Hip Implant Injury Lawsuits Center to Help Those Injured By Defective...
The Firm represents plaintiffs in hip replacement lawsuits that allege injury caused by these artificial hip devices.(PRWeb June 26, 2014)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/06/prweb11978309.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - June 27, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
2.5 million Americans living with an artificial hip, 4.7 million with an artificial knee
More than 7 million Americans are living with an artificial (prosthetic) knee (4.7 million) or hip (2.5 million), which may have significant future implications in terms of the need for ongoing patient care, according to new research presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Two related studies also found a growing incidence of adults younger than age 65 undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) surgeries, and a potential underutilization of these procedures in some segments of the population. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bones / Orthopedics Source Type: news
2.5 million Americans living with artificial hip, 4.7 million with artificial knee
Two related studies have found a growing incidence of adults younger than age 65 undergoing total knee replacement and total hip replacement surgeries, and a potential under-utilization of these procedures in some segments of the population. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 14, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
2.5 million Americans living with an artificial hip, 4.7 million with an artificial knee
(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) Two related studies presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found a growing incidence of adults younger than age 65 undergoing total knee replacement and total hip replacement surgeries, and a potential underutilization of these procedures in some segments of the population. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
7 million Americans have artificial hips, knees
More than 600,000 knees and about 400,000 hips are replaced in the U.S. each year despite earlier recalls and concerns over previous models (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - March 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
You don’t need Dr. House to suspect cobalt toxicity in a patient with an artificial hip
Dr. Gregory House
3 out of 5 stars
Cobalt intoxication diagnosed with the help of Dr. House. Dahms K et al. Lancet 2014 Feb 8;383:574.
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This is a neat short case report that can fix in the mind the features of cobalt toxicity. A 55-year-old man came to clinic with a history of:
severe heart failure (ejection fraction = 25%)
decreased hearing acuity
decreased visual acuity
fever of unknown origin
hypothyroidism
abdominal discomfort
lymphadenopathy
All signs and symptoms seemed to have developed over the year before presentation.
Further history revealed that the patient had undergone bilateral hip replacement. ...
Source: The Poison Review - February 12, 2014 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical artificial hip prosthesis cobalt toxicity dr. gregory house Source Type: news
Professor John Paul - obituary
Engineer whose analysis of human gait led to improved artificial hips and knees (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - December 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Glasgow surgeon Professor John Paul hip replacement gait analysis Source Type: news
John Paul obituary
Bioengineer whose meticulous experimental work improved the reliability and strength of hip replacement jointsThe biomedical engineer John Paul, who has died aged 86, played a crucial role in the development of reliable total hip replacement implants, which have improved the lives of great numbers of people. John produced the first realistic estimate of the forces that act on the hip joint during function; this information was essential for the design of safe implants and of machines to test them in the laboratory.In the early 1960s John Charnley, an orthopaedic surgeon, introduced a metal and plastic artificial hip joint ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 8, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Joe Barbenel Tags: theguardian.com Obituaries Biology Engineering Medical research Human biology Scotland University of Strathclyde Medicine Science Source Type: news
DePuy Pinnacle Lawsuit Claims Mount, as Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes...
The Firm is representing numerous individuals in Pinnacle hip lawsuits, all of whom allegedly suffered serious complications due to a metal-on-metal version of the artificial hip.(PRWeb December 04, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/depuy-pinnacle-lawsuit/pinnacle-hip-lawsuit/prweb11392575.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - December 4, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
J&J To Pay Up To $4 Billion To Settle Hip Replacement Suits
Johnson & Johnson announced this week that it has agreed to pay billions of dollars to patients harmed in the recall of its metal ball-in-socket artificial hips.Under the proposed settlement, the company would pay at least $2.47 billion — and up to $4 billion — to resolvearound 8,000 U.S. lawsuits. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - November 23, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
J&J Unit to Pay USD 2.5 Billion in U.S. Hip Implant SettlementJ&J Unit to Pay USD 2.5 Billion in U.S. Hip Implant Settlement
A unit of Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay an estimated $2.5 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits from individuals allegedly injured by the company's artificial hip implants. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines - November 20, 2013 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Orthopaedics News Source Type: news
J&J Agrees to Pay $2.5 Billion
Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay at least $2.5 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits filed by patients who alleged they were injured by the company's artificial hips. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 20, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Music to your ears? Try a headphones implant like Rich Lee
'Grinder' can listen to music player by wearing a loose wire coil around his neckDon't offer Rich Lee a pair of headphones to listen to music: he's already got a pair, even though you can't see them. They're implanted in his ears – a procedure carried out by a "body modification" expert.Now, by connecting his music player to a loose wire coil around his neck (which he can tuck under his shirt), Lee can listen to music without blocking out the outside world. The tiny magnets implanted invisibly in his outer ears pick up the signal and generate sound.But that's only the beginning. Lee, 34, who works as a salesman, intends ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 4, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Charles Arthur Tags: Music News guardian.co.uk Technology UK news Science Source Type: news
Consumer Information on: DePuy Ceramax Ceramic Total Hip System - P070026S004
The Ceramax Ceramic Hip System is a ceramic-on-ceramic artificial hip replacement system, surgically implanted to completely replace a hip joint. (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - April 24, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Revealing The Secrets Of Bacterial Slime
Newcastle University scientists have revealed the mechanism that causes a slime to form, making bacteria hard to shift and resistant to antibiotics. When under threat, some bacteria can shield themselves in a slimy protective layer, known as a biofilm. It is made up of communities of bacteria held together to protect themselves from attack. Biofilms cause dental plaque and sinusitis; in healthcare, biofilms can lead to life threatening and difficult to treat infections, particularly on medical implants such as catheters, heart valves, artificial hips and even breast implants... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: MRSA / Drug Resistance Source Type: news
