Medtronic reported 30-day results from a 100-patient European study of its CoreValve implanted through the upper chest: 4.4 percent all-cause mortality, one non-disabling stroke and none disabling, with 98.7 percent of patients free from moderate or severe paravalvular leak.
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Cytokinetics Announces Development Program Update for CK-2127107
Cytokinetics completed five Phase I trials of CK-2127107 under its collaboration with Astellas. The company reports the drug appeared safe and well tolerated in healthy volunteers and increased muscle response to neuromuscular input in a dose-related way, supporting later-stage development.
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Medi-Trace Cadence and Kendall Multi-function Defibrillation Electrodes by Covidien: Field Safety Alert - Electrodes Will Not Connect with Philips FR3 or FRx AED unit
Covidien told customers that certain Medi-Trace Cadence and Kendall defibrillation electrodes will not connect to Philips FR3 or FRx AED units. Two reported mismatches contributed to a delay in resuscitation and may have contributed to one patient's death; 644,460 electrodes are affected.
Drug
FDA approves first combination pill to treat hepatitis C
FDA approved Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) for chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 infection, the first combination pill for it and the first approved regimen that does not require interferon or ribavirin. It is the third HCV drug the agency has approved in a year.
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FDA approves Akynzeo for nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy
FDA approved Akynzeo, a capsule combining netupitant and palonosetron, to treat nausea and vomiting in patients on cancer chemotherapy, covering both the first 24 hours and the delayed phase from 25 to 120 hours. Two trials enrolled 1,720 participants.
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World's fastest single-serve liquid pouch filler on display at pack expo 2014
T.H.E.M. will show the Sanko ZERO 1 liquid and paste pouch packaging machine at Pack Expo 2014 in Chicago, saying it runs over 2,300 packages a minute, more than twice the rate of traditional form-fill-seal systems, and changes over quickly between package sizes.
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Crawford & Company forms Relationship with CSL Group Relationship to provide growth opportunities for both parties
Crawford & Company and CSL Group agreed to link their global marine operations, sharing resources and networks to widen the specialist marine services each offers. Executives say the arrangement strengthens Crawford's handling of marine claims in North America.
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Endurance Exercise Can Damage Your Teeth—Here’s How...
Dr. Mercola reviews research finding endurance athletes face more dental problems than non-athletes, pointing to two causes: heavy sports drink use, with sugar up to two-thirds that of soda, and mouth breathing during training, which dries the mouth and lets bacteria thrive.
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Researchers reveal lung cancer can stay hidden for over 20 years
Cancer Research UK scientists studied lung tumours from seven patients and found the disease can sit undetected for more than 20 years before new genetic faults trigger rapid growth. Each section of a tumour then evolves separately, making every part genetically unique.
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Economist: Low agricultural commodity prices, potential rising rates could lead to land value decli
A Texas A&M AgriLife economist says recent corn and cotton price declines, combined with the Federal Reserve's expected rate increases, could trigger a drop in agricultural land prices after two decades in which low rates supported land values.
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Healthy lifestyle may cut stroke risk in half for women
Among 31,696 Swedish women followed for about 10 years, those with all five healthy factors - good diet, moderate drinking, never smoking, activity and a BMI under 25 - had a 54 percent lower risk of stroke than women with none, researchers report in Neurology.
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Successful 2014 Tip Murphy Legacy Golf Tournament Brings in Over $30,000 for United Fresh Start Foundation
More than ninety produce and retail representatives played the 2014 Tip Murphy Legacy Golf Tournament at the Oasis Golf Club near Cincinnati, raising over $30,000 for the United Fresh Start Foundation's work on children's access to fresh produce.
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Increased health risks linked to first episode psychosis
An NIMH-funded study in JAMA Psychiatry found people entering treatment for first-episode psychosis already had excess weight, smoking and metabolic problems despite averaging just 24 years old. Researchers tie the risks to illness, lifestyle and antipsychotic drugs combined.
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FTC: Telemarketing scam stole money from older consumers
The FTC says scammers posed as government callers offering a new Medicare card to collect bank account numbers, then debited victims' accounts, often for $400 or more. A federal court has temporarily halted the scheme while the FTC seeks to shut it down and return the money.
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FDA News for Health Professionals - 10-08-2014
An FDA roundup for health professionals covering a Class I recall of Teleflex pediatric anesthesia breathing circuits whose ends may crack, a Sagent ketorolac recall over wrong expiration dates, lead risk in Bo Ying Compound, and Xolair cardiovascular label changes.
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DAN’L MACKEY ALMY shares fresh produce story on national stage
DMA Solutions CEO Dan'l Mackey Almy spoke at INBOUND 2014 in Boston and the Business Gets Personal Conference in New York, arguing that food marketing's long focus on processed foods leaves an opening for fresh produce to drive demand.
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Water the focus of 2014 Texas Plant Protection Association conference in Bryan
The 2014 Texas Plant Protection Association conference, set for Dec. 10-11 in Bryan, will center on water use and its impact on agriculture, with talks from state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon and Texas Water Development Board chairman Carlos Rubinstein.
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Texas crop, weather for Oct. 7, 2014
Texas A&M AgriLife agronomists report Gulf Coast and Central Texas cotton is all but harvested, with producers pleased by yields, while much of the High Plains crop remains about two weeks from harvest.
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