Stuyvesant High School senior Lily Wei Lee won the top NIDA Addiction Science Award at the 2014 Intel science fair for measuring third-hand nicotine from e-cigarettes. She vaped three brands with a syringe, then measured nicotine left on glass, vinyl, tile, metal and wood.
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Zacks Small-Cap Research Initiates Coverage
Zacks Small-Cap Research began covering Theralase Technology, with analyst Anita Dushyanth setting a $1.00 target, 270 percent above the $0.27 price on May 6. Theralase makes superpulsed therapeutic lasers and plans to replace the TLC-1000 with the TLC-2000 late in 2014.
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Recall of Ventlab Resuscitator Bags
Ventlab is recalling a limited number of its resuscitator bags after complaints that a sticking duckbill valve delivered no air to the patient. The company blames incomplete curing in manufacturing; affected bags can delay treatment and cause hypoxia and hypoventilation.
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FDA Alerts Horse Owners and Veterinarians About Adverse Events Associated with Certain Unapproved Compounded Drugs in Horses
FDA is alerting horse owners and veterinarians that two lots of pyrimethamine and toltrazuril compounded by Wickliffe Pharmacy have been linked to seizures, fever and death in ten horses in Kentucky and Florida. Four died or were euthanized; one lot tested high in pyrimethamine.
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Dobutamine Injection (250mg/20mL)/Hospira: Recall - Visible Particulates
Hospira recalled one lot of Dobutamine Injection, USP 250 mg/20 mL to the user level over visible particulates and a glass defect. Injected particulate can cause local inflammation or phlebitis, and a breach of sterility could lead to bacteremia, sepsis or death.
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Eszopiclone Containing Sleep Aids: Drug Safety Communication - Can Cause Next-Day Impairment
FDA told health professionals that Lunesta and generic eszopiclone can impair driving, memory and coordination for more than 11 hours after an evening dose, often without patients realizing it. The agency cut the recommended starting dose to 1 mg at bedtime for both women and men.
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Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips - Results Disagree with the Confirmed PT/INR Reference Test Results Performed by Central Laboratory
Alere is recalling INRatio2 PT/INR professional test strips whose results can disagree with central laboratory reference testing, in a Class I recall expected to cause a strip shortage. Customers will shift to the unaffected INRatio strip; home self-test strips are excluded.
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Cytokinetics to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Cytokinetics said its annual meeting of stockholders will be held at 3:00 p.m. Pacific at the Embassy Suites in South San Francisco, where CEO Robert Blum will review company performance. The presentation will be webcast, with a phone replay available through May 28.
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United Fresh Foundation to Host 2014 Tip Murphy Legacy Golf Tournament
The United Fresh Foundation hosts the 2014 Tip Murphy Legacy Golf Tournament on September 29 at Oasis Golf Club near Cincinnati. Proceeds fund programs widening children's access to fresh produce; the event honors produce executive Tip Murphy, who died in 2008 at 48.
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60th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course scheduled Aug. 4-6
The 60th Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course runs Aug. 4-6 in College Station, covering cattle inventories, herd rebuilding and production costs. Former head football coach and rancher R.C. Slocum speaks Aug. 4, and workshops are grouped by production experience.
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Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer Raises More Than $300,000 at the Fifth Annual Dream Makers Gala
Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer raised more than $300,000 at its fifth annual Dream Makers Gala in Fort Lauderdale, drawing over 515 guests. The evening included auctions and awards to supporters including Rick and Rita Case and Arthur W. Blackstock Jr. of Wake Forest.
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New Survey Documents Women’s Health Care, Coverage and Early Experiences with the Affordable Care Act
A Kaiser Family Foundation survey of women aged 18 to 64, taken in late 2013, found 26 percent delayed care over cost and 28 percent had trouble paying medical bills, both above the rates for men. Six in 10 knew plans must now cover check-ups at no out-of-pocket cost.
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APEC News Release - Enhancing innovation and workforce skills
Policy researchers at the APEC Study Centers Consortium conference in Qingdao recommended steps to move member economies toward innovation- and knowledge-based growth. Tereso Tullao named labor talent mismatch as a bottleneck. Senior officials were briefed on the outcomes Thursday.
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EPAM to Present at Software Product Development Services Webinar featuring Independent Research Firm
EPAM's Alex Lyashok and Forrester analyst Charles Green will discuss digital transformation and the gap between company capabilities and customer expectations in a May 21 webinar featuring the Forrester Wave report on software product development services.
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New guidelines recommend daily HIV prevention pill for those at substantial risk
CDC and the U.S. Public Health Service issued clinical guidelines urging providers to consider daily pre-exposure prophylaxis for patients at substantial risk of HIV. They list indications by partner status, condom use and injection drug use, and call for adherence counseling and monitoring.
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Generator Ventures Announces the Launch of Early-Stage Fund Focused on Aging and Long-Term Care
Generator Ventures, which runs the Aging2.0 network, launched an early-stage fund with Formation Capital to invest solely in aging and long-term care companies. Formation chairman Arnie Whitman joins Generator as a partner alongside founders Katy Fike and Stephen Johnston.
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Bronx Nursing Home, Gold Crest Care Center, Welcomes Families for Spring Holidays
Gold Crest Care Center, a 175-bed nursing home in the Pelham Gardens section of the Bronx, says it is accepting new residents and is planning Father's Day and Memorial Day visits. It has an on-site pharmacy, private and semi-private rooms, and ties to area hospitals.
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Zounds Hearing Celebrates National Better Hearing Month
Zounds Hearing is marking National Better Hearing Month with free screenings and prevention information at franchises in more than 33 states. Founder Sam Thomasson says untreated hearing loss can bring early dementia, falls and depression; the company has donated $800,000 in hearing aids.
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