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Canada to ban breast implants linked to rare cancer
Canada said Thursday it aims to soon suspend the sales in this country a type of breast implant that has been linked to a rare form of cancer.
Apr 4, 2019
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In world first, France bans breast implants linked to rare cancer
France on Thursday became the first country to ban a type of breast implant that has been linked to a rare form of cancer.
Apr 4, 2019
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France to ban popular breast implants over cancer risk: media
France is to ban a popular type of breast implant which has been linked to a rare form of cancer, Le Monde newspaper and French public radio reported Wednesday, citing a letter from health authorities to implant manufacturers.
Apr 3, 2019
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US experts: Too soon to pull breast implants tied to cancer
Government medical advisers said Monday it's too soon to ban a type of breast implant that has recently been linked to a rare form of cancer, saying more information is needed to understand the problem.
Mar 26, 2019
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US experts weigh breast implant safety amid new concerns
U.S. medical authorities are revisiting the safety of breast implants used by millions of American women, the latest review in an ongoing debate about their potential health effects.
Mar 25, 2019
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FDA takes up decades-long debate over breast implant safety
U.S. health officials are taking another look at the safety of breast implants, the latest review in a decades-long debate.
Mar 24, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Naltrexone implant helps HIV patients with opioid dependence adhere to medications, prevent relapse
When patients with HIV who are also battling opioid dependence go without addiction treatment, they are more likely to stop taking their HIV medications than drug-free patients. While the daily oral form of naltrexone—a ...
Mar 21, 2019
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FDA takes new look at breast implant safety
(HealthDay)—Questions about breast implant safety are getting new attention from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as thousands of women say their implants cause debilitating joint pain and fatigue.
Mar 21, 2019
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Cardiology
Stopping DAPT after one-month improved outcomes in stent patients
Patients who stopped taking aspirin one month after receiving a stent in the heart's arteries but continued taking the P2Y12 inhibitor clopidogrel fared significantly better after one year compared with those who followed ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Cardiology
Remote monitoring keeps heart failure patients out of hospital
Remote monitoring keeps heart failure patients out of hospital, according to late-breaking findings from the RESULT trial presented today at EHRA 2019, a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress. The set-up is so effective ...
Mar 18, 2019
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