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http://www.DrugRisks.com is the most helpful resource on the web for prescription medication alerts, side effects and legal news. Visit us today. Orlando, FL (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 The birth control resource center at DrugRisks.com is announcing new information on the site for women using the oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin. A court in Canada has certified a class action for patients alleging blood clot injuries, as Bayer continues to pay settlements to victims in the United States*. The...
The DrugRisk Center is the web’s largest source for information on prescription drug warnings, side effects and legal news. Visit http://www.DrugRisk.com. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 The birth control safety center at DrugRisk.com is announcing new information on the site for women who have taken the contraceptives Yaz or Yasmin. A recent court update shows the number of cases filed alleging blood clots has fallen, as Bayer continues to settle claims*. DrugRisk.com was created to...
http://www.DrugRisks.com is the most helpful resource on the web for prescription medication alerts, side effects and legal news. Visit us today Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 The birth control safety advocates at DrugRisks.com are announcing new information on the site for women using the oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin. A court in Canada has certified a class action for patients alleging blood clot injuries, as settlements continue in the United States*. DrugRisks was created to...
Research adds to the growing body of evidence of neutrophils' role in dangerous blood clots BOSTON, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It takes more than platelets, thrombin and fibrin to build a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Increasingly, researchers are recognizing that neutrophils--cells better known for their role in immune defense--play an active role in DVT formation by releasing platelet-catching nets made of chromatin, a tightly-wound mix of DNA and associated proteins....
More than 1,000 NuvaRing Lawsuits Filed on Behalf of Alleged Victims of NuvaRing Side Effects, Including Heart Attacks, Blood Clots and Strokes, are Currently Pending in the Federal NuvaRing Litigation. Columbus, OH (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Wright & Schulte LLC, an experienced medical device injury law firm representing numerous women in NuvaRing lawsuits, notes that the federal judge overseeing the federal NuvaRing Lawsuit litigation in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri...
Inferior vena cava filter placement One venous puncture, rather than two, is a safe and effective approach to intravascular ultrasound-guided inferior vena cava filter placement in critically-ill patients, a new study shows. Inferior vena cava filter placement is done to prevent or treat pulmonary emboli or deep venous thrombosis. "The majority of institutions use a dual venous puncture technique, while we use a single venous puncture technique," said Dr. Andrew Gunn, of Massachusetts...
Silicon BioDevices 'Lab-in-the-Hand' Previewed at 45th Annual Oak Ridge Conference BALTIMORE, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon BioDevices, based in Berkeley, Calif., today presented the results of a pivotal benchmark study of its digital handheld device for high-sensitivity measurement of cardiac troponin-I, a protein found in the heart muscle used to identify heart tissue damage in patients suspected of having a heart attack. The study showed that the totally integrated,...
PLANO, Texas, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing our commitment to provide best-in-class medical devices for the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE), Argon Medical Devices, Inc. takes another step forward with the launch of the Option(TM)ELITE Retrievable Vena Cava Filter. The OptionELITE IVC Filter, designed by Rex Medical, LP, provides the clinician with the same safe and trusted design now enhanced for ease of delivery and retrievability. "Safety and...
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Newly identified pregnancy-related events, such as stillbirth or pre-term birth, may dramatically increase a woman's risk of developing a potentially deadly blood clot immediately after pregnancy, according to the results of a large, population-based study published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Venous thromboembolism, or VTE, is a clotting disorder that includes both deep-vein...
BOSTON, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with DVT Awareness Month, the North American Thrombosis Forum (NATF) will host its Signature Event tomorrow night, March 28, 2013 at the Mandarin Oriental in downtown Boston. At this event, NATF will recognize Melanie Bloom for her Decade of Dedication to raising awareness of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Ten years ago, Melanie Bloom embarked on a campaign to raise awareness of DVT, following the sudden death of her husband, NBC...
