Manufacturer of breast implants put in the 4 years

The founder of the infamous French company for the production of breast implants PIP sent to prison for 4 years. He was found guilty of fraud under aggravating circumstances.

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Jean-Claude Mas founded and managed a company that produces once very popular breast implants PIP. Their sales went very well, and tens of thousands of women from around the world have gone through breast augmentation using implants cheap. In 2011, it became known that the relative cheapness of PIP achieved by using industrial silicone, which is not intended for use in plastic surgery and medicine in general.

PIP breast implants

As a result, this has led to the largest scandal in the industry of plastic surgery in the past 30 years. Dangerous for Women's Health breast implants   began mass removed from the bodies of patients. But if in some countries the cost is assumed the state, the other women offered to pay for the operation in the same way as they pay their own breast augmentation - from his own pocket.

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Naturally, the common hatred of Jean-Claude Masu only grew, but some time ago against Frenchman began the trial unfair. And now on this long process verdict. Masa was found guilty of aggravated fraud, including deliberate concealment from consumers of the fact that the implants used in industrial, rather than medical silicone.

74-year-old founder of the company for the production of breast implants was sentenced to 4 years in prison. The court took into account his advanced age and poor health, as determined by the term of imprisonment. In addition, the Mac would have to pay about $ 100,000 in payment of court costs. (READ MORE)

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Hand rejuvenation

The real age of the woman always give her hand - this axiom is known to many. For a long time the surgeons could do nothing with the treacherous skin on the hands, but now the situation has changed.

The exercises correctly selected clothes, makeup, anti-wrinkle creams, Botox injections and facelift. There are many ways to make your face look younger. But hands are not protected against this merciless passage of time. Now, however, this statement is irrelevant.

The beauty clinic offers an arsenal to combat age hand skin . Especially the demand for it is growing, as thousands of dollars invested in their own appearance, patients do not want all their efforts were in vain because of the unattractive-looking hands. So, what now can counter aging hands of cosmetic surgery?

First, a thin your hands   It can be corrected by using fillers like Radiesse or Juvederm. They reduce the manifestation of the veins on his hands and, of course, not the skin inflated like a balloon, which many fear. The cost of this procedure for both hands is unlikely to exceed $ 1,000, although the effect will last from six months to a year. The more you spend these injections, the longer it will persist over time result.

Significantly more cost transplant patient's own fat - up to $ 5 000. But it provides a more natural look. For many people, the problem is not just a thin skin, which opened veins and knuckles, but also a lot of marks on it. All of these age spots can be removed by laser and other similar technologies. In fact, almost everything that surgeons are able to do with the skin, they can repeat with the skin of the hands. The main thing that you had such a desire.

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TV presenter made a heart-shaped face

Cute presenter from South Korea went through a plastic surgery that it is completely transformed. She decided to take it, because she wanted to have a heart-shaped face.

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This presenter with one of the channels of South Korea, whose name is still unknown, "disfigured" own face, going through plastic surgery. Very nice on the nature girl, allegedly wanted to have a face and a heart-shaped skull. Therefore, it demanded that plastic surgeons have changed the contours of her chin, that is held Mentoplasty He is making it more acute and totally unnatural in appearance.

Posted on the Internet pictures of "before" and "after" Mentoplasty   caused a wave of negative comments from users on the same Japanese forums that criticized her and even doubted her "mental usefulness." "Please tell me it is a simple photoshop, - writes one user. - Because she's your chin can now field plowing!" "Is it possible to make someone's chin so sharp? - Is affected by another user. - Yeah, she just does not understand, What is real beauty! "

South Korea leads in the number of plastic surgeries per capita - over 20% residents of Seoul went under the knife. The most popular here are the operations to create a double century (the effect of larger eyes), and rhinoplasty lipoplasty - removal of excess fat using a high-frequency audio signals.

Particularly strong plastic is common among young South Koreans. Older generation criticizes them for their desire for "Western facial features", as well as an obsession with the lives of celebrities. (READ MORE)

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Coughing for more than three weeks can be a sign of cancer

Information campaign urging people to visit a doctor in case of cough lasts more than three weeks in a row, has borne fruit, as the experts found out. She allowed to diagnose hundreds of cases of lung cancer at a stage when the disease can still be treated.

