IVC Filter Risks – Device Migration Problems

[caption id="attachment_30243" align="alignright" width="245"] Picture of Bard IVC Filter[/caption] August 17, 2016 – San Diego, CA.   IVC Filters are used to help prevent blood clots from moving through the body...

More Zimmer Persona Knee Replacements Recalled

August 9, 2016 -- San Diego, CA   Zimmer Biomet is caught in another ongoing recall regarding some of the company’s metal knee replacements and their potential to fail. The Warsaw,...

Judge rules against plaintiffs in nearly 1,300 Mirena lawsuits

August 1, 2016 -- San Diego, CA.   A federal judge in New York ruled against nearly 1,300 lawsuits filed by women who say they were harmed by Bayer AG’s Mirena...

Teflon PTFE & PFOA exposure lawsuits

July 21, 2016 -- San Diego, CA.  Non-stick frying pans. Stain-resistant carpets. Water-proof mascara. These products are ubiquitous in stores across America and they have something in common: They often...

Bayer caught in lie about Essure’s ability to prevent pregnancy

July 18, 2016 -- San Diego, CA.   Bayer was caught in a lie regarding its “permanent” birth control device Essure by a Louisiana law firm, LegalReader reported in May. New...

Monsanto GMO Controversy and Roundup

July 13, 2016-- San Diego, CA.    Roundup weed and grass killer was introduced to the American consumer in 1976. Lawns and gardens were forever changed by the herbicide’s formula...

Study Links Roundup Exposure to Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Roundup Exposure & Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Roundup weed and grass killer is the most widely used herbicide in the world.  Manufactured by Monsanto Company, Roundup is used commercially on farms and fields and by...

IVC TV commercial

July 11, 2017 -- San Diego, CA.  Many people who have seen the IVC TV commercials aren't shown that the device can break apart and migrate through the body. IVC Filters...

Endoscopes Infected by Superbug Leads to Lawsuits

June 27, 2016 -- San Diego, CA.   Patients who underwent surgery with a device called a duodenoscope and were infected by a drug-resistant form of bacteria are filing lawsuits against...

Essure, power morcellators inspire two new House bills

June 22, 2016 -- San Diego, CA.   Two controversial medical devices that have harmed thousands of women nationwide are the subjects of two new pieces of legislation introduced to the...