The list of lawsuits and complaints over the negative adverse effects of pelvic mesh just seems to be getting longer and longer. Another mesh maker, Boston Scientific, has joined makers such as Johnson & Johnson, C.R. Bard, Covidien and others in reporting that their company is sharing in all of the negative attention, as they have …
A new survey suggests that about half of all doctors still have concerns about the safety of intrauterine birth control devices (IUDs). Researchers surveyed health care providers at family planning clinics in Colorado and Iowa, finding that only about half of the providers said they considered Paragard and Mirena, types of intrauterine devices (IUDs), safe …
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee recently ruled that three top Johnson & Johnson executives must testify about their knowledge of the safety concerns surrounding the vaginal mesh lawsuits pending before the court. Judge Higbee, who is presiding over more than 1,000 mesh cases in a consolidated litigation, said this month that J & …
If you’ve been in a shopping mall in the last few years, it is likely you have been approached by an electronic cigarette salesman asking you to give their product a try. They pitch the idea to you that it is a safer version, and that they are allowed in public places now that cigarette …
A common defective medical implant, the transvaginal mesh, has caused a whole lot of agony and grief for women all over our country. But, for one woman, her complications have awarded her 5.5 million dollars, making history in our nation, as this is the first victory of its kind. Christine Scott had a vaginal mesh …
More lawsuits are being filed around the country alleging that Metal-on-metal hip implant systems, like DePuy Orthopaedics’ Pinnacle, are causing pain and dangerous levels of cobalt in the blood. Metal-On-Metal Hip Implant? The DePuy Pinnacle hip implant consists of a femoral stem attached to a metal head that rotates inside a titanium acetabular cup. The inside of …
California’s Dept. of Insurance launched an investigation into the business practices of surgery centers participating in the 1-800-GET-THIN campaign for Lap-Band gastric band surgery. As death tolls were rising, and lawmakers were getting concerned about the business practices and the safety of consumers it was time that something had to be done. Whistleblower Lawsuit Against …
The Food and Drug Administration secretly monitored the personal e-mail of a group of its own scientists and doctors. Before, they had warned Congress that the agency was approving medical devices that they believed posed unacceptable risks to patients, government documents show. Six of the scientists and doctors filed a lawsuit against the FDA in U.S. District …
Symptoms Associated With Pelvic Mesh Erosion And Pelvic Prolapse Pelvic prolapse is a medical condition in which a part of the pelvis “prolapses”, or falls beyond its natural location. There are actually several types of pelvic prolapses, and the general condition can involve all organs of the pelvis. However, vaginal prolapse (not vaginal erosion) is …
Failing metal-on-metal hip implants have caused hundreds of thousands of patients all over the world exposure to dangerously high levels of toxic metals. This disturbing news was brought about in a recent report published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), which questioned the way regulars in the U.S. and abroad responded to increasing evidence of …