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Regulator hires medical devices supervisor

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:13:51 +0100

Appointment raises questions why post was left vacant while concern rose over quality of breast implants (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

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VeriTeQ to sell long-approved microchip for wireless tracking of breast implants

Health Imaging News — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:20:09 +0100

VeriTeQ has announced plans to market VeriChip, its passive radiofrequency identification (RFID) microchip, for identifying and tracing the whereabouts of breast implants. (Source: Health Imaging News)

VIDEO: Katie Price: Implants 'need age limit'

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:09:01 +0100

Katie Price has told Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman she thinks breast implants should have an age limit of 21, following the health scare over implants manufactured by French firm PIP. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Call for UK register of implants

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:08:48 +0100

Top health officials' plea adds to pressure for a regulatory overhaul following concern at substandard breast implants (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

Hundreds seek NHS implant advice

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:45:18 +0100

Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation to offer implantable RFID Microchip

Healthcare IT News Press Releases — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:30:19 +0100

VeriTeQ Acquisition Corporation (“VeriTeQ” or “Company”), a leader in implantable, radio frequency identification (“RFID”) for humans and animals, announced today it will offer its FDA-cleared VeriChip microchip, a rice grain-sized, passive RFID microchip, for the identification of breast implants and other medical devices. VeriTeQ is already working to identify medical devices, specifically vascular ports, for the proper identification of the port and medication dosing requirements through an existing contract with a medical device manufacturer. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)

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PIP implants: Taking the right decision and lessons to be learnt

OnMedica Views — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Fazel Fatah, president of BAAPS, discusses the controversy and highlights the guidelines for health professionalsRelated items from OnMedicaWelsh NHS to pay for PIP implant removal and replacementGovernment sets scope for cosmetic surgery reviewsAll women with defective breast implants entitled to surgical assessment and removal Latest advice on PIP implantsRegulator moves to reassure UK women after breast implant scare (Source: OnMedica Views)

Development and Implementation of a Web-Enabled 3D Consultation Tool for Breast Augmentation Surgery Based on 3D-Image Reconstruction of 2D Pictures

Journal of Medical Internet Research — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: We tested our tool for 3D, Web-based, patient-specific consultation in the clinical scenario of breast augmentation. This example shows that the current state of development allows for creation of responsive and effective Web-based, 3D medical tools, even with highly complex and time-consuming computation, by off-loading them to a dedicated high-performance data center. The efficient combination of advanced technologies, based on analysis and understanding of human anatomy and physiology, will allow the development of further Web-based reconstruction and predictive interfaces at different scales of the human body. The consultation tool presented herein exemplifies the potential of combining advancements in the core areas of computer science and biomedical engineering with the ...

Allergan expects strong European sales

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:44:16 +0100

The US maker of Botox is betting that its European business will see a lift as plastic surgeons shift away from lower cost breast implants (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

Italy Surgeons Sue Over Faulty Breast ImplantsItaly Surgeons Sue Over Faulty Breast Implants

Medscape Medical News Headlines — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:23:11 +0100

Italy's plastic surgeons association on Wednesday sued the French company that made substandard breast implants and the German certification company that checked its products for fraud. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)

EU mulls microchips on breast implants, but PIP study inconclusive

Monsters and Critics Health News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:50:05 +0100

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Police arrest, charge head of French implant firm

Modern Medicine — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

French authorities have arrested and filed preliminary charges against Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of French firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), which was shut down in 2010 after regulators discovered it was making breast implants with non-medical-grade silicone. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Illegal Injection of Industrial Silicone Oil for Breast Augmentation: Risks, Solutions and Results

The Breast Journal — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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French Report Blames Implant Maker, Officials

WSJ.com: Health — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:02:58 +0100

The French company at the heart of a scandal over faulty breast implants repeatedly misled and tricked authorities, who themselves neglected warning signs, a French government report said. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)

French officials urge tougher EU rules after PIP affair

Reuters: Health — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:17:37 +0100

PARIS (Reuters) - France's health authorities on Wednesday called for tighter safety controls on medical devices in Europe in the wake of a global health scare involving substandard French-made breast implants. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Implants spark cross-border row

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:44:43 +0100

UK Health Secretary Andrew Lansley demands his department is notified in advance of any "contradictory" public health policies in Wales after a row over faulty breast implants. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

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Venezuelans line up to switch French PIP breast implants

USATODAY.com Health — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:27:42 +0100

Thousands of women worldwide are consulting their doctors about health concerns that have sprung up due to faulty silicone breast implants. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

Non-Specialists Expand Into Lucrative Cosmetic Surgery Procedures

NYT — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:10:08 +0100

With declining insurance reimbursements, more doctors are expanding their practices to include things like breast augmentation and liposuction paid for out-of-pocket by patients. (Source: NYT)

