The FDA has approved a first-generation artificial pancreas system from Medtronic (Minneapolis), the company reported on Friday. The MiniMed 530G with Enlite artificial pancreas system with Threshold Suspend automation is designed for people with diabetes. Medtronic noted that the system is the first in the U.S. that can automatically stop insulin delivery when sensor glucose values reach a preset level and when the patient doesn`t respond to the Threshold Suspend alarm.

Medtronic (Minneapolis) reported clinical trial results showing that heart failure patients treated with its exclusive AdaptivCRT feature experienced a nearly 50% reduction in atrial fibrillation (AF) risk. Pioneered by Medtronic, the AdaptivCRT technology is a feature on certain cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators (CRT-Ds) designed to continually adjust therapy to a patient's natural heart rhythms and minimizes the amount of unnecessary right ventricular (RV) pacing. The results were presented Monday as a late breaking clinical trial at the Heart Failure Society of America's 17th annual scientific meeting in Orlando, Florida.

Until recently I, like most people, was under the misconception that chiropractic care was for people who have been involved in an accident or suffer from chronic neck or back pain. And, like most people, I never considered going to a chiropractor until I had a reason to. I first went to see Dr. Dean Jacks at Chiropractic Associates in Niceville, Florida, in July when I began having pain in my neck and upper back. Having never been to a chiropractor before, I really wasn’t sure what to expect....