Bioengineers at Tufts built three-dimensional tissue that works like rat brain tissue and stays alive in the lab for more than two months. They used it to watch chemical and electrical changes right after traumatic brain injury and, separately, responses to a drug.
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Medtronic Announces 2014 "Global Heroes" Team
Twenty-five distance runners from 10 countries, each living with a medical device for conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, spinal disorders or chronic pain, will run the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or TC 10 Mile on October 5 as the 2014 Global Heroes team.
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Broadspire Launches Integrated Disability and Absence Management Services (IDAM)
Broadspire is adding short-term disability, long-term disability and Family Medical and State Leave management to its portfolio in the fourth quarter of 2014. The company points to an aging workforce and Affordable Care Act paperwork as reasons employers want the services outsourced.
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Medtronic to Announce Financial Results for its First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2015
Medtronic will publish first-quarter fiscal 2015 results covering the quarter that ended July 25, 2014, issuing a news release around 6:15 a.m. Central and hosting a webcast at 7:00 a.m. A replay, podcast and transcript follow within 24 hours.
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Leaders from Mission: Readiness, American Heart Association and National PTA to Keynote Luncheon Session
Leaders from Mission: Readiness, the American Heart Association and the National PTA will keynote the September 9 luncheon at United Fresh's Washington Conference, pressing the case for nutritious school meals that include fresh fruits and vegetables.
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APEC boosting transportation security
Transportation, customs, law enforcement and counter-terrorism officials from APEC economies agreed at the 9th Secure Trade in the APEC Region conference in Beijing to step up cooperation on supply chain threats, citing recent air, land and maritime incidents.
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APEC in Beijing to accelerate global recovery
Senior officials and technical experts from APEC economies began twelve days of meetings in Beijing on deeper integration, freer flows of goods, services, people and capital, and a roadmap for a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific to put to leaders and ministers.
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White and Blue Lion Tattoo Kits: Recall - Bacterial Contamination of Needles and Ink Bottles
FDA is alerting clinicians and patients to a voluntary recall of White and Blue Lion tattoo inks and needles after bacteria were confirmed in unopened bottles and on needles. Contaminated ink or needles can cause tattoo-site infections that may spread through the blood.
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Supreme Pharmaceuticals' (CSE:SL) David Stadnyk & John Fowler Discuss Company's History and Entry into Medical Cannabis Sector at Toronto GreenRush Financial Conference - Video on Investmentpitch.com
Supreme Pharmaceuticals posted a video of CEO David Stadnyk and operations head John Fowler on the company's shift from junior resource firm to medical marijuana, its Southern Ontario facility awaiting a final security inspection, and plans to enter the US through Arizona.
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Lea Industries Recalls Lighted Night Stands
Lea Industries is recalling about 500 lighted night stands in the United States and 20 in Canada because the halogen fixture under the bottom panel can overheat and scorch carpet. Three styles are affected and the remedy is a free repair.
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Cubicin (daptomycin for injection) 500 mg in 10 mL Single Use Vials: Recall - Presence Of Particulate Matter
Cubist Pharmaceuticals is recalling certain lots of Cubicin (daptomycin for injection) to the user level over possible glass particulate in vials made by a contract manufacturer. The notice says injected glass could cause clots, phlebitis or granulomas.
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Russian ban on U.S. agricultural products to affect Texas
A Texas A&M AgriLife economist says Russia's proposed ban on U.S. agricultural products would hit Texas beef and poultry exporters hardest. U.S. food and agricultural exports to Russia run $1.3 billion a year, with poultry the largest share at $323 million.
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Cytokinetics to Present at the 34th Annual Canaccord Global Growth Conference
President and CEO Robert I. Blum will give a corporate update at 10:30 a.m. Eastern at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. The audio and slide webcast streams live on the Cytokinetics site and stays archived there for two weeks afterward.
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Durbin asks manufacturers what steps they are taking to eliminate use of fire retardant chemicals
Senator Dick Durbin asked furniture manufacturers, suppliers and retailers to say what they are doing to cut or eliminate flame retardant chemicals in upholstered furniture, citing a Chicago Tribune report on an Environmental Working Group and Duke study of continued exposure.
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Prestige LP Cervical Disc - P090029
The FDA approved Medtronic's Prestige LP Cervical Disc, a titanium-ceramic implant that replaces a diseased disc from C3 to C7 and, unlike fusion, allows bending and rotation. In a comparison study, 215 of 271 patients succeeded versus 147 of 220 with fusion.
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Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for Attain Performa® Quadripolar Lead and Viva® Quad CRT-Ds in United States
FDA approved Medtronic's Attain Performa Model 4298 quadripolar left-heart lead and its Viva Quad XT and Viva Quad S resynchronization defibrillators, available in mid-September. The lead offers 16 pacing configurations and, the company says, cuts phrenic nerve stimulation.
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APEC Photo Contest 2014 now open
Photographers in the 21 APEC economies can each submit up to three entries by 19 September, interpreting the group's 2014 priorities on free trade, innovative development and connecting the region through infrastructure. Winners will be named when senior officials meet 5-6 November in Beijing.
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Vocera Named KLAS Leader in the Wireless Communication Category Second Year in a Row
The Vocera badge won the KLAS Category Leader award for wireless communications in healthcare for a second year running, based on customer rankings of sales, implementation, training, functionality, services, support and overall satisfaction in the 2014 Best in KLAS report.
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