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Brain Injury Awareness Month Highlights Dangers for Athletes
Go to Brain Injury Awareness Month Highlights Dangers for AthletesThe month of March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, which was created to increase awareness of the causes and consequences of brain injury and emphasize the need for prevention. In addition, this important awareness month underlines the need for brain injury research, education, and advocacy on behalf of those who are currently living with a…
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Judge Names Lead Attorneys in Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits
Go to Judge Names Lead Attorneys in Actos Bladder Cancer LawsuitsAccording to Bloomberg.com, the judge who is overseeing the lawsuits regarding Actos, the medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes, and the potential risk of bladder cancer for patients has appointed 19 plaintiffs’ lawyers to manage litigation involving U.S. claims. The federal lawsuits against the diabetes drug manufacturer Takeda were consolidated before U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty in…
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FDA Urges Transvaginal Mesh Makers to Test Safety of their Implants
Go to FDA Urges Transvaginal Mesh Makers to Test Safety of their ImplantsThe United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered manufacturers of the controversial transvaginal mesh implants, a total of 33 companies, to conduct three years of safety and effectiveness trials on the devices, according to Massdevice.com. This move follows growing public pressure and concern over the potential harm caused by these implants, and also comes…
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Medical Malpractice Laws in Tennessee
Go to Medical Malpractice Laws in TennesseeMedical malpractice is defined as an act of negligence by a medical professional that results in undue injury to a patient. Medical negligence may come in a variety of forms, including failure to provide appropriate treatment for a medical condition; misdiagnosing, or failure to diagnosis, a medical condition or disease; or an unreasonable delay in…
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American Diabetes Month & Actos Awareness
Go to American Diabetes Month & Actos AwarenessAlmost 26 million people in the United States suffer from diabetes, while an additional 79 million are classified at serious risk for developing type 2 diabetes. This translates into more deaths caused by the disease than AIDS and breast cancer combined; an individual in America gets diagnosed once each 17 seconds, according to the American…
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Understanding Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Transvaginal Mesh Complications
Go to Understanding Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Transvaginal Mesh ComplicationsPresented by: Gary Massey Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a condition in which one or more of the organs in the pelvic region move out of place because the tissues designed to keep them where they belong become too weak to do the job. POP is common in women, especially those who have had hysterectomies…
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FDA Urges Further Safety Studies of Transvaginal Mesh Surgeries
Go to FDA Urges Further Safety Studies of Transvaginal Mesh SurgeriesPelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when the pelvic organs slip out of place after the tissues that hold them in place start to weaken. This condition is most often seen in women who have had a hysterectomy or other abdominal or pelvic surgery that involved removing organs or muscle tissue. One way physicians treat POP…
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FDA Data Links Diabetes Drug Actos (pioglitazone) to Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer
Go to FDA Data Links Diabetes Drug Actos (pioglitazone) to Increased Risk of Bladder CancerThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released data from an ongoing safety review indicating a link between the long-term use of the diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone), manufactured by Takeda, and a heightened possibility of suffering bladder cancer. The Warnings and Precautions label for pioglitazone-containing drugs will now be required to have information about…
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FDA Urges Caution When Using Vacuum-Assisted Delivery Devices
Go to FDA Urges Caution When Using Vacuum-Assisted Delivery DevicesA vacuum-assisted delivery is a birth in which the infant is helped out of the birth canal by use of a vacuum-type device, which usually consists of a pump and a metal or flexible cup. The cup is placed on the baby’s head and a vacuum is created to help pull the baby out of…