Real-World Wrangling Surrounding St. Jude Heart Valve
Minneapolis, MN: It has been the basis for many a night terror and many a movie plot: the ticking time bomb that is either in the throes of being diffused or the attempt to escape from one. The slow motion run as the potential victim tries to distance himself from the pending explosion the audience knows is about to happen, but when? In fact, the foregoing is a metaphor summarizing the lives of individuals implanted with the
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Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants: Colossal Failure?
Vancouver, BC: Sukinder has been living with chronic pain and walking with a limp since having
metal-on-metal hip replacement surgery several years ago. "My orthopedic surgeon said the hip revision surgery is fine, but I know it isn't fine, and now, years later, I find out about metal-on-metal hip and knee recalls…
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Omega Alpha Kidney Flush Recalled in Canada
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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