Oct 4, 2018
In August 2018, a San Francisco jury awarded $289 million to a man who claimed exposure to Roundup, a popular herbicide, caused his Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Monsanto, the company that makes Roundup,...Sep 27, 2018
Surgical mesh complications can be extremely severe – and even life threatening in some instances. Thousands of people who have undergone a hernia surgery that utilized a mesh product have...Sep 3, 2018
A key ingredient in many medications used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure, Valsartan, has been linked to an increased risk of cancer due to contamination from nitrosodimethylamine...Aug 29, 2018
A jury in Missouri found Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder product to be responsible for causing cancer in 22 women. The verdict was upheld by Judge Rex Burlison from the Circuit Court of the...Aug 28, 2018
According to a report from the Environmental Working Group, dozens of popular breakfast foods – some of them marketed toward children – contain unsafe levels of a chemical known as glyphosate. In...Aug 24, 2018
Unfortunately, several medical device manufacturers put surgical hernia mesh patches on the market that can cause complications, including having the mesh adhere to the intestines, liver, colon,...Aug 10, 2018
When we think of technology in the medical field, most people would agree that the noninvasive procedures used today are much better than the surgeries completed ten years ago or more. These changes...Jul 27, 2018
Bayer has been making millions by selling Essure since 2002. They promoted it as a safe form of “permanent” birth control. However, many women who used the small coil made of metal called Essure...Jul 23, 2018
After Bayer had stopped sales of the controversial birth control device outside the United States last year, it will now stop the sales of it in the United States. According to the Associated...Jun 28, 2018
Essure was hailed in 2002 as the first permanent, non-surgical, birth control implant device to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Thousands of women rushed to their...Mar 28, 2018
Since 2013, doctors have prescribed the drug Invokana (the brand name of the drug canagliflozin) to patients suffering from type-2 diabetes. The purpose of the medication is to help remove excess...Jan 24, 2018
It’s an unfortunate fact that many people receiving a DePuy Synthes Attune knee replacement implant have experienced a failure of the device. This often means patients need a revision surgery in...