PIP Breast Implants Unsafe, Say German Authorities

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100

German authorities at the BfArM Institute have officially informed the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) that the former GfE Medizintechnik GmbH in Germany sold breast implants under the name TiBREEZE from September 2003 to August 2004, which were manufactured with PIP components. GfE Medizintechnik GmbH was coating silicone implants with a titanium layer and sending them to PIP in France to be filled with their silicone gel, which consisted of the same composition of industrial grade silicone that PIP and Rofil implants were filled with since 2001... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Breast implant scandal hits Latin America

CTV Health — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:43:08 +0100

A line snakes out of the plastic surgeon's office as women wait to find out if their breast implants have ruptured and how soon they can have them removed. (Source: CTV Health)

Non-Specialists Expand Into Lucrative Cosmetic Surgery Procedures

NYT Health — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:32:06 +0100

With declining insurance reimbursements, more doctors are expanding their practices to include things like breast augmentation and liposuction paid for out-of-pocket by patients. (Source: NYT Health)

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PIP silicone gel breast implants - update

The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:41:49 +0100

The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has written to health professionals, with some more detailed guidance. The latest advice from the NHS and plastic surgery experts is that women with PiP breast implants do not need to have them removed unless they have symptoms such as pain and tenderness. Letter Patient information Department of Health - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)

Fears of faulty 'toxic' hip replacement implant

NHS News Feed — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:16:00 +0100

Many newspapers and TV stations have reported that medical regulators have launched an investigation into a type of hip replacement called a metal-on-metal (MoM) device (DePuy ASR hip replacement implant). The concern is that as the hip replacements wear down, metal particles can be released from the artificial hip, react with the soft tissue (such as muscle and ligaments) surrounding the joint and enter the bloodstream. In 2010, the UK regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued a product recall for DePuy ASR, a brand of MoM artificial hip. This meant that surgeons were told not to implant DePuy ASR hip replacements and return any unused implants to the manufacturer. The MHRA has urged surgeons to tell all patients that had received these DePuy ASR hip...

UK plastic surgery statistics: breasts up, stomachs in

Guardian Unlimited Science — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

UK plastic surgery is on the increase, despite the recession. Find out which procedures are going up - and which are down• Get the dataPlastic surgery is big business in the UK - and despite the recession, it's a growing one.Breast augmentations are still by far the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure for women and have risen year on year - although these figures take no account of the breast implant scandal, which recently led plastic surgeons to call for a ban on advertising it.Plastic surgery statistics in the UK show a record number of male 'tummy tuck' operations as the rise in demand outstrips that for all other procedures - including women's breast enlargement.Figures published by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPs) - that really is its acronym - show...

Regulator delayed action on faulty implants

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:02:22 +0100

Surgeons warned the medical products watchdog about PIP breast implants in early 2010 and Nuffield Health made an unheeded request on data collection (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

French Breast Implant Boss ArrestedFrench Breast Implant Boss Arrested

Medscape Medical News Headlines — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:17:38 +0100

Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who has sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was arrested on Thursday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)

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Breast implant scandal: waive legal rights, clinic demands

Telegraph Health — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:00:35 +0100

One of Britain's biggest users of faulty breast implants is making women sign away their rights to legal action if they want to take up its offer of cut-price replacements. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Former head of suspect breast implant company charged

CTV Health — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:40:49 +0100

French authorities have filed preliminary charges against the former head of a now-defunct company embroiled in a scandal over possibly faulty breast implants affecting thousands of women. (Source: CTV Health)

Breast Implant Company's Founder Charged

WDSU.com - Health — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:31:45 +0100

The founder of a French company that makes breast implants linked to a health scare was charged Friday with involuntary injury, his attorney told a CNN television affiliate. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)

More private clinics to treat implant patients for free

HSJ — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:12:00 +0100

Two more private firms have agreed to remove PIP breast implants free of charge. (Source: HSJ)

[Outcome at 18 months of the recall Poly Implant Prosthesis implants. Experience of a cancer center.]

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: More than 18 months after the withdrawal on the market of breast implants PIP, we reviewed almost all patients implanted at our institution. To date, 60% of patients no longer have this prosthesis in place, but 16% of patients with this specific breast implant had already been remove before March 2010. Eighteen percent of implants had an abnormality and three had a rupture. In this retrospective study we also found that the care of our patients could be improved, including the legibility of the monitoring and in the administrative field. PMID: 22285402 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique)

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Jean-Claude Mas, Founder of Breast Implant Company, Is Detained

NYT Health — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:54:50 +0100

Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of a French company that made hundreds of thousands of breast implants from industrial-grade silicon, was detained early on Thursday. (Source: NYT Health)

French implant boss released, faces bodily harm charge

Reuters: Health — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:16:21 +0100

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was released from police custody on Friday and faces a charge of causing bodily harm, his lawyer said. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Breast Implant Boss Arrested

