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High risk medical devices escaped close review WASHINGTON - Some medical devices for sensitive uses, from certain hip joints to a type of defibrillator, have won government approval without a close scientific review, congressional investigators said Thursday.   Source:(AP)   2009-01-16 Stem Cells Could Replace Plastic Surgery Silicone breast implants and botox could one day be things of the past thanks to promising new techniques that would allow doctors to work plastic surgery miracles using only a patient's own stem cells.   2008-06-24 Breast implants linked with suicide in study Women who get cosmetic breast implants are nearly three times as likely to commit suicide as other women, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.   2007-08-08 Implant factory adjusts to silicone rule In many spots, the factory looks like an especially clean industrial kitchen. Workers are covered from head to toe in surgical scrubs. Stacked on stainless steel rolling trays are mounds of various sizes and shapes, all resembling risen pizza dough.   Nations:U.S.   2007-01-21 FDA OKs wide sales of silicone breast implants Silicone breast implants will be widely available in the United States for the first time in 14 years after U.S. health officials approved sales by two companies on Friday.   Nations:U.S.   2006-11-17 Headlines High risk medical devices escaped close review 2009-01-16 Stem Cells Could Replace Plastic Surgery 2008-06-24 Breast implants linked with suicide in study 2007-08-08 Implant factory adjusts to silicone rule 2007-01-21 FDA OKs wide sales of silicone breast implants 2006-11-17 Lawmaker wants limits on plastic surgery 2006-08-26 Breast isn't best: readers tell US parenting magazine 2006-08-04 More evidence breast implants pose no cancer risk 2006-06-22 Breast implants again linked to suicide risk 2006-04-15 Silicone-Gel Breast Implants Reconsidered 2003-10-08 British men opt for penis extensions 2003-02-17 Silicone implants rupture more than thought-FDA 2000-05-20 Most-viewed Implant factory adjusts to silicone rule 2007-01-21

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