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• Writer wonders if even Don Draper could help J&J
  An entry on blog ThePopTort.com mentions Don Draper, the preternaturally slick ad executive at the center of AMC’s Mad Men, and wonders whether even he would be able to help Johnson & Johnson these days. “Last week watching Mad Men, when I heard Don Draper’s pitch to Dow Chemical about the...

• Dangerous vaginal implants can’t be removed
  One of the dangers of transvaginal mesh devices, according to an article in The Trial Lawyer magazine, is that they typically can’t be removed once they’ve been implanted in a patient’s body. This is bad news for the thousands of implant recipients who have reported problems including debilita...

• More hip recalls: Smith & Nephew R3
  A newspaper report warns New Zealanders to brace for another round of invasive surgery after a recall of more hip implants. According to The Dominion Post, Smith & Nephew R3 hip implants were recalled after unusually high rates of replacement surgery were required in Australia and the United Kin...

• Faulty implant reflects poorly on Johnson & Johnson
  Investment blog Seeking Alpha points out that Johnson & Johnson’s decision to stop selling four types of vaginal mesh implants is the latest example of the company’s loose approach to product safety, and should be of concern to potential investors. “While the New Jersey pharmaceutical gian...

• Despite injuries, manufacturer will sell device
  Even as Johnson & Johnson has announced its intention to stop selling vaginal mesh implants, at least one other company intends to continue marketing them despite reports that the devices are severely injuring thousands of patients. A Bloomberg report quotes Blaine Davis, Endo Health Solutions s...

• J&J requests extension to sell dangerous implants
  Johnson & Johnson has requested that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allow the company 120 days to take four types of vaginal mesh implants off the market, despite widespread complaints that the devices are causing severe injuries for women who receive them. Johnson & Johnson said in a...

• Urinary incontinence takes different forms
  Simply put, urinary incontinence is the inability to control the release of urine from your bladder. But according to the Mayo Clinic, its severity in people who suffer from the condition runs the gamut from occasional, minor dribbles of urine to frequently wetting clothes. Fortunately, urinary inco...

• Johnson & Johnson gets another warning from FDA
  According to a Bloomberg report, federal regulators have warned Johnson & Johnson’s consumer product division about a number of violations, including the company’s failure to properly review more than 60 medical complaints about a vaginal moisturizer product. A letter from the U.S. Food and ...

• Consumer advocates: Congress missing opportunity
  Some consumer groups are complaining about legislation that recently passed in the U.S. Senate, accusing Congress of passing up an opportunity to keep unsafe medical devices off the market – such as DePuy Orthopaedics all-metal artificial hip joints, and transvaginal mesh implants. The bill, which...

• Complications possible with hip replacement
  According to the Mayo Clinic, hip replacement surgery is generally safe. But as with any surgery, complications can occur. Some complications are serious. But fortunately, most can be treated successfully. Potential complications from hip replacement include: (more…) ...