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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning in 2008 regarding serious complications linked with the mesh patch after receiving several complaints about the injuries it causes to women. Medical studies show that Bard Avaulta is associated with complications such as erosion through the vaginal epithelium, extrusions, infections, chronic pain, damage to surrounding organs, bowel and bladder...

The Importance of Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is an extremely rare cancer which is very dangerous as it can advance on its final stages undetected and can move to other parts of the body quickly. Not only that, there are only a few treatment options available at the moment, which makes it even harder to treat,...

d’Oliveira & Associates seeks clients who have been injured in auto accidents or suffered personal injury in or near Rhode Island. d’Oliveira & Associates is committed to providing the best legal services and representation in handling personal injury and auto accident cases, as well as in getting you the compensation that you deserve. We take pride in 25 years...

d’Oliveira & Associates seeks clients who have been injured auto accidents or suffered personal injury in or near southeastern Massachusetts. Experienced Personal Injury Lawyer Located in Fall River, MA d’Oliveira & Associates offers its commitment to provide the best legal services and representation in handling personal injury cases, as well as in getting you the compensation that you deserve....

d’Oliveira & Associates seeks clients who have been injured in auto accidents or have suffered personal injury in or near southeastern Massachusetts. Our law office at New Bedford is open to provide legal services for your lawsuit. d’Oliveira & Associates is committed to providing the best legal services to represent personal injury and auto accident clients. We have 22...

Nursing Home Laws Help Protect Our Elders The laws that govern nursing homes are to protect the residents in these facilities from abuse, neglect and substandard care. Whether it is health mandates on hand washing or laws governing the use of unnecessary drugs, these are all put in place to prevent nursing homes from harming the patients. When these...

A surgical mesh patch is a permanent synthetic implant designed and used for the repair of ventral or incisional hernias that result from the thinning and stretching scar tissues that typically form after surgeries. It is placed behind the hernia through a small incision, treating Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Among the major manufacturers of...

Trans-vaginal mesh products are intended to provide comfort and relief from pain to women who suffer Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) or Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). POP occurs when a pelvic organ, such as your bladder, drops, or prolapses, from its normal position and pushes against the walls of your vagina. This can happen if the muscles that hold your...

Group (“Unum”), formerly known as Unum Provident, is among the market leaders in disability insurance, group life insurance, long-term care, critical illness insurance, and group life benefits, and handles insurance policies for approximately 17 million Americans. It is said to be the largest disability insurance company in the country, handling nearly 40% of all disability insurance policies in the country....

Bacterial infections are a huge concern in the field of medicine today. For example, in 2005 approximately 19,000 people were killed in the United States due to bacterial infections. Data from the same year shows that 100,000 people were infected with MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), a type of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics like penicillin. The Centers for Disease...