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A Recalled Implant Cost ’80 Percent of the Muscle in My Hip’
Michael Galgano's doctor warned him not to fly to Chicago. His left leg was ravaged by metallosis, a form of metal poisoning that killed… -
Floxed by Cipro at 22: ‘A Bomb Went Off in My Body’
When 24-year-old Mateo Cox looks in the mirror, he doesn’t recognize himself. “It's a grieving process,” Cox told Drugwatch. “I think people only apply… -
‘I Would Rather Abstain From Sex’ Than Use Mirena IUD
When Indiana resident S.D. thinks of her life, she thinks of it in two stages: before the Mirena IUD and after the Mirena IUD.Before… -
Essure Caused Mom’s 15 Years of Pain, Ectopic Pregnancy
Fifteen years ago, before she received Essure birth control, she was healthy. Now, she blames the two metal coils implanted in her fallopian tubes… -
Texas Mother Warns About Breast Implant Dangers
Texas wife and mother Jamee Cook was 23 years old when her body started falling apart. The former paramedic never imagined her breast implants… -
Fosamax User Suffers Femur Break, Dead Jaw Syndrome
It’s a condition called dead jaw syndrome or osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). Parts of the jawbone become exposed, starve from lack of blood… -
IVC Filter Recipient: ‘I Wish I had Stood my Ground’
Even before I became a health care worker, I have always been actively involved in my own health care. I asked questions, I sought… -
Levaquin Turned Me into ‘Frankenwoman’
I nickname myself Frankenwoman. Stitches, staples, plates and screws weave together the old me with who I am now. Scars cover me — some…
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