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The Pennsylvania Department of Health has approved eight universities as Certified Academic Clinical Research Centers in the state’s medical marijuana program, signaling the first step towards clinical research to commence in the commonwealth.

The product had a Canadian market size of roughly $46.5 million for the 12 months ended in March, according to IQVIA data.

High blood pressure affects more than 7.5 million Canadians and another 7.4 million have elevated blood pressure that will advance unless some lifestyle changes are made.

The current OTC regulatory framework requires notice and comment rulemaking, an increasingly slow administrative process.

CTA’s latest biannual U.S. Consumer Technology Sales and Forecasts report projects the total health, fitness and sports tech market will reach sales of 49.3 million units in 2018, a 4% increase from 2017.

The My Patterns feature on the upgraded Contour Diabetes app analyzes data received from the meter to identify and notify the user of sub-optimal patterns in their blood glucose readings.

On Capitol Hill, the Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and in Tennessee, Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law that will require e-prescribing for controlled substances on or after Jan. 1, 2020.

The product had a U.S. market size of roughly $120 million for the 12 months ended in January, according to IQVIA data.