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• Vaginal Mesh Surgery Complication Risk High, Despite Effectiveness: Study

  May 16, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The use of vaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse is effective, but does carry a high risk of serious...

• Study Links Risk of Fractured Femur to Fosamax, Other Bisphosphonates

  May 6, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A class of drugs designed to strengthen bones, which includes popular osteoporosis drugs like Fosamax and Actonel, have been found...

• Medical Mistakes and Hospital Errors Continue to Cost Lives: Study

  November 29, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The findings of a new study suggest that efforts to decrease the number of medical mistakes in U.S. hospitals have...

• Forteo May Help Treat Jaw Osteonecrosis From Fosamax: Study

  October 18, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The osteoporosis drug Forteo, which is made by Eli Lilly & Co., may be an effective treatment for jaw osteonecrosis...

• Prilosec, Nexium May Not Decrease Plavix Effectiveness: Study

  October 7, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The findings of a new study seems to contradict prior concerns expressed by federal regulators that side effects of Prilosec...

• Value of Plavix Genetic Test to Avoid Heart Risk Questioned

  August 30, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The results of two new studies are raising questions about the value of requiring patients to undergo a genetic test...

• NEJM: Too Soon To Dismiss Vytorin Cancer Connection

  September 3, 2008

  AboutLawsuits

  According to an editorial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it is too early to rule out concerns...