Word: dowe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reports indicated that the officials of at least one major manufacturer of silicone implants, Dow Chemical, have known about the problems associated with the implants for well over a decade...
Once we understand that small breasts are a "disease," it's easier to see why Dow Corning and others rushed so breathlessly to get their implants onto the market. Why diddle around with slow, costly tests while an epidemic is raging out there? And everyone's life is touched by the tragedy of micromastia because everyone has a friend, sister, co-worker or wife who falls pitifully short in the mammary department. In the past, small groups of health-conscious males, typically gathered at construction sites, would offer free diagnoses to women passersby, but there was little that could...
...transaction costs can even daydream of multiplying his gains by surfing around the world, taking a short, profitable ride on each cresting wave. All he needs is a globe, a pin and some strong hunches. In the '90s even distant neighbors have no trouble keeping up with the Dow Joneses...
...silicone breast-implant scandal may, however, change that relationship. Anderson's own trust in the system was shattered on Dec. 12, when he sat down and read scores of Dow Corning documents, including 17 internal memos dating as far back as the mid-1970s, about silicone-gel breast implants. The information surfaced during a liability suit in Michigan. When he finished, Anderson wrote and hand-delivered both the documents and an urgent letter to the FDA demanding that all such implants be promptly removed from the marketplace. "This appeal is not made lightly," Anderson wrote. He noted that Dow Corning...
Drug companies are marshaling their forces to oppose increased government oversight. Those that stand accused are also conducting somewhat belated counteroffensives to limit the legal damage and repair their frayed reputations. Dow Corning, which has been widely criticized for reacting insensitively to the implant debacle, announced that it has retained former Attorney General Griffin Bell to lead an independent investigation into its development and marketing of implants. The company has also agreed to make public 90 additional documents and to ensure that it provides accurate information to the thousands of women calling the company for advice...