A case report in Annals of Internal Medicine describes a 26-year-old woman with serum 25-(OH)D of 339 nmol/L, above the 75-185 normal range, who took no supplements but used a tanning bed three or more times a week. Her doctors suspected the tanning bed and told her to stop.
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Disease
NIH and Italian scientists develop nasal test for human prion disease
NIH and Italian scientists report in the New England Journal of Medicine that a nasal brush test can rapidly and accurately diagnose Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which until now required brain tissue taken by biopsy or after death.
Miscellaneous
Lea Industries Recalls Lighted Night Stands
Lea Industries is recalling about 500 lighted night stands in the United States and 20 in Canada because the halogen fixture under the bottom panel can overheat and scorch carpet. Three styles are affected and the remedy is a free repair.
Government
FDA warns consumers not to use certain tattoo inks and tattoo kits sold online
FDA confirmed bacterial contamination in unopened White and Blue Lion tattoo inks and in needles from its kits, recalled July 11, 2014. The agency has one report of skin infection and warns that similarly packaged inks remain on sale online.
Miscellaneous
Cubicin (daptomycin for injection) 500 mg in 10 mL Single Use Vials: Recall - Presence Of Particulate Matter
Cubist Pharmaceuticals is recalling certain lots of Cubicin (daptomycin for injection) to the user level over possible glass particulate in vials made by a contract manufacturer. The notice says injected glass could cause clots, phlebitis or granulomas.
Miscellaneous
Russian ban on U.S. agricultural products to affect Texas
A Texas A&M AgriLife economist says Russia's proposed ban on U.S. agricultural products would hit Texas beef and poultry exporters hardest. U.S. food and agricultural exports to Russia run $1.3 billion a year, with poultry the largest share at $323 million.
Disease
Induced abortion increases breast cancer risk
A meta-analysis of 36 Chinese studies in Cancer Causes and Control found women who had an induced abortion were 44 percent more likely to develop breast cancer, with risk rising to 76 and 89 percent after two or three abortions. The authors say the link still needs confirmation.
Miscellaneous
Cytokinetics to Present at the 34th Annual Canaccord Global Growth Conference
President and CEO Robert I. Blum will give a corporate update at 10:30 a.m. Eastern at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. The audio and slide webcast streams live on the Cytokinetics site and stays archived there for two weeks afterward.
Miscellaneous
Durbin asks manufacturers what steps they are taking to eliminate use of fire retardant chemicals
Senator Dick Durbin asked furniture manufacturers, suppliers and retailers to say what they are doing to cut or eliminate flame retardant chemicals in upholstered furniture, citing a Chicago Tribune report on an Environmental Working Group and Duke study of continued exposure.
Miscellaneous
Prestige LP Cervical Disc - P090029
The FDA approved Medtronic's Prestige LP Cervical Disc, a titanium-ceramic implant that replaces a diseased disc from C3 to C7 and, unlike fusion, allows bending and rotation. In a comparison study, 215 of 271 patients succeeded versus 147 of 220 with fusion.
Miscellaneous
Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for Attain Performa® Quadripolar Lead and Viva® Quad CRT-Ds in United States
FDA approved Medtronic's Attain Performa Model 4298 quadripolar left-heart lead and its Viva Quad XT and Viva Quad S resynchronization defibrillators, available in mid-September. The lead offers 16 pacing configurations and, the company says, cuts phrenic nerve stimulation.
Miscellaneous
APEC Photo Contest 2014 now open
Photographers in the 21 APEC economies can each submit up to three entries by 19 September, interpreting the group's 2014 priorities on free trade, innovative development and connecting the region through infrastructure. Winners will be named when senior officials meet 5-6 November in Beijing.
Miscellaneous
Vocera Named KLAS Leader in the Wireless Communication Category Second Year in a Row
The Vocera badge won the KLAS Category Leader award for wireless communications in healthcare for a second year running, based on customer rankings of sales, implementation, training, functionality, services, support and overall satisfaction in the 2014 Best in KLAS report.
Miscellaneous
Minerals Technologies Signs Commercial Agreement with North American Paper Company to Deploy FulFill® High Filler Technology
Minerals Technologies signed its fifth North American agreement for FulFill E-325, which lets papermakers load more precipitated calcium carbonate in place of costlier pulp. The unnamed customer brings the total to 17 mills using the technology, with 21 more in discussion worldwide.
Government
FDA: Inks Used in Certain Tattoo Kits Cause Infections
FDA confirmed bacterial contamination in unopened bottles of tattoo ink from home kits marketed by White and Blue Lion, and one skin infection in a consumer who used them. The agency warns infections can scar permanently or spread through the bloodstream.
Miscellaneous
News from AAD Summer Academy Meeting 2014
The American Academy of Dermatology's Summer Academy Meeting runs August 6-10 in Chicago. Research on the program includes glycan and micronutrient creams for aging skin, sun protection in pill form, misinformation about children's skin care products, and stress and clearer skin.
Drug
FDA approves Orbactiv to treat skin infections
The FDA approved Orbactiv (oritavancin), an intravenous antibacterial for adults with acute bacterial skin infections caused by certain bacteria, including MRSA. It is the third such drug cleared in 2014 and got priority review as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product.
Environment
Breaking: New study by EWG and Duke finds toxic fire retardants in mothers – and even more in toddlers
EWG and Duke University scientists found a breakdown product of the cancer-causing fire retardant TDCIPP in all 22 mothers and 26 children tested, with children averaging nearly five times the mothers' levels. EWG lists steps for limiting exposure from furniture and baby products.
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