Incontinence implants: 44 women complain after serious side effects
© ShutterstockThey are 44, aged between 30 and 85, and have been living through hell since they got place suburethral ...
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Epilepsy: silk implants improve the disease
© iStockphotoFirst tests carried out on rats in the laboratory concerning a new system to stop progression of epilepsy give ...
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Diamond implants against neurodegenerative diseases?
© iStock PhotoCould the diamond revolutionize medical research? Lionel Rousseau, researcher at ESIEE Paris firmly believes in it. And for ...
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The consumption of antidepressants complicates the placement of dental implants
© ThinkstockThe link between antidepressants and dental implants is not obvious. However, according to a recent study by the University ...
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Women with breast implants more at risk of suicide
© thinkstockBreast implants are linked to a higher risk of suicide. A new Swedish study followed 3527 women who received ...
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Breast implants with textured surfaces prohibited
© Getty picturesWe were waiting for his decision. The verdict is in: in a press release published this Thursday, April ...
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Unusual: breast implants would falsify the results of the electrocardiogram
© iStockPhotos"Do you have breast implants?" The question may soon become a routine for cardiologists who are about to do ...
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Defective breast implants: Social Security will reimburse
The story begins in March 2010 when the company Poly Implant Prothesis (PIP) was put into compulsory liquidation by the ...
Read moreEpilepsy: silk implants improve disease
© iStockphotoFirst tests carried out on rats in the laboratory concerning a new system to stop progression of epilepsy give ...
Read moreDiamond implants against neurodegenerative diseases?
© iStock PhotoCould diamonds revolutionize medical research? Lionel Rousseau, researcher at ESIEE Paris believes in it hard as iron. And ...
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17,411 women had their PIP breast implants removed
© iStockIn December 2013, 17,411 women underwent an explantation of their PIP silicone gel breast prosthesis, including 12,822 as a ...
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Essure implants banned in Brazil
© istockEssure implants do not have a good press in Brazil. The Brazilian National Health Agency (anvisa) has decided to ...
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Breast implants: a low rate of prosthesis ruptures
© istockThe PIP prosthesis scandal has not deterred women from getting silicone breast implants. They are now around 340,000 to ...
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Breast implants: 100,000 women followed for 10 years
In 2013, it was estimated that 346,000 women in France were carriers of silicone breast implants, including 30,000 carriers. PIP ...
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Breast implants: what are the risks?
You have to go back to March 2010 to understand the risks. When the company Poly Implant Prothesis (PIP) is ...
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Allergan breast implants can no longer be marketed in France
© Getty ImagesGMED is the only certification body for medical devices. Every 5 years, it checks whether it is possible ...
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Cosmetic surgery: dangerous breast implants
The Poly Implant Prothesis company is now under close surveillance. The Afssaps has in fact recently requested the suspension of ...
Read moreConsumption of antidepressants complicates the placement of dental implants
© ThinkstockThe link between antidepressants and dental implants is not obvious. However, according to a recent study from the University ...
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Essure® implants: 70 victims filed a criminal complaint
© Getty ImagesThe Essure® implant is a definitive method of contraception launched in 2002 by the German pharmaceutical company Bayer ...
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Implants for the treatment of prolapse and urinary incontinence under surveillance
© Getty ImagesLast month, a large-scale investigation dubbed the “Implant Files” and carried out by the International Consortium of Investigative ...
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Investigation denounces insufficient control of medical implants
© Getty ImagesThe incidents are more and more numerous. An international survey carried out by 59 media and published this ...
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8 questions about implants
Get rid of the dentures Implants are artificial roots that replace missing molars or teeth. A good alternative to dentures. ...
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Replace your tooth A dental implant is a very elegant solution, perhaps a bit expensive, but very functional, beautiful and ...
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A good alternative to dentures. PlusOnline answers 8 questions about implants. What is an implant? An implant is an artificial ...
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Essure implants: discontinuation of marketing in Europe
© iStockPhotosIn a press release, the Bayer group announces that it "took the decision to end the marketing of the ...
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Implant files: prostheses and implants in question
November 26, 2018 A health scandal in the works? Implants are not or little controlled in France. Little or no ...
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Essure contraceptive implants withdrawn from the European market
August 7, 2017 The marketing of Essure sterilization implants, manufactured by the Bayer laboratory, is suspended in the European Union ...
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Essure implants: a committee of experts created
© iStockPhotosThe Essure female sterilization method involves placing an implant in each uterine tube, naturally. This triggers scarring that obstructs ...
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Osteoarthritis: repairing cartilage and bones with implants
June 15, 2016. Researchers from the National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm) have developed a new generation of ...
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Specific cancer cases linked to breast implants cause two deaths
Again, breast prostheses are implicated in the development of cancer. For several years, the number of women affected by anaplastic ...
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