Urinary incontinence causes complications
Urinary incontinence, while not life-threatening, can be an embarrassing and inconvenient condition.
And according to the Mayo Clinic, it also comes with a number of complications. Fortunately, the condition is treatable. Although some treatments carry problems of their own.
Transvaginal mesh implan...
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J&J settles with lawsuit plaintiffs
Johnson & Johnson has settled with about 845 plaintiffs who filed suit over allegations that the company didn’t adequately warn them about the risks of tendon damage from an antibiotic called Levaquin.
According to Bloomberg, the settlements were disclosed in a filing from Minneapolis, where a...
J&J bought troubled Norian XR manufacturer to help own reputation
The Pennsylvania-based company Synthes produced a bone cement called Norian XR, which has been linked to the deaths of five patients who received it for spine surgery. Four high-ranking Synthes executives ended up doing jail time for their role in illegally marketing Norian, despite allegedly being ...
J&J hopes to overcome troubles from recalls
Investment Website Seeking Alpha says that healthcare products giant Johnson & Johnson is poised to announce its third-quarter earnings report. The company is hoping to break a streak of revenue declines over the last two quarters, as well as net income declines over the past four quarters.
The ...
Experts warn of hacked medical devices
Participants in a recent government panel warn that computerized medical devices are increasingly susceptible to hacking, including infections by computer viruses.
According to a story in MIT’s Technology Review, the malware infections can clog patient-monitoring equipment and other software syste...
Risk factors for urinary incontinence
According to the Mayo Clinic, there are a number of risk factors for urinary incontinence.
Although urinary incontinence can be a distressing and inconvenient condition, it is treatable with options that include surgery, medication and physical therapy.
But some treatments, such as transvaginal mesh...
Pa. state employee tried to warn of kickbacks
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that an investigator employed by the state of Pennsylvania twice tried to warn that state employees were getting kick-backs from pharmaceutical companies.
Both times, according to the Inquirer, Pennsylvania state government officials dismissed Allen Jones and his in...
Critics: EU medical device plan falls short
European Union officials are considering more stringent regulations for medical devices. But according to a report on MedPage Today, some European health advocates complain that the proposed regulations wouldn’t go far enough.
The report quotes Andrew Boulton, MD, president of the European Associa...
Concerns about FDA fast-track process
A story in The Scientist magazine says some medical professionals are concerned about health risks attendant with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s heavy reliance on the fast-track review process for new medications.
The Scientist cites an article in the Journal of the American Medical Assoc...
