Sunday, 31 July 2011

Risky pelvic mesh highlights worries about FDA

Janet Holt, a rancher from Floresville, Texas, had a mesh implant placed during a bladder-lift surgery that resulted in�seven surgeries to repair the damage.�The FDA approved the mesh lining, commonly used for hernias, but has now issued a warning of its complications.A Texas woman implanted with a medical device that left her in pain and scarred in her most intimate areas illustrates growing concerns about a government process that allows products such as surgical mesh to be marketed with no testing on patients.


Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43886793/ns/health-health_care/

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