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:00 +0100

The scandal of the faulty, badly made breast implants from French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) continues with the arrest of Jean-Claude Mas, 72, who according to police has been held at his home in Six-Fours-les-Plages in the South of France. Up to 400,000 thousand women are believed to have been given the implants and the problem extends across some 65 countries, with England and France amongst others assuring those involved that the public health system will cover the cost of removing or replacing the implants... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

VIDEO: '£6,000 to replace my burst PIP implants'

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:42:30 +0100

Debbie Lewis had her PIP breast implants removed after they ruptured and leaked (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Breast implant scandal: big clinics agree free removal

Telegraph Health — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:56:14 +0100

Two of Britain's three biggest users of faulty French-made breast implants have agreed to remove them free of charge. (Source: Telegraph Health)

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Health roundup: Tea, breast implants, bacon

USATODAY.com Health — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:19:03 +0100

Tea might help lower blood pressure, French breast implant officials are arrested and science finds a healthy use for bacon. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

French breast implant boss arrested

Reuters: Health — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:21:35 +0100

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who has sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was arrested on Thursday and could be charged with manslaughter, the public prosecutor in the city of Marseille said. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Breast implant scandal: PIP founder arrested

Telegraph Health — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:47:13 +0100

Jean-Claude Mas, whose company used non-medical grade silicon in its breast implants, detained by police in France. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Natural Breast Augmentation or Fat Transfer: The Mammographic and Sonographic Correlation

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Natural breast augmentation, or fat transfer, involves taking fat cells from one area of the body and injecting them into another area, such as the breast. This can be done for cosmetic reasons after a lumpectomy or other surgical procedures that affect the shape of the breast. Breast augmentation is also being used electively by some women to enhance the appearance of their breasts. Defects such as asymmetry, sagging, or indentations have been improved with fat transfers. The changes of the breast tissue from the reaction to the new fat can also change the outcome of mammograms and sonograms. The interpreting radiologist might recommend a biopsy to exclude the possibility of missing a malignant lesion. These two case reports give sonographers an idea of what additional questions they may ...

'No more tests' for PIP implants

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:59:37 +0100

Dozens of women with faulty PIP breast implants say they've been told they can't have further tests, despite complaining of pain or wanting them removed. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

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VIDEO: How are breast implants made?

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:27:48 +0100

Newsbeat gets a tour around the UK factory where silicone breast implants are made. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Cosmetic surgeons want cosmetic surgery ad ban

OnMedica Latest News — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Cosmetic surgeons call for ad ban and checks to weed out rogue surgeonsRelated items from OnMedicaLatest advice on PIP implantsDH moves to make cosmetic surgery saferCosmetic tourism is burdening the NHSPatients at greatest ever risk from cosmetic surgeryFaulty breast implants to be removed from 30,000 French women (Source: OnMedica Latest News)

Call for cosmetic surgery ads ban

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:32:38 +0100

Cosmetic surgery advertising should be banned following the PIP breast implants scandal, the industry says. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Cosmetic surgery insurance could be introduced in wake of breast implants scandal

the Mail online | Health — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:45:54 +0100

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, who is leading a government review into the risks from faulty breast implants said the scheme would protect consumers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

Clear new guidance on PIP breast implants issued for patients and doctors

NHS Networks — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

The new guidance provides patients with practical advice on what to expect and their rights, indicates to GPs where to refer different groups of patient and advises surgeons on treatment. (Source: NHS Networks)

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Breast implants and health alert PIP: experience of the regional cancer center of Lille.

Bulletin du Cancer — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion. The majority of patients chose surveillance. Our short series does not give precise information about their risk of prosthetic failure, a national register should be established. The literature illustrates the low sensitivity of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of intracapsular rupture and the superiority of MRI. In the context of a health alert, could we propose a monitoring tool implant breast MRI in order to minimize the rate of patients carrying a ruptured implant (false negative). PMID: 22265869 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Bulletin du Cancer)

Implant boss says France "criminal" in recommending removal

Reuters: Health — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:39:12 +0100

PARIS (Reuters) - The founder of a French company at the heart of an international health scandal acknowledged on Wednesday that he had used unapproved silicone in breast implants, but said France's recommendation for women to have them removed was "criminal." (Source: Reuters: Health)

Breast implant scandal 'inevitable' due to MHRA failings: Lancet

Telegraph Health — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:00:31 +0100

The breast implant scandal was "an inevitable result" of "paralysis" at the healthcare regulator, according to the editor of The Lancet, who has accused it of having a "do nothing" attitude. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Breast implant scandal: compulsory insurance plan

Telegraph Health — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:00:22 +0100

Cosmetic surgery firms should be made to belong to a compulsory insurance scheme to protect their clients from problems like the breast implant scandal, the medical director of the NHS has suggested. (Source: Telegraph Health)

UK orders review of cosmetic surgery industry

Modern Medicine — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:35:50 +0100

