Cal Warriner |
June 10, 2013 4:51 PMWest Palm Beach, FL
Category:
Medical Devices & Implants
Modular design hip replacements were first introduced about 30 years ago to allow surgeons intraoperative flexibility. They were marketed to younger patients who were presumably more...
Elsewhere On The Legal Examiner
Brett Emison |
June 18, 2013 3:43 PM |
Kansas City, MO
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Last week Chrysler boldly refused to recall 2.7 million Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee vehicles after NHTSA identified a safety hazard that made the vehicles susceptible to post collision...
Michael Monheit |
June 17, 2013 6:50 AM |
Central Pennsylvania, PA
Category:
Medical Malpractice
HPV testing and cervical cancer are important concerns for sexually active women. In this article we will consider what HPV is, how you can be tested, and what the testing results mean to the...
Roopal Luhana |
June 17, 2013 12:14 PM |
New York, NY
Category:
Medical Devices & Implants
After years of defending thousands of lawsuits concerning its DePuy ASR and DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip replacement devices, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced that it will...
Steve Thomas |
June 18, 2013 10:04 AM |
Houston, TX
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
As Januvia (sitagliptin) sales decline and as patients with pancreatic disorders pursue Januvia lawsuits, the National Institutes of Health look for volunteers to participate in a long-term study...
Shezad Malik MD JD |
June 17, 2013 10:54 PM |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Category:
Medical Devices & Implants
According to 2 new medical studies, Medtronic Inc.'s Infuse, used to help bones heal after spinal surgery, works no better than a bone graft and carries side effects including an increased...
Steve Thomas |
June 17, 2013 10:40 AM |
Houston, TX
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The maker of a topiramate-containing antiepileptic drug co-sponsored a study which showed that its own drug produced less severe side effects than another medication, valproate, in treating...