June 4th, 2012 tmccoy
by: William Dubanevich, Esq. Fadel Gheit, an oil and gas analyst with Oppenheimer & Co. in New York City, says he expects Pennsylvania to be the center of activity for the next few years, may be set to dominate natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale region for many years, experts say. “The industry will [...]
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June 4th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Jonathan Macri, Esq. The workout supplement industry has taken another couple of heavy blows with the recent news that a highly popular ingredient has come under scrutiny from multiple sources. DMAA, short for dimethylamylamine, is billed as a wonder drug of sorts, and has been used by advertiser to say that products containing it [...]
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June 4th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. Smith & Nephew announced that they will be withdrawing a component of one of its all-metal replacement hip systems. The product that is being withdrawn from the market is an optional metal liner, or cup, a component of Smith & Nephew’s R3 Acetabular System. This voluntary recall only adds to the [...]
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June 4th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq. A recent Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery study found a substantially higher incidence of pseudotumor formation and subsequent revision surgery in patients who had previously undergone a metal-on-metal (MoM) total hip replacement. The study focused on patients who had previously had a MoM procedure utilizing large-diameter femoral heads during the [...]
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