Word: gel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Whenever you make a fundamental breakthrough like this, things which once seemed disparate suddenly gel together," Moxley said...
...most popular type of implant, a silicone envelope filled with silicone gel, has been linked to silicone associated connective tissue disease, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis...
Implants filled with saline are less popular than those filled with silicone gel because they have a less satisfactory shape and consistency, a "splash and ripple effect" and a tendency to break after implantation...
...resulting furor rattled the FDA like no scandal since the thalidomide scare of the early 1960s. Following Anderson's appeal, the agency declared a moratorium on all silicone-gel implants, pending further review. "It's the ultimate case as to why you need a strong agency," says FDA Commissioner David Kessler. Now, says Kessler, "the honor system is out the window." He promises that companies will be subject to intensive audits in which investigators will scrutinize how data are analyzed and presented by the manufacturers. Says he: "People have to know that we have the will and resolve to deal...
...SIICONE-GEL BREAST IMPLANTS...