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• Silicone Breast Implant Recall Rejected By FDA Following Advisory Meeting

  September 1, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal health officials have determined that a second silicone breast implant recall does not need to be issued due to...

• Women Should Not Use Silicone Breast Implants: Public Citizen

  June 30, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Public Citizen, a consumer watchdog group, indicates that the FDA did not go far enough in warning women about the...

• Silicone Breast Implant Problems Don’t Include Cancer: FDA

  June 23, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal regulators have issued new safety data for silicone breast implants, finding no link between the breast implants and breast...

• Botox Brain Damage Lawsuit Results in $212M Verdict

  May 2, 2011

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  A Virginia jury has awarded $212 million to a man who alleged that side effects of Botox caused him to...

• Lap Band Side Effects Led To Additional Surgery in 60% of Patients: Study

  April 1, 2011

  Staff Writers

  About six out of every 10 people who undergo gastric Lap-Band surgery may experience complications that require additional surgery and...

• Misleading Advice Being Promoted About Cancer and Breast Implants Link

  February 22, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen is calling for federal regulators to intervene in the efforts of some organizations to...

• Breast Implants May Be Linked to Rare Lymphoma Cancer: FDA

  January 27, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Saline and silicone breast implants could be linked to a form of cancer known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), according...

• FDA Bans KV Pharmaceuticals CEO from Industry

  November 18, 2010

  Staff Writers

  In a move that may signal an increasing willingness to get tough on pharmaceutical company executives, federal regulators have banned...

• Court Approves Allergan Settlement of Botox Investigation

  October 6, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A federal judge has approved a $600 million settlement and guilty plea from Allergan, Inc., which has admited that it...

• Botox May Help With Drooling and Other Cerebral Palsy Symptoms: Study

  September 23, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The findings of a new study provide support that Botox may help temporarily relieve moderate to severe drooling problems in...