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Even as the company withdrew, it insisted that there is no proof that leakage from Dow implants causes significant damage. But it announced a $10 million fund for research into implant questions and said it will pay up to $1,200 (of a cost that ranges from $500 to $5,000) for customers who cannot afford surgery for necessary removal...
Since the Food and Drug Administration declared a moratorium on silicone-gel implants last month, hundreds of thousands of American women have struggled to make sense of the claims and counterclaims being made about the little bag of gel in their breasts. Outspoken patients and plaintiff lawyers have blamed the implants for everything from rashes to cancer and deadly neurological disorders. Implant manufacturers and most doctors, on the other hand, have just as vigorously insisted that the prostheses are safe...
...safety questions had emerged over the past several months in lawsuits against silicone manufacturer Dow Corning Corp., as well as in testimonials from several medical specialists. The panel concluded that many allegations, including the suggestion that the implants caused cancer or neurological damage, were scientifically groundless. But it gave more credence to reports of recipients suffering rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma, a rare connective-tissue disorder. The experts also found that the silicone sacs could rupture 5% to 10% of the time -- far more frequently than Dow Corning had previously conceded. "You can buy a tire with a 40,000-mile...
Another futuristic therapy involves the manipulation of the errant protein itself. This molecule, which scientists have already reconstructed using the blueprint provided by the CF gene, could conceivably be goaded into working properly with the right medication. Alternatively, doctors could implant a healthy version of the CF gene in embryonic mice or goats, harvest the resulting protein from the adult animals' milk, and then spray the protein directly into patients' lungs. "Basically, we're talking about a four-legged manufacturing plant," said Dr. Robert Beall of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation...
Maxine has a small cylinder of rubber inserted between her shoulder blades--the implant works on the same principle as those used in humans, diffusing a conception-inhibiting substance. THE QUOTE OF THE WEEK...