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Mirena IUD side effect lawsuits expected to grow into hundreds

Posted: June 18, 2013 Pharmaceutical

Sarah says her experience with Mirena IUD for birth control was so horrendous that she would never recommend the device to anyone. The mother of three says she felt pain the minute the intrauterine device was inserted. The pain got

Judge recuses himself from Actos bladder cancer lawsuit

Posted: June 16, 2013 Pharmaceutical

A judge assigned to hear an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit has recused himself from the case, citing a conflict with one of the pharmacies listed as a defendant in the case.

Chicago woman sues manufacturer of metal hip replacement system

Posted: June 9, 2013 Pharmaceutical

A Chicago woman is suing the maker of her all-metal hip replacement system that she claims corroded in her body triggering the growth of a football-sized tumor-like growth in her hip joint.

Woman suffers toxic shock from IUD

Posted: June 6, 2013 Pharmaceutical

“I got toxic shock from an IUD,” writes Alice Myerhoff on XO Jane. It was a rare side effect even the hospital had a hard time believing. But Myerhoff easily saw the connection. A few days after she received an

Judge: Women should serve on Mirena IUD MDL plaintiffs committee

Posted: June 5, 2013 Pharmaceutical

A federal judge wants to see women on the proposed all-male plaintiffs executive committee overseeing the Mirena IUD lawsuits. The consolidated, multidistrict litigation involves more than 50 lawsuits claiming the contraceptive’s label did not warn consumers that it could push

Drug store named in Actos bladder cancer lawsuit

Posted: June 1, 2013 Pharmaceutical

George Karos was 10 years old when he started working part time at Patterson’s Drug Store in downtown Martinsburg, W.Va. Five decades later he became the owner of the historic pharmacy. The business flourished in a world of large chain

Walmart settles criminal pollution charges in California for $81 million

Posted: May 29, 2013 Environmental

Walmart Stores Inc. has pleaded guilty to criminal charges for illegally dumping hazardous waste into landfills and down sewer drains across California. The retail giant has agreed to pay $81 million to resolve the charges, which it has been fighting

Woman sues metal hip implant maker for pain and suffering

Posted: May 19, 2013 Pharmaceutical

Diana Jaras has a difficult time understanding what went wrong with her hip replacement. She was having problems with her hip and had to have her metal-on-metal Stryker implant replaced. She underwent revision surgery three months ago, and now walks

Victims of transvaginal mesh hold rally to raise awareness

Posted: May 16, 2013 Pharmaceutical

Victims of transvaginal mesh rallied outside Saskatoon City Hospital in Canada this week to raise awareness of the dangerous side effects that can occur from surgical mesh used to treat common pelvic floor conditions including stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ

Transvaginal mesh victim recalls serious complications after surgery

Posted: April 22, 2013 Pharmaceutical

Barbara Carter says she knew something was amiss the morning after surgery to have surgical mesh implanted to treat stress urinary incontinence. “I had pain where I had never had pain before,” she told First Coast News. “I told my