Breast implant scandal: Lansley condemns private firms over data Health secretary says some healthcare clinics had provided little or no data on prevalence of French-made PIP implants
Plastic surgeons challenge breast implant scandal statistics French breast implants given to 40,000 women in UK 'do not have higher than normal rupture rate', says clinics industry body
Breast implants scandal: Andrew Lansley orders new review of dangers Health secretary asks for study of risks posed by faulty French implants after new information leaves him 'worried'
Breast implants: UK to carry out urgent risk review Health secretary orders NHS medical director to re-examine all data on potential health risks after receiving new information
French breast implant firm link to second company Jean-Claude Mas, head of firm at centre of implant scandal, was employed by a new prosthetics company set up by his children
Leonardo’s breastfeeding Madonna puts today’s cover-up to shame Joanna Moorhead: The painting at the National Gallery exhibition shows a mother proud to breastfeed. If only today's society were so at ease
Breast implant patients ‘should be registered’ MPs urge action to make it easier to trace patients who have had breast implants or other cosmetic surgery
Scientists buzz Simon Cowell for promoting pseudoscience Sense About Science publishes its annual review of celebrities' misleading claims, including Cowell's intravenous vitamins
Mayo Clinic plans to sequence patients’ genomes to personalise care Project will give doctors the genetic information they need to choose drugs that work best and minimise side effects
UK reassures women after breast implant alert despite French warning France to fund removal from 30,000 patients while UK chief medical officer says there is no evidence of cancer link