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IVC Filter
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are medical devices implanted into patients who are at risk of suffering a sudden blockage of an artery in the lung, or a pulmonary embolism (PE). The devices act as filters, catching fragments of blood clots that form in the legs or pelvis before they reach the heart or lungs where blockages can cause severe (more...)
Drug injury may result from birth control pill May 26, 2011 When a woman decides to take birth control, there are a few health risks she must consider, and drug injuries are a possibility. Yaz and Yasmin have been mentioned in the news several times for their known drug injuries, and the US Drug Watchdog is expanding its national investigation of both drugs, (more...)