Feinstein Calls For Breast Implant Maker Investigation

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http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=politics & id=4709794 Feinstein Calls For Breast Implant Maker Investigation Oct. 30 - Senator Dianne Feinstein is calling for a new investigation investigation of a company that makes silicone breast implants. Feinstein along with Senator Olympia Snowe has sent a letter to the Food

and Drug Administration expressing concern after a former employee of the Santa Barbara-based medical products company Mentor raised doubts about the reliability of data on the perfrmance of the company's implants. The allegations suggest the company deliberately ignored or left out data that raised questions about the performance of its silicone implants. Similar charges came up about 18 months ago. Mentor and its chief competitor Inamed have tried to overturn a 1992 ban on silicone breast implants. Since the ban the implants have been mostly restricted to post-cancer surgery. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or

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