The British government is considering tighter regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry in the wake of a health scare over breast implants made by a now-defunct French company, Reuters reports. (Source: Modern Medicine)

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Health Highlights: Jan. 17, 2012

Primary Care News - Doctors Lounge — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:09:00 +0100

WHO Weighs in on Faulty Breast Implants U.S. National Alzheimer's Plan Under Development Drug Companies Will Have to Report Payments to Doctors 'Exergames' Benefit Older Adults' Brains: Study Cooking Show Star Paula Deen Has Type 2 Diabetes American Red Cross Hit With Large Fine (Source: Primary Care News - Doctors Lounge)

Government issues updated advice on PIP implants

NeLM - News — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Source: Department of Health (DH) Area: News The Government has issued updated advice for women who have had breast implants from the French company Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP), stating that they do not need to have them removed unless they have symptoms such as pain and tenderness. This follows on from previous advice issued by the MHRA (previous NeLM report - see link below), that there is no clear evidence to suggest that patients with these implants are at a greater risk of harm than those with other implants. (Source: NeLM - News)

Breast implant scandal: why should the public pay?

Telegraph Health — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:30:20 +0100

The NHS should not pick up the bill for faulty breast implants, says Max Pemberton. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Still's disease, lupus-like syndrome, and silicone breast implants. A case of 'ASIA' (Shoenfeld's syndrome).

Lupus — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:30:03 +0100

We report a case of a female who at the age of 11 years was diagnosed with Still's disease. At the age of 22 she underwent silicone breast implants and presented with a transient lupus-like syndrome. Then, at 25 years old she had a severe activation of Still's disease in association with rupture of silicone breast implants. When the prostheses were removed, the clinical picture improved. This case fulfills the criteria for ASIA and complements seven previous reports of Still's disease in association with silicone breast implants. PMID: 22235044 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Lupus)

Silicone and scleroderma revisited.

Lupus — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:30:03 +0100

Authors: Lidar M, Agmon-Levin N, Langevitz P, Shoenfeld Y Abstract Silicone, a synthetic polymer considered to be a biologically inert substance, is used in a multitude of medical products, the most publicly recognized of which are breast implants. Silicone breast implants have been in use since the early 1960s for cosmetic and reconstructive purposes, and reports of autoimmune disease-like syndromes began appearing in the medical literature soon thereafter. Over the previous year, silicone implants have been suggested as playing a role in a new syndrome that encompasses a wide array of immune-related manifestations, termed ASIA ('Autoimmune Syndrome Induced by Adjuvant'). Scleroderma, a relatively rare connective tissue disease with skin manifestations and systemic effects, has al...

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U.K. clinics warned against refusing implant cases

CTV Health — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:00:21 +0100

The British government says private cosmetic surgery clinics that are refusing to assist women with faulty French-made breast implants must meet their responsibilities. (Source: CTV Health)

Lansley calls for implant action

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:26:10 +0100

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley says private clinics which used potentially faulty breast implants are "not stepping up to their responsibilities" in removing them. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Venezuelan women's implant fears

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:45:11 +0100

Venezuelan women's fears over breast implants (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Meat eaters – you are daredevils or dumb. Or both | Barbara Ellen

Guardian Unlimited Science — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:04:21 +0100

People who've been informed of the dangers of meat, particularly the cheap processed variety, but who continue to wolf it down should be held accountableThere have been times during my years of vegetarianism when I've wondered if I may indeed grow out of it. I've wondered if there might come a day when I'll put aside my childish aversion to the thought of dead stuff travelling through my intestines, like a corpse on a raft ride.However, it could never happen, and not because I'm so enlightened, sensitive or any of the other euphemisms for "whining hippie" usually dumped on vegetarians. My conversion to flesh-eating couldn't happen because, frankly, I'm not stupid enough. As in, I can read.Analysis of more than 6,000 pancreatic cancer cases published in the British Journal of Cancer says th...

The Impact of Prior Breast Augmentation on Short and Long Term Surgical Outcomes for Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Journal of Surgical Research — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:30:12 +0100

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Women march over breast implants

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:34:19 +0100

Around 60 women march on private clinics in London that fitted PIP breast implants as government adverts set out advice on the now-banned implants. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

UK women in breast implants march

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:34:19 +0100

Around 60 women march on private clinics in London that fitted PIP breast implants as government adverts set out advice on the now-banned implants. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Women march to Harley Street over implant policy

Telegraph Health — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:58:31 +0100

Around 60 women have marched to Harley Street calling for private clinics to replace PIP breast implants for free. (Source: Telegraph Health)

PIP silicone supplier says was not negligent

Modern Medicine — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chemicals supplier Brenntag rejected accusations of negligence on Friday after a report it could face legal action over its role as silicone supplier to PIP, the company at the center of a row about the quality of breast implants. (Source: Modern Medicine)

