Reproductive Health Matters, December 2012. Tens of thousands of defective silicone breast implants were recalled in Europe in 2011–12 soon after the FDA’s unrelated announcement that a rare cancer of the immune system was associated with all saline and silicone gel breast implants. These developments raised questions about whether U.S. and European regulations were protecting patients from unsafe medical implants.
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We conduct research on the safety and effectiveness of medical products such as Alzheimer’s drugs, cancer drugs, and medical implants and devices used for a wide range of health problems, such as heart disease and joint replacement. In addition to the free information on this website and on www.stopcancerfund.org, we also publish articles in major medical journals and health policy journals.
These are the summaries of studies we’ve done, and here are the articles we’ve published in medical journals and health policy journals in the last few years.
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Antibiotic Uses and Challenges — Our Comprehensive Review Published on Medscape
Medscape, June 16, 2010. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families co-writes a review of antibiotics. The goal of the review is to help primary care physicians prescribe the correct antibiotics for their patients.
Read More »Medical Device Recalls and the FDA Approval Process
February 14, 2011. Unlike prescription drugs, medical devices are reviewed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) using 2 alternative regulatory standards: (1) premarket approval (PMA), which requires clinical testing and inspections; or (2) the 510(k) process, which requires that the device be similar to a device already marketed (predicate device). The second standard is intended for devices that the FDA deems to involve low or moderate risk.
Read More »Reasonably Safe? Breast Implants and Informed Consent
Reproductive Health Matters, May 2010. Every year, more than 300,000 women in the United States and many more worldwide undergo breast implant surgery.
Read More »Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery: Focus on Breast Augmentation and Liposuction
Journal of Adolescent Health, October 2008. Two of the most popular and controversial cosmetic procedures for adolescents are liposuction and breast implants. It this review article, the procedures are discussed. In addition, the physiological and psychological reasons to delay these procedures, including concerns about body dysmorphic disorder and research findings regarding changes in teenagers’ body image as they mature, are described.
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