Medtronic announced 510(k) clearance and launch of the SHILLA system for children under 10 with severe, progressive early-onset spinal deformities. A non-locking set screw lets the rod slide as the spine grows, which the company says reduces the need for repeated lengthening surgeries.
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Miscellaneous
Defendants Settle FTC Charges Related to “Your Baby Can Read” Program
Robert Titzer and his company settled FTC charges that they made baseless claims about the program and misrepresented that studies proved them. The order bars unsubstantiated reading claims and use of the name, and imposes judgments over $185 million, suspended after he pays $300,000.
Miscellaneous
APEC News - Interview: APEC economies tackling oceans-related challenges
In an APEC Bulletin interview, Oceans and Fisheries Working Group Lead Shepherd Greg Schneider says member economies have merged conservation and fisheries work, and are focused on climate change, food security, trade liberalization and sustainable development.
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APEC Ministers gather to develop new partnership on ocean cooperation
APEC ministers gathered in Xiamen to shape a partnership on ocean cooperation covering marine environmental protection, disaster mitigation, the ocean's role in food security, marine science and the blue economy. APEC economies account for over 80% of global aquaculture output.
Government
FDA Updates for Health Professionals - 08-27-14
This FDA bulletin for health professionals rounds up recalls of Cook Medical's CloverSnare vascular retrieval snare and, as a Class I recall, Cardiovascular Systems' Diamondback 360 atherectomy sheaths, plus 73 products with July prescribing-information revisions.
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Maglio & Company announces new regional sales manager
Maglio & Company hired Scott Hoerman as regional sales manager for its Midwest distribution region. Hoerman has worked in the produce industry since 2002, with sales experience in both foodservice and retail.
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UPDATED: CloverSnare™ 4-Loop Vascular Retrieval Snare Recall
Cook Medical recalled 696 CloverSnare 4-Loop Vascular Retrieval Snares because the loop can separate from the shaft. Six customers reported separations after lateral force was applied to reshape the device, and four required intervention to retrieve the fragment.
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NIH-funded study provides a neural explanation for why some skills are easier to learn than others
In a monkey study published in Nature, learning came more easily when neurons rearranged existing activity patterns than when they had to generate new ones. Pitt and Carnegie Mellon researchers paired brain-computer interfaces with machine learning as the animals moved a cursor by thought.
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Policy's implementation is key to accelerating biomedical discoveries
NIH finalized its Genomic Data Sharing policy, posted in the Federal Register on August 26, 2014. Starting with the January 25, 2015 application deadline it covers all NIH-funded large-scale human and non-human projects that generate genomic data, replacing the 2007 GWAS policy.
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Studies reveal powerful commonalities in biological activity, regulation among species
Researchers comparing human, fly and worm genomes report in Nature that the three species share key genomic processes, including gene expression patterns, regulatory proteins that help set cell fate, and the way they package DNA and control access to it.
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Florida Citrus Industry gets needed help to fight the Citrus Greening Disease
ScoringAg says its TreeSteamer machine uses thermotherapy to heat-treat citrus trees against greening disease, lowering pre-harvest fruit drop and slowing the trees' decline. The release notes spraying has failed worldwide and the bacterial disease can kill a tree in three to five years.
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Cattle producers can add revenue through cost-effective calf management
A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Farm Assistance study says cow-calf producers could add net cash farm income on top of already high calf prices by using blackleg vaccinations, castration, implants and deworming, practices many ranchers still skip.
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Medtronic Announces First Implants in Largest-Ever, Global Trial of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Medtronic reported the first implants in AdaptResponse, a trial enrolling about 3,000 heart failure patients at up to 200 centers to test whether its AdaptivCRT algorithm beats standard cardiac resynchronization therapy on deaths and treatment for worsening heart failure.
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Hewlett-Packard Recalls Notebook Computer AC Power Cords
Hewlett-Packard is recalling about 5.6 million LS-15 AC power cords in the US, shipped with HP and Compaq notebooks and accessories, because they can overheat. The company has 29 reports of melting or charring, two minor burn claims and 13 property damage claims.
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Texas crop, weather for Aug. 26, 2014
AgriLife Extension agronomist Calvin Trostle urges Texas grain sorghum growers to scout for armyworms as the crop heads out, noting second-generation trap counts ran higher than in 2011. Damage in the whorl is largely cosmetic, but worms move to the head as sorghum matures.
Government
WANTED: Consumers to Report Problems - FDA
The FDA asks consumers to report problems with drugs, supplements, infant formula, cosmetics, medical devices, biologics and food through its MedWatch form, noting that reports can prompt label changes, safety messages or removal of a product from the market.
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United Fresh Names 2014 Family Business Scholarship Recipients
United Fresh named Nick Chappell, Mary Griffin Campbell, Tyler Phipps and Cody Ramsey as 2014 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship recipients. The award covers airfare, hotel and registration for the September 8-10 Washington Conference.
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Niams welcomes fives new advisory council members
The council, which advises on policy and reviews research proposals, gains five members. Named in this excerpt are Gary Koretzky of Weill Cornell, who studies T cell activation; Grace Pavlath of Emory, who works on muscle satellite cells; and pediatrics professor Christy Sandborg.
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