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...other patients showed markedly increased immune-system activity. The vaccine isn't a preventive and can only be used on a single patient and against this type of cancer. But the technique may someday be used on other cancers and also on such diseases as multiple sclerosis, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis...
...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 guarantee," remarked a panel member...
...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...
...safety of the sleeping pill Halcion (annual worldwide sales: $240 million). The accusation has prompted a federal investigation. Dow Corning Wright of Arlington, Tenn., stands accused of failing to report that its silicone-gel breast implants were associated with severe side effects -- including the development of autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. That product and similar implants made by other manufacturers have been placed in 1 million to 2 million American women. If fraud has occurred, the cost cannot be compared with chicanery in other industries, for at stake is more than the customers' investment. It is their health...
...trigger a variety of autoimmune disorders as the body tries to protect itself from the perceived invader. These include scleroderma, which thickens and stiffens the skin and causes a buildup of fibrous tissue in the lungs and other organs; lupus erythematosus, which causes chronic joint pain and rashes; and rheumatoid arthritis...