Allergan stops sale of textured breast implants in Europe, shares sink
Drugmaker Allergan Plc said on Wednesday it would take its textured breast implants off the market in Europe, a day after a French regulatory body ordered a recall of the implants, which have been linked to a rare form of cancer. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Allergan pulls textured breast implants from the European market
Allergan (NYSE: AGN) has removed its textured breast implants from the market in Europe following a recall request from French regulators. France’s National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products said that it hasn’t “identified any immediate risk for the health of women carrying the implants,” and that it plans to convene an expert committee to discuss the matter in February next year. The New York Times reported this week that the implants were linked to an uncommon form of lymphoma that can arise years after the implant is placed. Allergan’s CE Mark in the E.U. for the imp...
Source: Mass Device - December 19, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Implants Recalls Regulatory/Compliance Wall Street Beat Women's Health Allergan Source Type: news

Allergan stops sales of textured breast implants in Europe
Drugmaker Allergan said on Wednesday it would take its textured breast implants off the market in Europe, a day after a French regulatory body ordered the move because the implants have been linked to a rare form of cancer. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Authorities BAN popular textured breast implants from use in Europe
Allergan textured breast implants have had their safety approval suspended by French authorities at a time when there is growing concern about their ability to trigger a rare type of cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mother who baffled doctors with mystery rashes and blurry vision blames her ‘toxic breast implants’
Christina Roulund, from Palm City in Florida, claims the breast implants she had in 2006 caused her numerous health problems which couldn't be explained by doctors and is warning others. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Allergan stops sales in Europe of breast implants linked to cancer
Breast implants made by drugmaker Allergan, which have been linked to a rare form of cancer, are being taken off the market in Europe, said a French regulatory body. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Allergan Halts Sales in Europe of Textured Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer
The company ’ s product, in use worldwide, has been under scrutiny since women began developing a type of lymphoma. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY Tags: Implants Breasts Medical Devices Plastic Surgery Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma France Allergan Inc Cancer Recalls and Bans of Products Europe Source Type: news

29-year-old fitness model develops 'breast implant illness' and has reversal surgery
Sia Cooper, 29, a fitness blogger from Florida got her 32DDD breast implants removed after experiencing nearly seven years of extreme fatigue, facial rashes, chest pain, brain fog and hair loss. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mother, 34, who was 'slowly dying' removes 'toxic' breast implants after four years of agony  
Andrea King, of Chicago, was diagnosed with four diseases as her health declined after breast enlargement. Doctors even wondered if she had HIV before she decided to remove the implants. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'We can get you to the beach the next day': Breast implant marketing plays on insecurities, minimizes risks
Breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic surgery in the world, with 10 million women opting for breast implants during the past decade. We took hidden cameras into the offices of three Toronto plastic surgeons to review how they explain and sell the procedure. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

'It was made to seem like getting a haircut': Patient says breast implant sales pitch glossed over risks
Breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic surgery in the world, with 10 million women opting for breast implants during the past decade. We took hidden cameras into the offices of three Toronto plastic surgeons to review how they explain and sell the procedure. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 30, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Research links rare cancer to breast implants, but Health Canada says no safety advisory is needed
At least 25 Canadian women have developed a rare cancer linked to breast implants — and almost all of them had the same type of textured implant, according to researchers. But Health Canada has no plans to remove this implant from the market or to directly alert Canadian women who have the implants, an investigation by Enquête and Radio-Canada has shown. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Rare cancer linked to breast implants, but Health Canada says no safety advisory is needed
At least 25 Canadian women have developed a rare cancer linked to breast implants — and almost all of them had the same type of textured implant, according to researchers. But Health Canada has no plans to remove this implant from the market or to directly alert Canadian women who have the implants, an investigation by Enquête and Radio-Canada has shown. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Report: FDA-reported breast implant injuries kept hidden by summary reporting
The number of medical device reports sent to the FDA concerning issues with breast implants was kept artificially low through the use of summary reporting, according to a new report from the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Between 2008 and 2015, the FDA received an average of approximately 200 medical device reports related to breast implants, significantly lower than the thousands the agency had come to expect prior to those dates, according to the report. The lowered number of reports was due to a change at the FDA which allowed manufacturers of such devices to report issues in bulk, meaning a single filed report with the FDA ...
Source: Mass Device - November 28, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cosmetic/Aesthetic Featured Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Women's Health Source Type: news

Breast implants reveal problems in tracking device safety
A new investigation shows that incomplete, underreported and unverified data make it nearly impossible for patients and doctors to know how safe medical devices are, especially when it comes to breast implants (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news