The stance taken in England on replacing PIP breast implants – at the centre of a health scare – “flies in the face of common sense”, MPs say.

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MPs attack breast implant stance

Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of a French company that made hundreds of thousands of breast implants from industrial-grade silicon was arrested early on Thursday.

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French Police Arrest Founder of Breast Implant Maker

The Welsh government says it will pay to remove and replace banned breast implants for women who were treated privately.

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Welsh NHS to replace all implants

A private cosmetic surgery company, which operated on about a third of the women fitted with banned PIP breast implants, has insisted there is no cause for concern.

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No implant concern, says clinic

Women anxious about their banned PIP breast implants should be able to have them removed by whoever fitted them, the government says.

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Offer removal, implant firms told

LONDON — European health authorities issued widely different recommendations Friday in dealing with potentially faulty French-made breast implants, with Germany and the Czech Republic following France in recommending their removal, while Britain insisted there isn’t enough evidence to suggest they should be taken out in all cases. Read full article > >

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European nations offer mixed advice over response to potentially faulty breast implants

Venezuela’s government offers local women free removal of French-made breast implants at the centre of a global health scare.

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Venezuela covers implant removal

Tens of thousands of women with risky, French-made breast implants should have them removed at the state’s expense, the health minister recommended Friday, adding that such removals were “preventive” and not urgent.

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France Recommends Removal of Risky Breast Implants

The French government says there is no cancer risk but recommends that 30,000 women have faulty breast implants removed as a precautionary measure.

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France recommends implant removal

Silicone breast implants are relatively safe despite frequent complications and a small increased risk of lymphoma, US drug regulators say.

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Breast implants ‘relatively safe’

A Venezuela politician is offering the prize of breast implants in a $6 raffle he hopes will fund his campaign for the National Assembly next month.

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Politician offers breast implant prize in $6 raffle