A disturbing link to the 'mad cow' disease

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The British government admitted in Mar 1996 that eating meat of cows infected with mad cow disease is the most likely explanation for the deaths of 8 people. After eating the beef, the people developed Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, which usually causes death within 12 months.

United Kingdom, Causes of, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Beef, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Beef industry

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Dow Corning's retreat

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Dow Corning Corp has announced that it is permanently withdrawing from the business of manufacturing silicone-gel breast implants. Government agencies in Canada and the US had put a moratorium on the use of such implants because of health concerns.

Synthetic rubber, Plastics materials and resins, Dow Corning Corp., Product discontinuation

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Beauty and the breast

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An estimated 150,000 Canadian woman have received breast implants. Many are now fearing side effects, which have caused the Canadian and US governments to impose a voluntary ban on the use of silicone implants.

Women, Cover Story, Surgery, Women's health, Breast, Breast surgery

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