The FDA has granted supplemental 510(k) clearance for a continuous glucose recorder (CGMS iPro) and an ultrasound system (VascuView Visual) and has approved a premarket approval supplement for a magnetic irrigated catheter. Medscape Medical News
The blood-glucose-lowering part of the ACCORD trial in patients with type 2 diabetes at especially high risk of heart disease has been stopped prematurely because of a higher rate of mortality in the patients in the intensive arm vs that in the standard arm. Heartwire
Insurer Health Net Inc posted a 46 percent rise in quarterly profit Tuesday, helped by its Medicare plans for older Americans, but forecast 2008 earnings below Wall Street expectations. Reuters Health Information
The US Food and Drug Administration has received 50 reports of adverse events with colchicine injection, including 23 deaths, related to product use. Medscape Medical News
These online webcasts provide a great opportunity for anyone interested in public health to learn from experts and experience some of the great sessions that make up the APHA Annual Meeting. American Public Health Association
Insurer Cigna Corp said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent, as its international operations and disability and life segment offset weaker performance in its main health care business. Reuters Health Information
Seven French former medical officials went on trial on Wednesday after a 17 year-long investigation into contaminated growth hormones that caused the death of more than 100 people from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The doctors and pharmacists face maximum terms varying from 3 to 10 years if convicted. They face charges of aggravated deception, manslaughter and causing unintentional injury. Reuters Health Information
Medtronic Inc. said on Wednesday that it had won U.S. regulatory approval for its implantable neurostimulation device to treat chronic back and leg pain. Reuters Health Information
