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2012-03-18 | Contact lenses really should not be worn for swimming, taking showers, in bath tubs or in hot tubs as this poses safety risks to patients.

2012-03-16 | Raspberry Ketones are a proven way to help you burn fat. This new super-supplement is giving people a safe and easy way to shed unwanted body fat, FAST.

2012-03-04 | For many Houston patients, wearing contact lenses for swimming instead of having LASIK for vision correction can pose some interesting challenges.

2012-02-29 | As you grow older, the likelihood of your needing medication inevitably increases.

2012-02-29 | Ghosting is a potential risk and complication of LASIK surgery. Also known as double vision, ghosting occurs when an object appears blurry or multiple images of the object are seen.

2012-02-26 | In LASIK trials conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it was found that as many as 50 percent of LASIK recipients experience an increase in eye dryness during the LASIK recovery period.

2012-02-11 | Breast implants privider Dr. Shane Cuber shares his thoughts on French made breast implants and the FDA's role in banning them.

2012-02-05 | Harrisburg breast enhancement specialist Dr. John Stratis offers a professional viewpoint on a startling trend: mothers encouraging their young daughters to have plastic surgery.

2011-12-30 | Deciding what type of breast implant you will receive during your breast augmentation procedure is very important.

2011-12-10 | The HCG Diet community is up in arms this week as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a stand on the HCG Diet, officially voicing that HCG is not approved for weight loss.

2011-12-07 | A few years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidelines to stem the growing numbers of elderly who had become entrapped and injured with bed rails.

2011-10-19 | The Cooley's Anemia Foundation applauds FDA approval of Ferriprox, Iron Chelator for people with Thalassemia. The Foundation believes a wider "menu" of treatment options is crucial for each individual patient to receive optimal treatment.

2011-10-15 | Dr. Robert Cohen, a breast augmentation surgeon near Phoenix, comments on the recent announcement that the FDA affirmed the safety of breast implants.

2011-09-30 | Firm obtains FDA 510(k) clearances with assistance from Emergo Group.

2011-09-28 | Ivera Medical Corporation headquartered in San Diego, CA, filed suit in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (Civil Case No. 11CV2185 DMS WMC) against Excelsior Medical Corporation of Neptune, NJ, today for false advertising and unfair competition.

2011-09-21 | Decision brings availability of important thalassemia therapy one step closer to the patient community.

2011-08-13 | Personal injury law firm Goldberg & Osborne announces that it is now taking claims for diabetes patients who developed bladder cancer after taking Actos (pioglitazone) to manage their blood glucose levels.

2011-07-06 | Line dancer loses 100 pounds wearing BodyMedia FIT armband.

2011-06-23 | An examination of publicly available FDA data by Emergo Group on 510(k) clearances over the last five years indicates that 80% of devices receive clearance within six months.

2011-05-27 | 1-800-GET-THIN announced that they had joined forces with the Lifetime Network in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.