[Editorial] Silicone breast implants: lessons from the USA

LANCET — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

The scandal engulfing the use of silicone-gel breast implants in the UK and across Europe might seem an isolated example of regulatory failure for an uncommon device. But breast implants are widely used, the cosmetic industry is growing, and there are valuable lessons to learn from countries that have experienced their own regulatory crises. The USA is one such country. Last year alone, silicone-gel implants were used in almost 150 000 American women for breast augmentation and in 46 000 women for breast reconstruction. (Source: LANCET)

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[Comment] Offline: A serious regulatory failure, with urgent implications

LANCET — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Bruce Keogh, the medical director of the UK's NHS, deserves praise for his rapidly produced Jan 6 interim report on Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP). He recommended that 40 000 women who have received PIP breast implants in Britain be contacted and “offered further procedures subject to clinical need and taking full account of the wishes and concerns of the patient”. But his report also reveals an astonishing regulatory failure. It identifies weaknesses in UK health decision making. And it shows why opening up the NHS to private providers is such a dangerous and ill-considered venture. (Source: LANCET)

Breast implant scandal: firms should 'step up' says Andrew Lansley

Telegraph Health — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:00:35 +0100

Cosmetic surgery firms should "step up to their responsibilities" and offer women given faulty breast implants by them free surgery, Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, said on Sunday. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Breast implant scandal: Government campaign to reassure women

Telegraph Health — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:00:01 +0100

The Government has launched an advertising campaign to limit demand for NHS surgery to remove faulty breast implants. (Source: Telegraph Health)

PIP breast implants – latest from the NHS

NHS News Feed — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0100

Women concerned about French-made PIP breast implants can find all the latest NHS information about the issue on this page. Worries about the implants have emerged since news of a major investigation into them in France was widely covered in the media in December 2011. It is thought that around 40,000 women in the UK have the implants, with about 95% of them having been provided privately for purely cosmetic reasons. What’s the problem? The French implants caused global concern after it was revealed they contained industrial silicone rather than medical-grade fillers and that they may be more prone to rupture and leakage. Initially reports also linked the implants to a rare form of cancer known as ALCL. This cancer link has been now been firmly discounted by medical experts here and i...

PIP silicone supplier says it wasn't negligent

Reuters: Health — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:14:49 +0100

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PIP Breast Implants - UK Dept Of Health Response To Expert Report

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100

According to the Department of Health, their main concern is the wellbeing of women who have had PiP breast implants. For this reason, an expert group led by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, has been asked to examine all available data and evidence on PiP breast implants. The experts concluded that: There is no association with PiP breast implants and cancer Advice given by the MHRA still stands That there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine extraction of PiP breast implants... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

PIP silicone supplier says was not negligent

Reuters: Health — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:40:37 +0100

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German chemicals supplier Brenntag rejected accusations of negligence on Friday after a report it could face legal action over its role as silicone supplier to PIP, the company at the centre of a row about the quality of breast implants. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Water‐silicone separated volumetric MR acquisition for rapid assessment of breast implants

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion:The single volumetric acquisition with uniform water and silicone separation enables images to be reformatted into any orientation. This allows comprehensive assessment of breast implant integrity in less than 10 min of total examination time. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2012;. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Source: Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

World Briefing | Europe: Britain: More Regulation Weighed in Wake of Breast Implant Scandal

NYT Health — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:13:56 +0100

The health secretary ordered a review into the safety and quality of private clinics offering the cosmetic surgery following a health scare over breast implants made by a now defunct French company. (Source: NYT Health)

UK orders review of cosmetic surgery industry

Modern Medicine — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it would investigate whether tighter regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry was needed after a health scare over breast implants made by a now defunct French company. (Source: Modern Medicine)

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Allergan sees Europe implant gains after scandal

Modern Medicine — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Allergan Inc's chief executive said he expects surgeons replacing faulty breast implants made by France's now-defunct Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) to use implants made by Allergan and Johnson & Johnson instead. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Check-ups urged for Mexicans with flawed implants

Modern Medicine — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican women with breast implants made by a French company behind a global health scare should be examined by a doctor, Mexico's plastic surgeons said on Wednesday. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Pressure mounting over implants

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:27:31 +0100

The Health Secretary for England, Andrew Lansley, is facing calls for more decisive action to help women concerned about PIP breast implants. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Check-ups urged for Mexicans with flawed implants

Reuters: Health — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:21:37 +0100

Lansley outlines further 'steps' to address breast implants concerns

HSJ — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:01:00 +0100

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has set out a “series of steps” in response to continued concerns over the safety risks posed by French Poly Implant Prostheses (PiP) breast implants. (Source: HSJ)

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Media Watch: government facing breast implants scandal backlash

