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Overactive Bladder: One Woman's Solution

R.W.

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December 1, 2020

A long time friend discovered high-quality CBD oil calmed her overactive, inflamed bladder problems.

9th Annual Whole Woman Conference

Jane Akre

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7/29/2020

Mesh Medical Device News Desk, July 2020 ~ After attending last year's conference in beautiful downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, I thought I would br...

Breaking News- JNJ Will Suspend Baby Powder Sales in U.S.

Jane Akre

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5/19/2020

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talcum-based Baby Powder in North America and Canada due to allegations and lawsuits over its asbestos contamination.

Newly Released Pelvic Mesh Pain E-Book: A Valuable Resource for Your Journey

Jane Akre

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4/16/2020

Mesh Medical Device News Desk No matter what stage you are in your journey with polypropylene (PP) pelvic and hernia mesh, this free e-book is a val…

The Profound Anatomical Error of Transvaginal Mesh

Christine Kent, RN

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3/17/2020

Versalius drawing - Medical Misconceptions have existed for 400 years. Why have they not been corrected, especially as they pertain to the female pelvis?

A Simple Solutions to Infections?

Jane Akre

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11/24/2019

Do you get colds, viruses, and the flu during the winter months? Ever wonder why? The solution may be as simple as the degree of humidity in your home.

Polypropylene- What You Need to Know About Links to Autoimmune Disease

Noni Wideman

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10/16/2019

Noni Wideman has compiled what we know about the Links Between Surgical Mesh Complications and the Development of Autoimmune Disease. Thank you Noni!

Addressing Prolapse With the Whole Woman

Jane Akre

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8/18/2019

You are not the patient, you are the physician, is the mantra of an education program promoted by the Whole Woman program, created by RN Christine Kent

What to Ask Your Doctor if He Suggests Pelvic Surgery

Jane Akre

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8/18/2019

Monique Sanders is a prolapse expert who turned to natural remedies to resolve her own problems. She turned to natural remedies and shares what you might ask your doctor who suggests mesh or surgery.

Newly Diagnosed with Incontinence? What You Should Ask to Avoid a Mesh Repair

Jane Akre

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7/22/2019

For women newly diagnosed with incontinence, what are your options if you do not want to go the mesh route? Questions to ask your doctor.

MN Star Tribune: Mesh Devices Wreck Lives

J. Spencer

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6/3/2019

The Minneapolis Star Tribune report that newly implanted pelvic mesh women were sold on a mesh implant by doctors who said it was "new mesh."

Female Urinary Incontinence: Know the Non-Mesh Alternatives

Dr. Una Lee. MD

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5/15/2019

By Dr. Una Lee, MD, of Virginia Mason Hospital and Medical Center, Bellevue, Washington State reports on the non-mesh alternatives to mesh which your doctor may not tell you about.

* Latest News * FDA Orders Mesh Makers to Stop Selling Prolapse Pelvic Mesh!

Jane Akre

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4/16/2019

Even though the Food and Drug Administration began taking in mesh-related complaints in early 2000, nine years later the agency decided mesh to treat prolapse is not safe or effective and banned it.

Neurological Injuries: Path More Certain

Dr. Greg Vigna

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4/12/2019

Neurological Injuries: Path More Certain. Sponsored Content. Dr. Greg Vigna, JD, talks about his continued focus on pelvic mesh injuries with a neurological component.

One Week from Hernia Surgery to Swimming in Hawaii!

Vladae Roytapel

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3/4/2019

Vladae Roytapel is known as the, Russian Dog Wizard, from Newport Beach, California. Voted Best Dog Trainer in his area for many years, he was at a loss as to how to address his hernia.

FDA Should Not Approve Boston Scientific 522 Studies for Pelvic Mesh

Greg Vigna, MD JD

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2/13/2019

Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD report that Boston Scientific is seeking the FDA approval of its mesh using the 522 orders which are an FDA-ordered review of complications.

BBC Reports on Influential Mesh Doctor and the Conflicts He Failed to Disclose

Jane Akre

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1/28/2019

The BBC reports on a doctor who blew the whistle on an influential Scottish gynecologist for failing to disclose financial conflicts of interest with a major mesh maker.

AUGS Letter Revealed, Keep Slings Alive

Jane Akre

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1/21/2019

The American Urogynecologic Society still promotes the mid-urethral sling as an option for women experiencing incontinence and wants to keep it that way despite a lawsuit by Washington AG against JNJ.

Women Suffer Depression and Self-Harm from Mesh Implants, Study Finds

Jane Akre

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1/16/2019

It may not come as a surprise to the many readers of Mesh News Desk (MND) who have been implanted with pelvic mesh, but a study finds many in declining mental health, even suicides.

Rand Paul Chooses Shouldice Clinic for Hernia Repair!

Jane Akre

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1/14/2019

What facility did Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) choose when he had to have a hernia operation? Hint- It's not in the U.S.

Chronic Pelvic Pain Protocol

Jane Akre

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12/19/2018

This YouTube video is produced by Dr. Greg Vigna and Dr. Michael Hibner highlights why so many women with pelvic mesh implants also have corresponding nerve injury.

Conflicts of Interest in FDA Expert Panels

Jane Akre

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11/6/2018

Expert Panels often decide to approve drugs and devices, but how objective are the panelists when they have financial arrangements with those they are regulating?

Pelvic Mesh 101: Mesh Basics - Still on the Market

Jane Akre

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7/30/2018

Mesh News Desk, July 25, 2018 ~ This story originally ran in March of 2016 but after a conversation today with someone familiar with medical devices…

Alert: Polypropylene Male Sling Showing Problems

Jane Akre

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7/18/2018

Besides transvaginal and hernia mesh, a number of other implantable medical devices such as a male sling system is also showing problems for patients.

AUGS Breaks with the Father of Gynecology

Jane Akre

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7/4/2018

Twelve years after a portrait was removed from the University of Alabama, the so-called father of gynecology, a statute of J. Marion Sims who experimented on black women, is removed from Central Park.

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Dunfee Awarded $500k in Philadelphia Prolift Case

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7/2/2019

It is the smallest jury compensation so far, in a number of pelvic mesh personal injury trials, but on Friday June 28, 2019, Linda and Thomas Dunfee were successful in her pelvic mesh case against J&J

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