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Even though more than 93,000 patients have been implanted with the now recalled DePuy metal-on-metal hip, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to start a conversation. It seems a little like the proverbial “closing the barn door after the horse has already escaped”. The federal agency will convene a […]

According to a study published June 11, the users of Actos (pioglitazone) or Avandia (rosiglitazone) may face an increased risk of developing macular edema.  Published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, British researchers collected data on more than 100,000 patients with type 2 diabetes who were enrolled in the British […]

In its June 4th announcement that it is taking four synthetic vaginal meshes off the market, Ethicon acts like it is in charge of the FDA. First, the division of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) requests it be given 120 days to “cease commercialization” which essentially means allowing the four defective […]

On Monday, June 4, in a letter to two different courts, Ethicon, a division of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced it was removing four synthetic surgical meshes from the market.  All four fall under the Gynecare division – the TVT Secur, Prosima, Prolift and the Prolift+M. In doing so it […]

Four mesh products have been recalled that belong to the Gynecare family of polypropylene mesh under the Ethicon division of Johnson & Johnson. In a June 4th letter Ethicon advised the court it was suspending the sale of synthetic vaginal meshes and on page 2 there is a curious note […]

What do we know about any of the polypropylene meshes that are being removed from the market by Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon division. The four involved mesh products are: The TVT Secur; The Prosima Pelvic Floor Repair System; The Prolift Pelvic Floor Repair System; and The Prolift MTM Pelvic Floor […]

Late last night, June 4th comes news from Bloomberg, that medical device maker, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) plans to stop selling four transvaginal mesh implants in the face of hundreds of lawsuits and more to come. Ethicon, a unit of J&J, told a federal judge in West Virginia that it […]

Approximately 308,000 Florida kids miss out on free meals during the summer.  Fewer low-income children across the country received free or discounted meals during the 2011 summer break than a year earlier despite steady increases nationwide in the number of children dependent on subsidized meals. Reduced participation could be because […]