HSJ — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

The breast implants scandal continued to dominate the news agenda as health secretary Andrew Lansley said it was the “moral duty” of cosmetic surgery companies to offer free care to remove implants made by the French firm PIP. (Source: HSJ)

UK orders review of cosmetic surgery industry

Reuters: Health — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:22:33 +0100

Brazil bans sale of Dutch company's breast implants

CTV Health — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:20:18 +0100

The sale of Dutch-branded breast implants made by a French company at the centre of an international scandal has been banned in Latin America's biggest country, Brazil's health ministry said Wednesday. (Source: CTV Health)

Allergan sees Europe implant gains after scandal

Reuters: Health — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:57:51 +0100

Private chains pressed over breast implants

FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:26:36 +0100

Health secretary Andrew Lansley expects Harley Medical Group and Transform to follow NHS and offer free consultations and removal (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)

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Dutch women told to have breast implants removed

Reuters: Health — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:56:02 +0100

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch health authorities said on Wednesday women who had breast implants made by a French company at the heart of a global health scare should have them removed because of the high risk of rupture, reversing an earlier recommendation. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Breast implant scare sparks medical device regulation review

HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:39:00 +0100

A review of medical device regulation is to be launched in the wake of safety concerns around PiP breast implants, health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)

Clinic will not remove implants

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:41:34 +0100

The Harley Medical Group, which fitted more PIP breast implants than any other cosmetic surgery firm in the UK, says it will not replace banned breast implants free of charge. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Breast implant concerns spur legal action from South Americans

CNN.com - Health — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:20:05 +0100

More than 1,000 South American women who have breast implants made by a bankrupt French company are taking legal action to get money for replacement surgery, attorneys said Tuesday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)

[Anaplastic large cell lymphoma and breast implants: What do we know?]

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Mychaluk J, Perignon D, Qassemyar Q, Gianfermi M, Sinna R Abstract There is a new concern about a possible association between anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) and breast implants. The purpose of this review was to identify and analyze all reported cases of ALCL occurring in patients with breast implants. Therefore, we reviewed all articles published concerning this subject between 1991 and 2011. We found 41 cases of ALCL. The mean age of the patients was 51 years old with an average of 108 months between the implantation and the diagnosis. Over 60 % of the reported cases were aesthetic augmentations. However, none of the published study managed to highlight a correlation between the prosthesis and this lymphoma. Therefore, we believe that for the moment, we can ...

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VIDEO: Wales NHS will replace implants

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:11:28 +0100

The Welsh government says it will pay to remove faulty breast implants which were fitted privately. Until now, only patients who had the French made PIP implants fitted by the health service were guaranteed NHS treatment - a position that hasn't changed in England. It's been estimated that up to 2,000 women in Wales have had the implants. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

VIDEO: NHS will replace implants

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:11:28 +0100

Welsh NHS to replace all implants

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:16:56 +0100

The Welsh government says it will pay to remove and replace banned breast implants for women who were treated privately. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Mom Sarah Burge gives 7-year-old daughter Poppy gift certificate for liposuction

Health News: CBSNews.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:41:31 +0100

"Human Barbie" gives daughter new gift certificate for liposuction, previously had given her voucher for breast augmentation (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

Mixed message from UK and Germany over PIP implants

Reuters: Health — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:27:15 +0100

BERLIN (Reuters) - German and British health officials issued conflicting messages on Friday about the health risk posed by breast implants made by a French company at the heart of a global health scare and whether they should be removed. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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No implant concern, says clinic

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:40:29 +0100

A private cosmetic surgery company, which operated on about a third of the women fitted with banned PIP breast implants, has insisted there is no cause for concern. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Australia insists "no evidence" PIP breast implants are faulty

Monsters and Critics Health News — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:24:02 +0100

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Experts weigh in on French breast implant concern

CNN.com - Health — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:07:41 +0100

German medical groups joined the French health ministry Friday in recommending that women seek removal of breast implants made by a French company, saying they need not hurry but the devices could pose eventual health problems. (Source: CNN.com - Health)

Mixed message from UK and Germany over PIP implants

Reuters: Health — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:01:37 +0100

Germany advises women to have PIP implants removed

Reuters: Health — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:18:06 +0100

BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities on Friday advised women with silicone breast implants manufactured by a French firm accused of using unapproved industrial-grade material to have them removed. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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Germany advises women to remove suspect breast implants

Monsters and Critics Health News — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:08:01 +0100

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NHS PIP breast implants to be removed for free

NHS News Feed — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:47:00 +0100

There is not enough evidence to recommend the routine removal of PIP breast implants, a government expert committee has concluded. However, the committee said the NHS would remove and replace the implants without charge if patients it had operated on remained concerned. The government said it expected the private sector to follow suit and not to charge for corrective procedures. The French implants caused global concern after it was revealed they contained industrial silicone rather than medical-grade fillers and that they may be more prone to rupture and leakage. Some 40,000 women in the UK are believed to have had the implants, with 95% of operations done for cosmetic reasons through private clinics. The expert group recommended that any worried woman should speak to her surgeon or GP. N...

