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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

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