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FDA's small business newsletter announces a redesigned Drug Shortages website with therapeutic category listings and a web reporting form, plus draft guidances on distributing journal articles about new drug risk information and on identifying suspect product under the DSCSA.
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Two scientists have published a New England Journal of Medicine primer on clinical genome and exome sequencing for physicians. Several thousand doctors have already ordered such tests, and NHGRI's Leslie Biesecker predicts about 10,000 will be ordered this year.
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Merriman Capital started equity research coverage of CytoSorbents with a Buy rating. The New Jersey company makes CytoSorb, a blood purification cartridge that holds CE Mark approval, clearing the way for sales into EU critical care facilities.
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A weekly CPSC public calendar listing agency meetings for June 23-29, 2014, including a June 25 Commission briefing on the proposed rule for infant sling carriers, plus meetings between Commission staff and outside parties.
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Vocera Communications opened an office in Dubai to serve hospitals and luxury hotels across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, a region expected to see hundreds of new hospitals built over the next five years.
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Officials at an APEC workshop in Singapore said better access to information and communications technology is needed as the region ages. Japan's Yasushi Yoshida urged governments and business to bridge the digital divide, especially in healthcare.
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A promotional email offering complimentary tickets to a Full Throttle Comedy stand-up show at the Hollywood Improv, with RSVP instructions and answers to common questions about the guest list.
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Wildflower Marijuana, formerly Sunorca Development, won Canadian Securities Exchange approval for its change of business and closed its purchase of medical marijuana assets, including a Vancouver Island property and a completed Health Canada licence application.
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Mazorro Resources began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under “MZO” after voluntarily de-listing from the TSX Venture Exchange, and plans a one-for-two share consolidation. It has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire GrowPros MMP.
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The CPSC announced that Nokia is recalling about 500 travel charger kits for the Lumia 2520 tablet, whose plug covers can come loose and expose live components, and that Brooks Furniture recalled glider rockers sold to Kaplan Early Learning over a fall hazard.
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United Fresh named 12 produce professionals to Class 20 of its Produce Industry Leadership Program, sponsored by DuPont Crop Protection. They meet four times over the year, ending with a commencement at the 2015 convention in Chicago.
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Kenneth Burdick, who joined WellCare in January as president of national health plans, adds operations and clinical services to his remit. Operations chief Mike Polen and chief medical officer Dr. Steve Goldberg now report to him; he continues to report to CEO Dave Gallitano.
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Nitinol Devices & Components is recalling its HydroFinity hydrophilic guidewires after two reports of the polymer jacket being damaged when the wire was withdrawn rapidly and ten less severe cases. Jacket debris can block or damage vessels; one case required surgery.
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SeeChange Health named Christopher Kelly chief marketing officer for solutions. Kelly was most recently senior marketing advisor for Covered California and has worked with Kaiser Permanente, United Healthcare, Adobe and Oracle.
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Hospira is recalling one lot of 0.5% Marcaine (bupivacaine HCl) 30 mL preservative-free vials after a confirmed report of particulate embedded in the glass and visible in the solution. The alert says particulate could block delivery and delay therapy.
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NIH launched the 3D Print Exchange, a public website where users can share, download and edit 3D print files for health and science, including lab equipment and models of bacteria and human anatomy. It opened alongside the first White House Maker Faire.
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Medtronic's Adaptive CRT trial data show patients whose CRT-defibrillators used the AdaptivCRT algorithm had a 61 percent lower risk of atrial fibrillation-related problems and 55 percent fewer healthcare visits and hospitalizations than those on conventional biventricular pacing.
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Five top heart centers and the patient group StopAfib.org have formed the National Alliance of Integrated AFib Centers to improve atrial fibrillation care. The release says the condition affects nearly 5.1 million Americans and could reach 15.9 million by 2050.
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