Silicone implants expected to boom But analysts note safety fears linger

The Boston Globe;  November 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......percentage of women could quickly...are sold, silicone implants make up nearly...accelerate, as women waiting for approval of silicone implants visit their...estimates. Some women said they...fears about silicone implants. A 26-year-o...

FDA to Hold Hearing On Silicone Implants; Some Women's Groups Oppose...

The Washington Post;  October 14, 2003 ;     573 words ......But a number of women's health groups...health hazards of silicone implants remain too high...1999, followed women who wanted silicone implants and were willing...after two years, women with silicone implants had consistently...

U.S. asked to lift ban on silicone implants

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  October 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......fair to restrict women's access to silicone implants when research...evidence that silicone implants cause major diseases...or subsets of women especially vulnerable...years, one in five women getting silicone implants for enlargement...

The myths and facts about silicone implants

Post-Tribune (IN);  February 6, 2007 ;     573 words ......voluntarily withdrew silicone implants from the market...silicone for women over the age...failure rates of silicone implants and have agreed to follow 40,000 women for the next...link between silicone implants and autoimmune diseases in women. It is ...

FDA rejects bid to return silicone implants to market May mean years of...

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 9, 2004 ;     328 words ......to bring back silicone implants, and outlined...that there are women who have these...available to some women with breast cancer...the return of silicone implants, meaning the main option for most women, especially those...had argued that silicone implants break ...

FDA Might Lift Ban on Silicone Implants

AP Online;  October 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ......fair to restrict women's access to silicone implants when research...evidence that silicone implants cause major diseases...or subsets of women especially vulnerable...years, one in five women getting silicone implants for enlargement...

FDA should revise policy on silicone implants

Daily Breeze;  April 20, 2005 ;     237 words ...Silicone-gel breast implants, like...issue has been whether most women should be denied them because a relative few women have had serious illnesses...Administration has limited the use of silicone implants to breast reconstruction...research has shown that silicone implants do ...

Silicone implants proposal rejected

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 9, 2004 ;     620 words ......available to some women with breast cancer...the return of silicone implants, meaning the main option for most women, especially those...had argued that silicone implants break no more...studies tracking women for three years...application for its silicone ...

FDA rejects return of silicone implants Federal agency says questions...

Oakland Tribune;  January 9, 2004 ;     700+ words ......years the return of silicone implants, meaning the main option for most women, especially those...had argued that silicone implants break no more frequently...studies tracking women for three years...application for its silicone implants last month and...decision ...

FDA advisers cite need for more data on silicone implants

AP Worldstream;  October 15, 2003 ;     637 words ......survivors, fewer women who get the implants...State University. Silicone implants break no more...And a string of women implored the...arguing that silicone implants are more natural...dozens of other women told FDA that...hadn't tracked women long enough to...concerns ...

FDA keeps ban on silicone implants

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  January 9, 2004 ;     700+ words ......years the return of silicone implants, meaning the main option for most women, especially those...had argued that silicone implants break no more frequently...studies tracking women for three years...application for its silicone implants last month, and...decision ...

Silicone implants gain popularity as evidence of safety mounts.(Knight...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  September 8, 2000 ;     700+ words ......the 1.5 million women who've had breast...relationship between silicone implants and disease. The...no evidence that silicone implants are responsible...autoimmune disease. Women are exposed to...of mothers with silicone implants. _The problems...replace the implants. ...

Silicone Implants on Way Back to Market, but Safety Debate Still Alive.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  November 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ......court-approved plan for paying the women who sued it. Nevertheless...California company to sell silicone implants to the public after a moratorium...much to cancer victims and women hungry for enhancement will...collecting on claims that the silicone made them sick. This may...some to ...

FDA rejects silicone implants

Charleston Gazette;  January 9, 2004 ;     170 words ......continue its decade-plus ban on most silicone gel breast implants for now, health...Inamed Corp.'s bid to bring back silicone implants, and outlined new guidelines for...popular implants available to some women with breast cancer and a few other...several more years the return of silicone ...

Silicone implants move closer to OK

Post-Tribune (IN);  July 29, 2005 ;     345 words ......VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Silicone implants for cosmetic breast enhancement moved a step closer...rupture or leak. They are now available only to women undergoing breast reconstruction, having been...leaking implants. Studies have found no link between silicone breast ...