WARSAW — Nextremity Solutions Inc., a surgeon-driven, pure-play foot and ankle orthopedic company located in Warsaw, announced it has received 510(k) approval by the Food & Drug Administration to market its upcoming Axi+Line Proximal Bunion Correction System. “The Axi+Line Proximal Bunion Correction System represents a significant advancement in the treatment of moderate to severe hallux valgus …read more.

A research team led by Mayo Clinic oncologists has discovered a new way to identify and potentially stop the progression of many late-stage cancers. According to Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, associate director of the Center for Individualized Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, the new approach can “turn off” genes that prevent cancer from growing. Bladder, blood, …read more.

Nylabone Puppy Starter Kit dog chews are being recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination that may affect both pets and their owners. Dogs who have chewed on the bones are of course at risk. According to the Food and Drug Administration, humans who have touched the chews are also at risk of infection if they …read more.

Zimmer has found itself in yet another lawsuit regarding a faulty product. A number of lawsuits, such as one filed last November, have been brought against the company over its NexGen knee replacement system. Now the orthopedic device company is being sued by a Fort Wayne woman over its Trilogy AB hip replacement system. According …read more.

A southern Indiana melon farm, under investigation as a possible source of a widespread salmonella outbreak, has responded to federal claims against it. The Princeton Daily Clarion reports a lawyer for Owensville-based Chamberlain Farms says “overwhelming evidence” indicates the farm’s packing operations are not to blame for the outbreak. Attorney Gary Zhao says the farm will not …read more.

Despite U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations requiring generic medications to carry identical warnings to those on corresponding brand-name products, a study by Regenstrief Institute researchers has found that more than two-thirds of generic drugs have safety-warning labels that differ from the equivalent brand-name drug. The investigators reviewed 9,105 product labels for over 1,500 drugs …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Food safety advocates called on federal officials Tuesday to release the name of an Indiana farm that recalled its cantaloupes amid a salmonella outbreak that’s killed at least two people and sickened dozens of others in 20 states. Advocacy groups said people have a right to know the farm’s name and the …read more.