Fixodent Zinc Dangers Lead to Warning for Popular Adhesive

Consumers using Proctor & Gamble’s popular denture cream Fixodent have recently been advised to use less of the oral adhesive substance. A recent addition to the denture cream’s information on the company’s Web site includes a warning about the health... Read more

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Surgical mesh counterfeits prompt FDA warning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently released a warning about a specific brand of surgical mesh that has been counterfeited and distributed to hospitals and medical care providers. The C.R. Bard/Davol surgical mesh has been tampered with and illegally... Read more

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Shoulder pain pumps, relationship to chondrolysis become focus of lawsuits

There are currently more than 150 lawsuits pending against manufacturers of intra-articular shoulder pain pumps, which are used to deliver pain medication to the area of surgery quickly and efficiently, as opposed to post-surgery prescription medication. However, these lawsuits are... Read more

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NuvaRing lawsuit numbers growing as consumers report more health complications

For the past few months, the prescription contraception device NuvaRing has become the focus of a growing number of lawsuits as consumers using the product are alleging that it causes injuries and serious side effects. In November 2009, as the... Read more

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