Former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jay Novacek spoke at a Texas Capitol event hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Dairy Max, introducing legislators to Fuel Up to Play 60, an in-school nutrition and activity program. About 100 people attended, including nine state representatives.
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Miscellaneous
Medtronic Starts U.S. Launch of IN.PACT Admiral Drug-Coated Balloon for Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Upper Leg
U.S. hospitals began using Medtronic's IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated balloon this week to treat peripheral arterial disease in the upper leg, following FDA approval. Medtronic says trial results published in Circulation show a reduced need for repeat procedures.
Miscellaneous
APEC Bolstering Terrorism Defenses
APEC counter-terrorism officials meeting in Subic Bay agreed on new joint steps covering terrorist financing, secure travel and trade, and security at large events. Working group chair Oscar Valenzuela cited spreading violent extremism and foreign funding and recruits.
Miscellaneous
Lubrizol, Cleveland Clinic form joint collaboration
Lubrizol LifeSciences and Cleveland Clinic Innovations formed a collaboration meant to speed development of medical device and pharmaceutical products, pairing Lubrizol's chemists and engineers with clinicians who identify unmet needs.
Miscellaneous
Crawford Names Larry C. Thomas CEO of U.S. Property & Casualty
Crawford & Company named Larry C. Thomas chief executive of its US Property & Casualty business, replacing David Repinski, who has left. Thomas keeps his role leading Contractor Connection, where Lance Malcolm becomes chief operating officer.
Environment
Advocates Urge Other Leading Retailers to Adopt Timelines and Policies to Eliminate Harmful Chemicals
Several of the largest retailers have dropped or begun phasing out furniture made with flame retardant chemicals that have been linked to cancer and to learning and developmental disabilities in children. Advocates say Ashley Furniture will not say when its phase-out ends and want public timelines.
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Gov. Walker Backs Down After CMD Publishes Image of Bill Axing "Truth" & WI Idea
The Center for Media and Democracy says it found edits in Gov. Scott Walker's 1,800-page budget bill cutting the University of Wisconsin system's public service mission, including the phrase 'the search for truth.' Walker called it a drafting error and backed down.
Lifestyle
12 ways to cut your cancer risk
Marking World Cancer Day, the piece cites WHO figures of 14 million cancer diagnoses and 8.2 million deaths a year, says at least a third of cases could be prevented through lifestyle, and lists 12 steps, starting with opening windows daily to cut indoor radon.
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Industry Pioneer HealthyWage Launches Lucrative New ‘Jackpot’ Weight-Loss Wagering Challenge
HealthyWage launched a Jackpot Challenge in which teams of five to nine pay $33 each per month for three months and split the pot if they average 6% weight loss. The company says the largest jackpot so far neared $400,000 and a dozen large employers have offered the program.
Drug
FDA okays Vyvanse for treatment of binge-eating disorder
The FDA approved Vyvanse for binge-eating disorder in adults, the first drug cleared for the condition. In two studies of 724 adults with moderate-to-severe disease, those taking it had fewer binge eating days per week than the comparison group.
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Working Toward a Tobacco-Free Generation: 51 Years of Progress
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy notes adult smoking has fallen from nearly one in two in 1964 to under one in five, and lists the year's steps: New Orleans extending smoke-free rules, three cities raising the sales age to 21, and CVS dropping tobacco in 7,700-plus stores.
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Colorado opens new Immersive Education Clubs
The Immersive Education Initiative opened student clubs at Otero Junior College and La Junta High School in Colorado, where students will rebuild Bent's Old Fort in Minecraft and as a virtual reality environment. Both versions and the curricula will be free to schools and the public.
Lifestyle
Americans Crave Balance But Are Unable To Achieve It Consistently (PR)
A survey commissioned for Balance Bar found 98 percent of Americans call balance in their lives important, yet only 14 percent always feel balanced. The company responded with The Balance Project, an online hub where people share how they pursue it.
Government
Approval changes to the Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir)
FDA approved Kaletra label changes adding pregnancy dosing: 400/100 mg twice daily for pregnant patients with no documented lopinavir resistance substitutions, no once-daily dosing in pregnancy, no postpartum adjustment, and avoiding the oral solution in pregnant women.
Government
FDA Updates for Health Professionals - 012915
An FDA bulletin lists CDER's summary of 2014 novel approvals, a final order requiring premarket approval applications for automated external defibrillators, the first clearance of mobile apps that share continuous glucose monitor data, and Robert Califf's appointment as deputy commissioner.
Drug
Pancreatic Cancer: Targeted Treatments Hold Promise
The FDA notes it has approved three treatments for advanced pancreatic cancer in 20 years - gemcitabine, erlotinib with gemcitabine, and nab-paclitaxel with gemcitabine - and that KRAS is mutated in most tumor samples. The cancer is the fourth leading cause of US cancer death.
Miscellaneous
More than half of ICU patients on ventilators have the ability to communicate
Screening 2,671 mechanically ventilated ICU patients, researchers found 53.9 percent met basic communication criteria and could benefit from tools as simple as a notepad and pen. Co-author Mary Beth Happ says this challenges assumptions that such patients cannot participate.
Drug
FDA approves first generic esomeprazole
FDA approved the first generic Nexium, esomeprazole magnesium delayed-release capsules, for treating GERD in adults and children aged 1 and older. Ivax Pharmaceuticals, a Teva subsidiary, will market the 20 and 40 milligram capsules.
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