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Breast implant investigation.(POLICY & PRACTICE)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) have asked the Food and Drug Administration to investigate claims of safety problems with the Mentor silicone breast implants. A former employee of the company has alleged publicly that there is a design flaw in the implants that has led to a higher rupture rate, which was not accurately reported to the FDA. In addition, the former employee has alleged that Mentor's implants used in surgery leak ...
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