Allergan's silicone breast implants gained premarket approval in 2002 after a four-year study. After a 14-year hiatus, silicone breast implants have been welcomed back onto the U.S. market with equal ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials say the latest data on silicone breast implants show they are relatively safe, despite frequent complications that lead about one in five women to have the ...

(Reuters Health) - Good evidence on the safety of silicone gel breast implants is still lacking almost 10 years after they were reintroduced to the U.S. market, researchers report in the Annals of ...

A premature infant weighing barely two pounds receives nutrition through a plastic IV line for weeks on end. A new mother sterilizes a polypropylene baby bottle with boiling water, then shakes up ...

Ever since women began enlarging their breasts with implants, feminists have been upset. So, predictably, when a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel begins hearings today to consider approval ...

Textured silicone breast implants, generally believed safe, can result in immune-related complications, including cancer. Every year, about 400,000 people in the United States receive silicone breast ...

Makers of silicone breast implants will try to persuade the government next spring to lift a long-term ban on most uses of the devices, presenting new data about safety and durability. Inamed Corp., a ...

Modern implants are less likely to rupture. Q. I have breast implants that are silicone. I am concerned about ruptures and other problems with them. What would you recommend me to do as far as making ...

In this article, we will be taking a look at the alternatives to silicone breast implants and 10 cheap countries for augmentation. If you do not want to learn about global breast implants, head ...

After more than a decade of sharply restricted sales because of health concerns, silicone gel breast implants are poised for an unusual return to the market. The Food and Drug Administration is ...

Suggested Citation: "10 Neurological Disease and Its Association with Silicone Breast Implants." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Safety of Silicone Breast Implants. Washington, DC: The National Academies ...