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C.R. Bard Shares IVC Filter Lawsuit Update with SEC
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Washington, DC: When it comes to assessing where a manufacturer is with pending litigation, there’s no better source than with the manufacturer itself. To that end, C.R. Bard released details concerning the current state of affairs over IVC filter lawsuits as part of its Form 10-K report that provides a snapshot of the company at the end of its fiscal year, December 31, 2016.
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Stockert 3T Heater Concerns Rising, Not Awareness
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Leesburg, FL: Hospitals across the US and Canada that use the LivaNova PLC Stockert 3T heater-cooler system during open-heart surgery are warning patients—who had surgery as far back as 2011— that they may be at risk of a rare and potentially life-threatening bacterial infection called nontuberculous mycobacterium or ‘NTM.’
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DePuy Bellwether Drags On, While Canada Approves Zimmer Class Action Settlement
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Dallas, TX: While the third bellwether trial involving allegedly defective Pinnacle hips manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. (DePuy, a unit of Johnson & Johnson) continues to meander along with no immediate end in sight, a judge in Canada has approved the proposed settlement stemming from a class action defective hip lawsuit.
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IVC Filters: There is no Standardization of Care
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Phoenix, AZ: The more one digs into the IVC filter debacle, the more one realizes the Catch 22 which appears to govern the existence of the small, spider-like devices designed as a hedge against the migration of potentially dangerous blood clots through the inferior vena cava vein, the major thoroughfare that carries blood up from the lower extremities, where blood clots can form.
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Bizarre Tale of Attempted Murder, Mayhem, Bankruptcy and Bad Faith Insurance
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Fosamax and Femur Fractures: "A Terrible Ordeal"
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Canada's Asbestos Problem Divides Politicians and Citizens
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Omega Alpha Kidney Flush Recalled in Canada
May 4, 2011. By Lucy Campbell.
Ottawa, ON Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals Inc., in consultation with Health Canada, is voluntarily recalling all lots of "Omega Alpha Kidney Flush" due to the omission of cautionary and warning statements on the product label. This recall involves all lots of "Omega Alpha Kidney Flush" product, under the Omega Alpha brand, sold at retail locations in Ontario, Québec, British Columbia and Alberta.
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An Informed Consumer is Key to Avoiding Effexor Birth Defects
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Researchers: Cataracts a Potential Paxil Side Effect
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- Potential Fosamax Class Action Lawsuit Emerging in Canada By Gordon Gibb (Jun-21-10)
- Study Links Effexor to Miscarriage Risk By Heidi Turner (Jun-17-10)
- Paxil Linked to Risk of Miscarriage By Heidi Turner (Jun-15-10)
- Antidepressants Linked to Miscarriage, Effexor Implicated By Gordon Gibb (Jun-3-10)
- Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables Linked to ADHD in Children By Gordon Gibb (May-19-10)
- Salmonella Flavor Enhancer Recall Could Be Largest in History By Gordon Gibb (Mar-9-10)
- Big Brother is Watching You Online—and So Is Your Insurer By Gordon Gibb (Nov-23-09)
- Car Accidents: Life Sentence for Impaired Driver By Jane Mundy (Sep-12-09)
- Mechanic's Diagnosis: Mesothelioma By Jane Mundy (Apr-23-08)
- Did Tainted Heparin Kill My Brother? By Lucy Campbell (Apr-21-08)
- Grieving Daughter talks about Celebrex By Jane Mundy (Mar-24-08)
- Avandia: "Starting to Sound A Lot Like Vioxx" By Heidi Turner (Dec-22-07)
- No More Zelnorm By Jane Mundy (Jun-3-07)