Like several other agencies, the United States Food & Drug Administration has a process for removing unsafe drugs and medical devices from the market after they have been approved. This process is similar in many respects to the steps other federal consumer...

Many individuals in Alabama and elsewhere experience a hernia. There are different types of hernias, and they could arise due to lifting, bending or even having a c-section. When one develops a hernia, it will need to be treated and repaired. While many of these...

When patients have hernias and undergo hernia mesh surgery in Alabama, doctors usually use hernia mesh to help support the damaged tissue that surrounds the hernia as it heals. Doctors use hernia mesh to help prevent hernias from coming back. Yet, many patients have...

If you are struggling with a hernia, you could have a number of challenges to work through, from significant pain to worries about potential complications as a result of treatment. Unfortunately, many people suffer due to hernia mesh complications. If you have a...

Having a hernia can impact your lifestyle, comfort and ability to perform daily tasks. Going through a surgical procedure to correct your hernia can bring relief if performed correctly and with quality components. The use of surgical mesh to reinforce the intestines...

Inguinal hernias remain the most common hernia diagnosis you may come across. However, femoral hernia continues to pose a threat to thousands of Americans, every year. Doctors may begin evaluating the possibility of a femoral hernia diagnosis if you have a bulge in...

When you suffer a hernia caused by bending, lifting, undergoing a cesarean section or something else, your doctors may treat it by using a surgical hernia mesh implant. Such procedures are quite common across Alabama and the United States, with American physicians...

Those struggling with hernia mesh problems often face significant pain and other physical hardships, such as a fever and nausea. However, it is important to remember that there are other hardships associated with hernia mesh complications, such as financial problems...

If you are one of the millions of people who underwent hernia repair surgery involving hernia mesh, you may have suffered injury or complications as a result of that procedure. Over the past two decades, thousands of injured patients filed lawsuits against various...

When an unborn boy is developing, the testicles begin in the belly and travel down the abdomen. The testicles travel through the inguinal canal, bringing with it a lining of the abdomen called the processus vaginalis. Together they descend into the scrotum, and once...