At a session alongside APEC meetings in Beijing, economies discussed cutting unnecessary regulatory divergence to ease trade and help enforcement across borders. Economic Committee chair Rory McLeod said business-backed cooperation can lower barriers to trade and investment.
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APEC moving forward on trade facilitation as global pact stalls
APEC customs and trade officials meeting in Beijing said they will keep working to simplify border procedures despite WTO members' failure to enact the protocol needed to adopt the Agreement on Trade Facilitation.
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Net tightened on Asia-Pacific corruption with network launch
Anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies from the 21 APEC economies opened ACT-NET at an inaugural Beijing meeting, sharing details of ongoing investigations across the group for the first time. A secretariat initially hosted by China will manage the information sharing.
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Dianeal Low Calcium (2.5mEq/L) Peritoneal Dialysis Solution with 2.5 Percent Dextrose 5000mL (Ambu-Flex II): Recall - Presence of Particulate Matter
Baxter is recalling two lots of Dianeal Low Calcium peritoneal dialysis solution with 2.5% dextrose, 5000mL, after finding stainless steel, garment fiber and PVC particles during manufacturing. Particulate can cause inflammation, adhesions or infection, and may prove fatal.
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Sscientist use lasers to control mouse brain switchboard
Using flashes of light in mice, NIH-funded researchers show that a few nerve cells in the thalamic reticular nucleus may control the switch between internal thoughts and external distractions. One lead investigator says the work may open a window on circuitry behind neuropsychiatric disorders.
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HIV/AIDS Update - Tentative approval of efavirenz, lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablets, 600 mg/300 mg/300 mg
FDA granted Macleods Pharmaceuticals tentative approval for a fixed-dose efavirenz, lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate tablet for HIV-1 in adults and adolescents over 16 weighing at least 40 kg. Patents bar U.S. marketing, but it qualifies for purchase abroad under PEPFAR.
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Vornado Air Recalls Electric Space Heaters
Vornado recalled about 79,000 VH110 Whole Room Vortex electric space heaters because they can overheat, melt, catch fire and ignite nearby items. CPSC says owners should stop using them, and Vornado is offering replacements.
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Peritoneal Dialysis Solution Recalled
Baxter is recalling two lots of DIANEAL Low Calcium peritoneal dialysis solution after finding oxidized stainless steel, garment fiber and PVC particles during manufacturing. Such particles can cause local inflammation or adhesions and, with existing peritonitis, could prove fatal.
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TRICAST Launches New Version of Web-Based Pharmacy Benefits Surveillance and Analytics Software Tool
TRICAST released Reveal 2.0, a web-based tool for pharmacy benefit surveillance and analytics that tracks pricing, process, formulary and rebate adherence and bundles CMS oversight functions. The launch also marks the company's move into software-as-a-service delivery.
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Scientist detail urgent research agenda to better understand, address chronic disease toll
Experts at an NIH-sponsored conference say health systems that keep HIV patients alive in low- and middle-income countries need repurposing to treat the chronic diseases those patients now face, from tuberculosis and cancer to kidney disease and diabetes, and urge more research capacity.
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Disaster-prone APEC economies step up risk-reduction
Senior disaster management officials from APEC economies, meeting in Beijing after the 6.5 magnitude Ludian earthquake, detailed measures to strengthen relief and risk reduction. China's vice minister of civil affairs, Dou Yupei, called frequent disasters a serious threat to the region.
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News from CPSC: ESL, Interlogix Hard-Wired Smoke Alarms Recalled Due to Failure to Alert Consumers of a Fire
About 141,000 ESL and Interlogix 400 and 500 series hard-wired smoke detectors in the U.S., plus 13,000 in Canada, are being recalled because radio frequency interference can keep them from sounding an alarm. They were installed mainly in commercial buildings, schools and hotels.
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News from CPSC: Public Calendar - 08-13-14
A CPSC notice listing the agency's public calendar for the week of August 18-24, 2014, including staff meetings with outside parties; no Commission briefings or meetings were scheduled that week.
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Baxter Initiates Voluntary Recall of One Lot of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP Intravenous (IV) Solution
Baxter is recalling one lot of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP 1000 mL after finding particulate matter near the administration port, which if infused could block blood vessels. No adverse events have been reported, and the lot went to 29 U.S. customers in late February 2014.
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Broadspire®'s Jacob Lazarovic, M.D. to Present at 2014 WCI Conference
Broadspire chief medical officer Jacob Lazarovic will speak on two panels at the Workers' Compensation Institute conference in Orlando, August 17-20: one on early intervention in chronic pain claims and the biopsychosocial model, the other on collaboration among stakeholders.
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Freshway Foods Associates Honored at Appreciation Luncheon
Freshway Foods handed out gift cards and a 55-inch television at its monthly associate appreciation luncheon and recognized 5, 10 and 15 years of service. Maintenance associate Mark Redmon became only the second employee to reach 25 years with the company.
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Wellspring Pharmaceutical Corporation, IPM Wound Gel - Microbial Contamination
Wellspring Pharmaceutical is recalling one lot of IPM Wound Gel, used mainly in hospitals for wound care, that may be contaminated with Pseudomonas putida. The FDA's Class I notice warns use could cause sepsis, limb loss or death; no injuries have been reported.
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Boston Therapeutics, Inc. (BTHE) Research Update Released
Taglich Brothers reiterated a Speculative Buy on Boston Therapeutics with a $1.80 12-month target. The report says lead product BTI320, a non-systemic enzyme inhibitor that limits after-meal glucose, could reach $32 million in revenue by 2020 if it clears regulators and launches in 2017.
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