U.K. says no to routine removal of faulty breast implants

Health News: CBSNews.com — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:32:59 +0100

French government had ordered implants removed for 30,000 women, but U.K. did not find sufficient evidence to make similar recommendation (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

U.K.: No cancer link from faulty breast implants

USATODAY.com Health — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:23:47 +0100

Britain said Friday that a review of the risk from potentially faulty French-made breast implants has found no link with cancer and no evidence ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

VIDEO: Implants 'are not fit for use'

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:15:35 +0100

The NHS will pay for women who were fitted with banned PIP breast implants on the NHS who are anxious to have have them removed. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

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Offer removal, implant firms told

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:22 +0100

Women anxious about their banned PIP breast implants should be able to have them removed by whoever fitted them, the government says. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Faulty PIP And ROFIL Medro Breast Implants - ISAPS Official Statement

Health News from Medical News Today — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:00 +0100

Health authorities have discovered during a recent French governmental inspection of breast implants, which were manufactured by PIP and ROFIL Medro since 2001, that most implants are filled with industrial grade silicone instead of medical grade silicone. The industrial grade is not compliant to the same stringent quality requirements as medical grade silicone and seems to rupture five times more often than other implants, i.e. that they fail to comply with legal requirements or industry standards... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Clinics 'should remove implants'

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:40:09 +0100

Women anxious about their banned PIP breast implants should be able to have them removed by whoever fitted them, the government says. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

No need for routine removal of breast implants: UK

Reuters: Health — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:33:57 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday a group of experts had concluded there was no need for the routine removal of breast implants made by a now defunct French company at the heart of a global health scare. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Exclusive: EU medicines head urges tougher implant rules

Reuters: Health — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:42:57 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - The new head of Europe's drugs watchdog said on Friday there was an acute need to tighten regulations on medical devices, adding to pressure for radical change in the wake of a global scandal over French-made breast implants. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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Implants review to give findings

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:59:40 +0100

Some 40,000 British women with banned PIP breast implants should find out later whether the government believes they should be removed. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

France urges tighter EU rules on implants

Reuters: Health — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:53:48 +0100

PARIS (Reuters) - France Thursday called for tighter European Union regulations on medical devices in response to a global health scare about French-made breast implants. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Consumer group questions review of breast implants

USATODAY.com Health — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:25:42 +0100

Consumer safety advocates are questioning the FDA about incomplete and seemingly erroneous data used to support the safety of silicone breast ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

Czechs say women should replace PIP implants

Reuters: Health — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:20:56 +0100

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech women with silicone breast implants manufactured by a French firm accused of using unapproved industrial-grade material should have them replaced, a Health Ministry spokesman said on Thursday. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Free breast implants pledge by UK manufacturer

Telegraph Health — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:00:57 +0100

A British manfacturer has stepped forward to offer free replacements to women whose faulty breast implants had failed. (Source: Telegraph Health)

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BACKGROUND: Breast implants come in all shapes and sizes

Monsters and Critics Health News — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:07:01 +0100

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France calls for new rules on breast implants as scandal deepens

Monsters and Critics Health News — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:09:01 +0100

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Breast implant scandal: now women with Rofil M-implants 'are at risk'

Telegraph Health — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:16:49 +0100

Thousands more British women are believed to be at risk from sub-standard silicone breast implants produced by PIP but sold under a different name. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Recent breast implant scandal shows lunacy of injecting silicone into the body

NaturalNews.com — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Former owner of the now-defunct Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP), which once produced silicone-based breast implants, says his illegal substitution of homemade silicone gel is not a health threat because the silicone compound is supposedly non-toxic. But the scandal has... (Source: NaturalNews.com)

Colombia will pay for PIP breast implant removal

Modern Medicine — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will pay for the removal of breast implants made by a bankrupt French company that were linked to a global health scare, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. (Source: Modern Medicine)

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No increased risk of PIP breast implant ruptures in Australia

Modern Medicine — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian women do not face an increased risk of rupture from French-made silicone breast implants that are at the center of a global health scare, the country's medical regulator said on Thursday. (Source: Modern Medicine)

Australia says "no evidence" French PIP breast implants faulty

Monsters and Critics Health News — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:50:58 +0100

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U.K. demands data on breast implant ruptures

USATODAY.com Health — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:01:12 +0100

Britain's health secretary has demanded data on ruptures of French-made PIP breast implants by the end of week from private clinics. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

French judge visits PIP breast implant offices

Reuters: Health — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:54:40 +0100

La Seyne-sur-Mer, France (Reuters) - A French investigating judge Wednesday visited the offices of the maker of breast implants linked to a global health scare as part of a probe into the death of a woman from cancer, which could lead to charges of involuntary homicide against the firm. (Source: Reuters: Health)

