Cytokinetics reported $8.0 million in first-quarter revenue, up from $0.8 million a year earlier, and narrowed its net loss to $8.7 million. CEO Robert Blum said BENEFIT-ALS missed its primary endpoint but showed effects on other pre-specified measures the company will study further.
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Privacy Awareness Week 2014
The FTC points readers to Privacy Awareness Week, an Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities initiative themed 'Mobilize Your Privacy,' and to OnGuardOnline.gov guides on mobile apps, kids and phones, plus the Bureau of Consumer Protection's Business Center for companies.
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U.S. grain exports to Mexico rise in value to $7.3 billion
A Texas A&M Center for North American Studies report puts U.S. grain, oilseed and related exports to Mexico at 22.2 million metric tons a year from 2008-2012, worth $7.3 billion annually. Parr Rosson credits higher world prices, Mexican demand for grain-fed beef and a weaker dollar.
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Slower growth compels further economic reform: APEC business advisors
APEC business advisers meeting in Santiago heard that medium-term GDP forecasts for member economies were cut from 5 percent to between 4 and 4.5 percent. John Denton said that translates to a USD4 trillion shortfall and reinforces the case for reform and regional integration.
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FDA Approves HALAMID Aqua to Treat Disease in Freshwater Fish
FDA approved HALAMID Aqua, a chloramine-T immersion powder, to treat bacterial gill disease in freshwater-reared salmonids and external columnaris disease in walleye and other freshwater-reared warm water finfish. FDA says fish treated per the label are safe to eat.
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HEALTH AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS REINFORCES NIH’S DECISION TO FUND WOMEN’S HEALTH INITIATIVE
An analysis of the Women's Health Initiative's estrogen-plus-progestin trial, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, estimates $140 in net economic value returned per dollar invested. The figure comes from a disease simulation model covering about 39.1 million eligible women, 2003-2012.
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Vocera Salutes Nurses during National Nurses Week
Vocera marked National Nurses Week with chief nursing officer Rhonda Collins attending the premiere of Carolyn Jones' documentary The American Nurse and leading a Tweet Chat on May 8 where nurses could share stories about the profession.
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Excelsior College School of Nursing Earns Award for Excellence in Distance Learning
Excelsior College's School of Nursing won a silver 21st Century Best Practices Award for Excellence in Distance Learning from the United States Distance Learning Association, for the online courses in its associate degree nursing program.
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MSHA issues mine fatality data for the first quarter of 2014
MSHA reported eight US mining deaths in the first quarter of 2014, three in coal and five in metal and nonmetal mining, down from 15 the previous quarter. Citing 19 metal and nonmetal deaths since October, the agency called a summit of stakeholders.
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Caring for Horses Eases Symptoms of Dementia (PR)
A small pilot study in Anthrozoos found that people with Alzheimer's could safely groom, feed and walk horses under supervision, and that the sessions lifted their mood and were linked to fewer incidents of resisting care or becoming upset later in the day.
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National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
SAMHSA is running an #IGetSupportFrom hashtag showcase ahead of the May 6 National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, inviting young adults with mental health or substance use challenges to post stories of peer support. Standout posts feature at the Washington launch event.
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IRS Seeks Applicants for Volunteer Tax Assistance Program Grants
The IRS is accepting applications through June 2, 2014, on Grants.gov for its Tax Counseling for the Elderly and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance grant programs, with some organizations eligible for up to three years of annual funding.
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Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant Recipients Announced
The IRS awarded nearly $10 million in matching grants to 133 Low Income Taxpayer Clinics for the 2014 grant year. The clinics represent low income taxpayers in federal tax disputes free or for a nominal fee and provide outreach to taxpayers who speak English as a second language.
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APEC China 2014 Planner: May (PR)
Trade ministers, senior officials and technical experts from APEC economies meet in Qingdao this month, closing with a joint ministers' news conference on the outcomes. Chile's President Michelle Bachelet addresses the APEC Business Advisory Council in Santiago on 5-7 May.
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Geron Corporation Reports First Quarter 2014 Financial Results
Geron reported first-quarter 2014 revenue of $474,000 against operating expenses of $9.2 million, narrowing its net loss to $8.4 million, or $0.06 a share, from $11.9 million a year earlier. It ended the quarter with $153.5 million in cash and investments.
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Vocera Reports $24.7M in Q1 Revenue; Reiterates Full-Year Guidance
Vocera reported first-quarter revenue of $24.7 million, a GAAP loss of $0.26 per share and a non-GAAP loss of $0.14, and held its full-year 2014 revenue guidance at $105-$115 million. CEO Brent Lang cited two product launches and new alarm management technology assets.
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Maglio & Company donates sald bars to local wisconsin schools
Maglio & Company gave $5,000 to Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools, funding salad bar equipment for the Academy of Excellence Milwaukee and Messmer Catholic School. More than 1,200 schools have applied to the campaign, which aims to place 6,000 salad bars in three years.
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Chronic stress heightens vulnerability to diet-related metabolic risk
UC San Francisco researchers report that highly stressed people who eat a lot of high-fat, high-sugar food face greater metabolic risk than low-stress people eating the same amount. Lead author Kirstin Aschbacher says a stress pathway appears to work through diet.
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