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In the UK, summed up a nationwide information campaign Be Clear on Cancer ("Test yourself on cancer"), which was held for 6 weeks last summer. This initiative encourages people whose cough lasts for more than three consecutive weeks, see a doctor urgently, became part of the Government's efforts in the early detection of cancer, which allows you to save the lives of many patients. It is learned that during the summer campaign, thousands of people turned to doctors and 700 patients were diagnosed with lung cancer .

Many of them have this terrible oncological illness is considered one of the most lethal, discovered at an early stage, which greatly improves the chances of recovery. Still at 300   lung cancer   It was discovered at the stage when the tumor can still be cut. In this case, the patient can expect to reach a relatively long enough.

According to statistics, in the UK are diagnosed each year 38,000 new cases of lung cancer, and more than 90% of them are related to smoking. However, only every 8th patient comes to the doctor in the period when the disease treatment (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) can give a tangible effect. In most cases, the tumor is already causing lung metastases, and it can only be a palliative.

Although in recent years medicine has progressed far enough in the treatment of various types of tumors, lung cancer remains one of the biggest killers. On average, the patient after the diagnosis of the disease remains five months of life. For comparison, the victims of breast or bowel cancer, the figure is as much as 10 years. (READ MORE)

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Hospital tests for tuberculosis lie

The most common tests in medical institutions for TB, as it turned out, do not give a fair presentation of the presence of this disease in humans.

In fact, public recognition of the WHO that the popular medical tests for tuberculosis   lie - a big scandal. Its responsible representatives said that on behalf of the World Health Organization medical institutions will be asked not to use more tests for TB because of their unreliability and danger to people.

Recall that in the whole world bolee14 million TB patients, and a third of the world's population, according to doctors, are a bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. But Mario Raviglione, director of WHO's TB control has recently put these statistics into question. High rank said that the common tests for TB are too many negative and false-positive results.

- It is simply too dangerous for humans. Imagine what would happen if a TB patient treated for pneumonia and tuberculosis healthy treat! - I put the question squarely Mario Raviglione ..

According to the WHO Representative, manufacturers test focused primarily on profit, which prevents exercise more scrutiny of medical devices.

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Potato salad for cancer prevention

Potato salad - not only a popular and a favorite of many dishes, but also a good means of preventing cancer. In the cooled potato contains starch. Thanks to him, reducing the risk of cancer associated with the consumption of red meat.

Dr. Jean Winter, cooperate with the Centre Cancer Prevention   Flinders University, said that the degree of neutralization of carcinogens is very important. The effect on the potato decrease carcinogens   It allows scientists to recommend it as a garnish to a shish kebab. It is desirable to feed it chilled. The analogue potatoes can serve pasta, also refrigerated.

Evidence for the use of potato starch   Cancer Prevention They were obtained from a series of experiments. Jean Winter fed a group of laboratory mice red meat . Another group of mice received potato starch. A month later, the researchers examined the intestines of mice and determine the degree of DNA damage. It was found that the formation of starch reduced markers of DNA damage and reduced red meat fermentation in the gut. It is during fermentation are formed potentially   Carcinogens .

As the scientists, the same type of starch found in beans, rice, pasta and green bananas. Moreover, the starch becomes greater if the dish is warm, then cool it.

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Lung cancer becomes dormant 20 years

Lung cancer can remain dormant 20 years before it is activated and goes into aggressive form. This conclusion British scientists from University College London.

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Genetic mutations that cause the formation of malignant lung tumors can remain undiagnosed for two decades before additional mutations lead to the top high-grade cancer. After that lung tumor begins to grow fast enough and become more aggressive. The appearance of malignant cells results different genetic faults, fixes in different areas of the tumor.

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Each of the sections of the tumor evolves in different ways, and then each part of the tumor is genetically unique. The study's authors believe, that their discovery will lead to earlier diagnosis of cancer. Two-thirds patients lung cancer   to detect advanced stage, when the current treatments are ineffective. It is because of this 5 years after diagnosis only less than 10% of patients remain alive.

Scientists believe that the survival rate with the malignant neoplasm is so offensively low, despite the development of numerous new targeted treatment methods. All of them have a minimum the impact on the disease. But understanding how a tumor develops, opens new methods of treatment. The evolutionary origin of the disease gives hope that physicians learn to detect it early as possible.

The study authors have observed the development of Lung Cancer   7 patients, including smokers, former smokers and people who never smoked. Observations also confirmed the important role of smoking in lung cancer development. (READ MORE)

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