Reuters Health News Summary by Erum
Authorities raised concerns about the French breast implant Maker at the heart of a scandal affecting hundreds of thousands of women worldwide. That was almost 10 years before the company came under scrutiny from European regulators. The US Food and Drug Administration sent an investigator to inspect a plant run by the manufacturer, Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), at La Seyne Sur Mer in southeastern France in May 2000. Shortly afterward, the FDA sent the company’s founder, Jean-Claude Mas, a warning Letter saying the implants were “adulterated” and citing at Least 11 deviations from good manufacturing practices.
Third infant infected as US probes baby formula
Breast implants need lifetime of care: experts
A third infant in the United States Has tested positive for the infection that led to the death of One infant, sickened another and spurred a probe of baby formula, including Enfamil by Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. A baby in Oklahoma tested positive for Cronobacter, a bacteria that has sometimes been linked to rare illnesses in newborns and has been found in milk-based powdered baby formula, Barbara Reynolds, a spokeswoman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
Venezuela offers free removal of PIP breast implants
Venezuela is offering women the free removal of breast implants made by a bankrupt French company that used industrial silicone to make cheap prostheses linked to health risks. The implants were made by the now defunct Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) and appear to have had an unusually high rupture rate, prompting the authorities in France to urge women to have them removed.
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Regulators had not approved most PIP implants: lawyer
The lawyer for the French company at the heart of an escalating global breast implant health scare told Reuters on Tuesday that most of the prostheses sold by the firm since 1991 were produced using a silicone that was not approved by health authorities. Lawyer
Yves Haddad, who represents now-shuttered Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) and its founder Jean-Claude Mas, said the company sold both so-called “simple” prostheses made with silicone that was not approved by health authorities and a high-end product using
Approved silicone for wealthier clients.
Teen obesity tied to poor mom-child relationship
Toddlers who have poor relationships with their moms are more likely to pack on extra pounds as they grow up, a new U.S. study shows. Tracking nearly 1,000 kids into their teens, researchers found more than a quarter of those who scored lowest on mother-child relationship tests as toddlers went on to become obese at age 15.
Bulk of company’s implants used subpar silicone
The lawyer for the French company at the heart of an escalating global breast implant scare told Reuters on Tuesday that most of the protheses sold by the firm since 1991 were produced using a non-approved silicone. Lawyer Yves Haddad, who represents now-shuttered Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) and its founder Jean-Claude Mas, said the company sold both so-called “simple” protheses, made with non-approved silicone, and a high-end product using approved silicone that was aimed at wealthier clients.
Many seriously ill get too much care: docs, nurses
A third of doctors working in intensive care units (ICUs) believe one or more of their patients is getting inappropriate care, with slightly fewer nurses sharing the sentiment, a European poll shows. In most cases, ICU staff felt they were giving too much medical care to their patients.
France tries to calm women over scandal-hit implants
France’s health minister tried to calm women’s fears over potentially dangerous breast implants on Tuesday, saying there was no medical need to remove them immediately. The implants at the center of the global scandal were made by now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) and appear to have an unusually high rupture rate.
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