Wright Medical Group is involved in ongoing litigation regarding the profemur replacement systems they manufactured for hip replacements. The product has been found to cause complications with early failure, leading to severe pain, difficulty walking and standing,...
Planning some fun vacation time in the sun and surf where delicious seafood abounds? Be careful. A deadly bacteria has caused infection in seven and death for two in 2015 in Florida. The potentially flesh eating bacteria thrives in warm seawater and is primarily a...
Once again Johnson & Johnson shows its true colors in allowing a defective, dangerous product to be used in real live patients. Johnson & Johnson recalled and withdrew from the market a power morcellator used in laparoscopic hysterectomy surgeries. These...
Despite modern efforts in many communities regarding bicycle access and safety, this mode of transportation can be one of the most dangerous. Many communities have built and improved their bicycle trail systems, with more connections, and added bicycle dedicated lanes...
Steroids are commonly prescribed for sufferers of asthma and allergies, but a study has now found that once these prescribed steroids are finished many patients could experience adrenal insufficiency, which can be dangerous, especially in the instance of a major...
Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a condition many have likely not heard of, but if you suffer from temporal lobe seizures, grand mal seizures, and/or epilepsy, you may be taking the medication, Dilantin, as an anticonvulsant medication to manage such conditions. ...
How many of you out there have hoped against all hope that your little one would take a nap once experiencing the lull of a car ride in the child car seat? There is a great chance almost every parent can relate. However, studies have found that this innocent act, as...
On Memorial Day weekend there are an estimated thirty-seven million people traveling and enjoying the long weekend that kicks off summertime. With the extra traveling and celebrating, of course there are unfortunate accidents involving travel, boating, sun/weather,...
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month for good reason. The weather is warmer and the motorcycles are back out on the roads to enjoy the open road and pursue their motorcycle passion. With more motorcycles out on the road, unfortunately, comes more accidents that...
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and beware motorcycle owners, as motorcycle giant Harley-Davidson has issued a huge recall of 2014 and 2015 models of their bikes because of defective clutch master cylinders. The National Highway Transportation Safety...