Hernia repair is a common surgical intervention in the United States. Indeed, it is estimated that has many as 350,000 hernia surgeries are performed in America every year. In a majority of these surgeries doctors use mesh implants to improve damaged or weakened abdominal tissue. The reason for the use of meshes is that studies …
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Complications
The function of retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters is to prevent blood clots that have formed in a patient’s lower extremities or pelvis from going into the lungs or heart because if they do, the results could be serious and even fatal. When a blood clot travels to the lungs it is referred to …
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Lawsuit Filed On Behalf of Roundup Users
Several plaintiffs have joined in a class action product liability lawsuit earlier this year against Monsanto, the maker of the popular weedkiller Roundup, alleging exposure to the product caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Allegations also claim while exposure resulted in some becoming ill, others died from the disease. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court …
IVC Filters: How Safe are they?
After a Georgia man died due to blood clots in his lungs, his widow questioned the veracity of claims that the Option ELITE IVC Filter was a safe and effective product. Her questions are well founded. IVC filters, promoted as a safe accompaniment to blood thinners for the treatment of blood clots, have been connected …
Taxotere: Cancer Treatment with Long-Term Hair-Loss Consequences
Nothing is more devastating than a cancer diagnosis. Fortunately, many cancers are curable, albeit with painful and miserable treatments. What if the treatment has permanent undesirable side effects of which the patient was unaware? Who is to be held accountable then? Sadly, manufacturers of the drug Taxotere have created and marketed just such a treatment. …