Agnès Fournier's team reports in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention that postmenopausal women getting at least 12 MET-hours of activity weekly, about four hours of walking, had 10 percent lower invasive breast cancer risk. The benefit faded once they stopped.
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Drug
Bisphosphonates do not reduce breast cancer risk
Pooled data from two randomized trials, FIT and HORIZON-PFT, showed no significant difference in postmenopausal breast cancer rates between women assigned bisphosphonates and those on placebo, cutting against observational reports that the osteoporosis drugs protect against the disease.
Disease
Ten leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2010
Final death certificate data rank heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke and accidents as the top five causes, followed by Alzheimer's, diabetes, kidney disease, flu and pneumonia, and suicide. Together the ten account for 75 percent of all US deaths.
Drug
FDA approves donor lung preservation device that may result in more lung transplants
FDA approved the XVIVO Perfusion System with STEEN Solution, which warms donated lungs to near body temperature and flushes them with a sterile fluid, giving clinicians more time to judge whether organs that miss standard criteria are transplantable. About one in five donated lungs now qualifies.
Miscellaneous
Wellspring Pharmaceutical Corporation, IPM Wound Gel - Microbial Contamination
Wellspring Pharmaceutical is recalling one lot of IPM Wound Gel, used mainly in hospitals for wound care, that may be contaminated with Pseudomonas putida. The FDA's Class I notice warns use could cause sepsis, limb loss or death; no injuries have been reported.
Environment
26 children tested - news from EWG
EWG and Duke University found a biomarker of the fire retardant TDCIPP in all 22 mothers and 26 children tested, with children averaging nearly five times their mothers' levels. EWG asks readers to petition the CPSC over furniture flammability standards.
Lifestyle
African-American Hair: Dermatologists' Tips For Everyday Care, Processing and Styling
Dermatologist Yolanda Lenzy recommends washing once a week or every other week, conditioning every wash with attention to the ends, a hot oil treatment twice a month, a heat protectant before styling, and relaxer touch-ups only every two to three months, by a professional.
Miscellaneous
Boston Therapeutics, Inc. (BTHE) Research Update Released
Taglich Brothers reiterated a Speculative Buy on Boston Therapeutics with a $1.80 12-month target. The report says lead product BTI320, a non-systemic enzyme inhibitor that limits after-meal glucose, could reach $32 million in revenue by 2020 if it clears regulators and launches in 2017.
Miscellaneous
Bioengineers create functional 3D brain-like tissue
Bioengineers at Tufts built three-dimensional tissue that works like rat brain tissue and stays alive in the lab for more than two months. They used it to watch chemical and electrical changes right after traumatic brain injury and, separately, responses to a drug.
Miscellaneous
Medtronic Announces 2014 "Global Heroes" Team
Twenty-five distance runners from 10 countries, each living with a medical device for conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, spinal disorders or chronic pain, will run the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or TC 10 Mile on October 5 as the 2014 Global Heroes team.
Miscellaneous
Broadspire Launches Integrated Disability and Absence Management Services (IDAM)
Broadspire is adding short-term disability, long-term disability and Family Medical and State Leave management to its portfolio in the fourth quarter of 2014. The company points to an aging workforce and Affordable Care Act paperwork as reasons employers want the services outsourced.
Miscellaneous
Medtronic to Announce Financial Results for its First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2015
Medtronic will publish first-quarter fiscal 2015 results covering the quarter that ended July 25, 2014, issuing a news release around 6:15 a.m. Central and hosting a webcast at 7:00 a.m. A replay, podcast and transcript follow within 24 hours.
Miscellaneous
Leaders from Mission: Readiness, American Heart Association and National PTA to Keynote Luncheon Session
Leaders from Mission: Readiness, the American Heart Association and the National PTA will keynote the September 9 luncheon at United Fresh's Washington Conference, pressing the case for nutritious school meals that include fresh fruits and vegetables.
Drug
Statins cause neuropsychiatric disorders?
Italian pharmacovigilance researchers write in CNS Drugs that spontaneous adverse-event reports link statin treatment to neuropsychiatric reactions - behavioral changes, memory and cognitive problems, sleep disturbance and sexual dysfunction - though the drugs are generally well tolerated.
Miscellaneous
APEC boosting transportation security
Transportation, customs, law enforcement and counter-terrorism officials from APEC economies agreed at the 9th Secure Trade in the APEC Region conference in Beijing to step up cooperation on supply chain threats, citing recent air, land and maritime incidents.
Miscellaneous
APEC in Beijing to accelerate global recovery
Senior officials and technical experts from APEC economies began twelve days of meetings in Beijing on deeper integration, freer flows of goods, services, people and capital, and a roadmap for a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific to put to leaders and ministers.
Miscellaneous
White and Blue Lion Tattoo Kits: Recall - Bacterial Contamination of Needles and Ink Bottles
FDA is alerting clinicians and patients to a voluntary recall of White and Blue Lion tattoo inks and needles after bacteria were confirmed in unopened bottles and on needles. Contaminated ink or needles can cause tattoo-site infections that may spread through the blood.
Miscellaneous
Supreme Pharmaceuticals' (CSE:SL) David Stadnyk & John Fowler Discuss Company's History and Entry into Medical Cannabis Sector at Toronto GreenRush Financial Conference - Video on Investmentpitch.com
Supreme Pharmaceuticals posted a video of CEO David Stadnyk and operations head John Fowler on the company's shift from junior resource firm to medical marijuana, its Southern Ontario facility awaiting a final security inspection, and plans to enter the US through Arizona.
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