the complete regression of breast cancer in a patient who was unresponsive to all other treatments. This patient received the treatment in a clinical trial led by Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the Surgery Branch at NCI’s Center for Cancer Research (CCR), and the findings were published June 4, 2018 in Nature Medicine. NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health.
Romanian Nationals Indicted for Fraud Conspiracy and ID Theft
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Richmond, Virginia - A federal grand jury returned an indictment Friday charging a two Romanian nationals with bank fraud, debit card fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
Jury Convicts Another Sacramento Man of Fraud in Connection with Arson Fraud Scheme
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Sacramento, California - On Monday, after a seven-day trial, a federal jury found Saber A. Shehadeh, 75, of Sacramento, guilty of three counts of mail fraud related to an arson fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. Shehadeh was remanded into custody following the verdict.
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