U.K. deadline set for reporting implant rupture data

CTV Health — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:23:41 +0100

Britain's health secretary has demanded that private U.K. clinics supply data by the end of the week on how many French-made PIP breast implants have ruptured in Britain. (Source: CTV Health)

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Breast implant scandal: clinics 'should pay over implants'

Telegraph Health — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:25:47 +0100

Private medical clinics have a moral responsibility to shoulder the cost of corrective surgery for women who fear they have received faulty breast implants and not leave the NHS to pay for it, Andrew Lansley insisted last night. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Australia investigates potentially faulty breast implants

CTV Health — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:04:15 +0100

Australia's medical watchdog agency is meeting to assess whether potentially faulty French-made breast implants pose a health threat to women. (Source: CTV Health)

'No evidence' to remove implants

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:10:24 +0100

A government review into the rupture rate of banned PIP breast implants has, so far, found no evidence for removing them, the BBC has learned. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Czechs tell women with PIP implants to have checks

Reuters: Health — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:42:07 +0100

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech pharmaceuticals authority called on Tuesday for women with silicon breast implants manufactured by a French firm accused of using defective material to undergo checks, but said it did not know how many Czech women were affected. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Implants scare: UK officials meet

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:50:01 +0100

Officials responsible for the UK's response to the health scare surrounding faulty breast implants have met this morning. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

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Czechs tell women with PIP implants to have checks

Modern Medicine — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech pharmaceuticals authority called on Tuesday for women with silicone breast implants manufactured by a French firm accused of using defective material to undergo checks, but said it did not know how many Czech women were affected. (Source: Modern Medicine)

France launches investigation into 'contaminated' breast implants

Telegraph Health — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:00:31 +0100

Investigation launched into how company was allowed to supply breast implants which used potentially dangerous silicone. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Private clinics must pick up £150 million cost of removing faulty breast implants

Telegraph Health — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:00:16 +0100

All 40,000 British women who received faulty implants should have them removed if they are leaking as badly as evidence suggests, in a move which could cost £150 million. (Source: Telegraph Health)

VIDEO: Surgeon calls for removal of implants

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:44:40 +0100

A surgeon advising the government has called for the removal of all faulty breast implants, following a health scare in France. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

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Surgeon urges removal of implants

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:08:20 +0100

A senior plastic surgeon advising the government wants faulty breast implants removed, following a health scare in France. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Breast implant scandal: 'Remove all faulty implants'

Telegraph Health — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:00:09 +0100

All 40,000 British women who received faulty breast implants should have them removed if they are leaking as badly as evidence presented to the government suggests, a leading surgeon has warned. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Beast implant scandal: timeline of how events unfolded

Telegraph Health — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:30:58 +0100

Timeline of the history of silicone breast implants leading to the present scandal. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Breast implant scandal: timeline of how events unfolded

Telegraph Health — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:30:58 +0100

Timeline of the history of silicone breast implants leading to the present scandal. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Beast implant scandal victims: 'It was hell, I thought I had cancer'

Telegraph Health — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:00:31 +0100

Women tell of their horror at faulty breast implants. (Source: Telegraph Health)

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Breast implant scandal victims: 'It was hell, I thought I had cancer'

Telegraph Health — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:00:31 +0100

Women tell of their horror at faulty breast implants. (Source: Telegraph Health)

PIP breast implant butcher Jean-Claude Mas denies manslaughter charges

the Mail online | Health — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:11:03 +0100

Alexandra Blachere,who heads an association of women with faulty breast implants that has left woman across the world fearing for their health after it was revealed they were defective. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

Revealed: true scale of breast implant scandal

Telegraph Health — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:00:04 +0100

Urgent review of faulty silicone breast implants given to 40,000 women after investigation shows rupture rate seven times higher than believed. (Source: Telegraph Health)

Britain reviews data on faulty implants

Health News - UPI.com — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:32:35 +0100

LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The British government has ordered a review of safety data on French-made breast implants manufactured using industrial silicone. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)

U.K. to investigate French-made breast implants

USATODAY.com Health — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:43:23 +0100

The British government has launched an investigation into whether potentially faulty French-made breast implants pose a risk to women. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

U.K. orders probe of potentially faulty breast implants

CTV Health — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:07:41 +0100

The British government says it will investigate whether potentially faulty breast implants fitted by a French company pose a risk to women. (Source: CTV Health)

VIDEO: Lansley: Implant advice is unchanged

BBC News | Health | UK Edition — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:50:47 +0100

The health secretary has ordered an urgent review of the safety of breast implants made by the French company PIP. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Ministers order review of safety data on breast implants

Telegraph Health — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:30:46 +0100

Government has ordered a review of safety data, to be led by Sir Bruce Keogh, on the silicon breast implants which were produced in France. (Source: Telegraph Health)