Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, whose breast implant firm Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) has sparked an international health scandal by using substandard silicone, is seen as he arrives at the gendarmerie in Marseille January 26, 2012. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: CRIME LAW HEALTH)
Women affected by breast implants made by the defunct French ...
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:00:03 +0100 (AP) - Women affected by breast implants made by the defunct French brand Poly Implant Prothese, PIP, show to each other their implants certificates outside the civil court in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. According to lawyer Emilia De Leon, around 400 women affected by breast implants made by the defunct French brand Poly Implant Prothese, PIP, filed Friday a request for an injunction against the implants' distributors in Venezuela, demanding that they cover their medical expenses. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Women affected by breast implants of the French brand Poly Implant ...
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:50:02 +0100 (AP) - Women affected by breast implants of the French brand Poly Implant Prothese, PIP, listen to lawyer Gilberto Andrea, left, outside the civil court in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan 06, 2012. According to lawyer Emilia De Leon, around 400 women affected by breast implants made by the defunct French brand Poly Implant Prothese, PIP, filed Friday a request for an injunction against the implants' distributors in Venezuela, demanding that they cover their medical expenses. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Lorena Vaccaro and Romina Mancini (R), who have breast implants, ...
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Lorena Vaccaro and Romina Mancini (R), who have breast implants, attend a meeting of women with defective French PIP breast implants seeking advice, information and support in Buenos Aires December 27, 2011. Fear and anger are growing among women with breast implants in Latin America, a key market for the bankrupt French firm that used industrial silicone to make cheap prostheses linked to health risks. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)
The locked entrance of French company Poly Implant Prothese ...
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - The locked entrance of French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) building is seen in La Seyne-sur-Mer near Toulon December 27, 2011. France's health minister tried to calm women's fears over potentially dangerous breast implants on Tuesday, saying there was no medical need to remove them immediately. The implants at the center of the global scandal were made by now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) and appear to have an unusually high rupture rate. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: HEALTH BUSINESS)
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