Imperial Valley News Center
Homelessness among senior citizens is a form of "elder abuse"
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- Written by John Grimaldi
Washington, DC - Here's a startling statistic from the Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]: "the homeless population is aging faster than the general population in the United States."
Operation “Dead Ringer”
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- Written by ICSO
Calexico, California - Yesterday, Imperial County Sheriff’s Office Investigators in collaboration with the United States Border Patrol and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department executed multiple search warrants on businesses located in Calexico, as part of Operation “Dead Ringer”. The search warrants were part of an ongoing investigation regarding the sale, manufacture, distribution, importation and purchase of counterfeit products, trademarks, logos and designs.
FDA approves first once-monthly buprenorphine injection, a medication-assisted treatment option for opioid use disorder
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sublocade, the first once-monthly injectable buprenorphine product for the treatment of moderate-to-severe opioid use disorder (OUD) in adult patients who have initiated treatment with a transmucosal (absorbed through mucus membrane) buprenorphine-containing product. It is indicated for patients that have been on a stable dose of buprenorphine treatment for a minimum of seven days.
California Shell Egg Advisory Committee vacancy
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- Written by CDFA
Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Egg Safety and Quality Management (ESQM) program is announcing a vacancy on the Shell Egg Advisory Committee (SEAC). The SEAC makes recommendations to the CDFA secretary on all matters pertaining to quality standards for shell eggs; uniformity of inspection; adjustment of fees for administration and enforcement; and the annual budget.
Lao People's Democratic Republic National Day
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson: "On behalf of the United States of America, I offer congratulations to President Bounnhang Vorachit and the people of Laos on the occasion of Laos’ National Day on December 2.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updating on Puerto Rico related medical product shortages
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Washington, DC - While Puerto Rico is making progress in its effort to recover from the devastation left by the hurricanes, it remains a long process and there’s a lot of work left to do. At the FDA, we’re vigilant about helping address the challenges that remain. Power is being restored across the island and, importantly, some major medical product manufacturing facilities are coming back online and stabilizing their production. However, until the grid is reliably restored, many firms will continue to run on generator power or require generators as a backup and production levels will not return to their baseline levels.
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