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Business, Economics & LawJune 2020Violence against women's health in international law
by Sara De Vido, Jean D'Aspremont, Iain Scobbie
The book explores the relationship between violence against women on the one hand, and the rights to health and to reproductive health on the other. It argues that the violation of the right to health is a consequence of violence (horizontal dimension) as much as State health policies (vertical dimension) might be a cause of - or create the conditions for - violence against women. It significantly contributes to the feminist and international human rights legal scholarship by conceptualizing a new ground-breaking notion, violence against women's health (VAWH), using the Hippocratic paradigm as approach. The book is divided into 5 chapters: the introduction; the Anamnesis examining around 70 decisions of domestic, regional and international judicial or quasi-judicial bodies; the Diagnosis, unravelling the innovative notion at the core of the book; the Treatment, containing a re-conceptualisation of States' obligations in countering VAWH; and the Prognosis as conclusions.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentSeptember 2023Clusterf#ck
Decoding your adult ADHD journey with confidence
by Rosie Gee
In this groundbreaking book, you'll embark on a transformative journey that explores the unique challenges faced by women with ADHD in the later stages of life. This comprehensive guide offers invaluable insights, practical strategies, and empowering advice to help you navigate the complexities of ADHD and unlock your full potential. Uncover the secrets to identifying how ADHD can often be your superpower: Deep Dive into ADHD Symptoms: Gain a thorough understanding of how ADHD manifests in women over 40, including the often overlooked symptoms and their impact on daily life. Tailored Strategies for Success: From time management techniques to stress reduction strategies, this book provides you with a toolkit of practical solutions to enhance your productivity and overall well-being. Navigating Hormonal Changes: Understand the intricate relationship between hormonal fluctuations and ADHD symptoms. Clusterf#ck is your go-to resource for reclaiming control over your life and embracing your unique strengths. It's time to break free from the limitations of ADHD and unlock your true potential. Say goodbye to overwhelm and hello to a life filled with purpose, joy, and success
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Health & Personal DevelopmentJune 2018Winning the War on Cancer
The Epic Journey Towards a Natural Cure
by Sylvie Beljanski
President Nixon declared the War on Cancer in 1971. 45 years and billions of dollars later, it looks like we have lost the battle. Or have we? When a natural, non-toxic way to fight cancer is discovered, it is big news in the scientific community. But instead of being embraced, it is fiercely opposed by those tied to the pharmaceutical industry. Research by the late Mirko Beljanski, PhD,—one of the first green molecular biologists—revealed that natural molecules can selectively target cancer cells and work alongside many chemotherapy drugs. Called upon by President Mitterrand of France to treat his prostate cancer, Beljanski allowed Mitterand to reach his second term in office; but upon the president’s death, the scientist became the subject of relentless persecution. This book, written through the eyes of Dr. Beljanski’s daughter, Sylvie, tells the true story of one woman’s quest to carry on her father’s legacy and to discover a new treatment for cancer. The book combines scientific information with a tale of defiance, hope, despair, personal growth and love.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentDecember 2015The Macrobiotic Kitchen in Ten Easy Steps
Balanced Eating in 21st Century
by Kushi, Gabriele / Kushi, Michio / Barnard, Neal D.
The Macrobiotic Kitchen in Ten Easy Steps Gabriele Kushi with Michio Kushi When you have a greater connection to your food, you have more power to control your health and your environment. The step-by-step approach for this book was developed over years of experience in macrobiotic counseling and teaching by the authors, and is most helpful in achieving a lasting, health-supportive lifestyle. This exciting collaboration between Gabriele Kushi and her father in-law, globally acclaimed macrobiotic teacher Michio Kushi, will guide and support you as you learn to skillfully employ many techniques to help you enjoy the entire essential natural and whole food groups in each season. • The Macrobiotic Kitchen in Ten Easy Steps supports healthy daily eating practices and offers suggestions for family meals as well as workable lifestyle solutions. • In addition to plans for regular meals, guidelines are included for healing meals that provideinspiration for a lifetime of wellness. • The book contains inspirational color photos of many dishes, as well as illustrations and charts that explain cooking techniques on how to prepare dishes for all seasons. • Vegan and gluten-free recipes as well as recommendations for suitable food proportions provide an easy way to create delicious, yin-yang balanced meals. • The authors clarify the unique macrobiotic wellness approach and profound holistic system of living in harmony with nature in relation to seasonal, local, and sustainable food and lifestyle choices. • This book also provides a significant amount of up-to-date, peer-reviewed scientific documentation that supports major macrobiotic teachings on health and nutrition.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentJanuary 2015HEALTH, MIND BODY & SPIRIT Series
Understanding Phobias; How To Look Great On Any Budget; Positive Thinking, Positive Living; Yoga and Meditation; A Guide to Diabetes; Healing Foods; Live Longer, Extend Your Life; Detox; A Guide to Headaches and Migraines; The Healthy Eating Plan; A Guide to Back Pain; Practising Reiki
by Katherine Wright, Rossalyn Patrick, Jennie Austin, Stella McGovern, Dr David Fong
SERIES SUMMARY, BOOK BY BOOK : Title: UNDERSTANDING PHOBIAS Author: Katherine Wright Phobia is characterised by an overwhelming fear or dread of certain objects, animals, events or situations. It can cause severe restriction of everyday activities and, at its worst, intense misery and suffering for the phobic person. In spite of the fact that the experience of phobia is commonplace, phobics themselves frequently go to great lengths to hide the existence of their condition and do not seek treatment that would be helpful to them. The message of this book, Understanding Phobias, is that there is a great deal that can be done to relieve the phobia sufferer, ranging from self-help measures and alternative therapies to psychotherapeutic treatment programmes. Title: HOW TO LOOK GREAT ON ANY BUDGET Author: Katherine Wright Looking good, and feeling great, is within the reach of most people as long as they have right products, diet, attitude and discipline. Beauty is no longer something possessed by a blessed few. Modern beauty products mean that improving your looks is nothing like the chore it used to be, and few things put a spring in your step like knowing that you look well-groomed, glowing with health and dressed to impress. Many thousands of people have had surgical procedures to enhance their breasts, lift sagging skin and tired-looking features, and subsequently report increased happiness and confidence. But it might not even be necessary to go that far – the answer to a fresher face and more confident outlook could be in your beauty or hairdressing salon, bathroom cabinet, wardrobe or even your fridge! And sometimes the answer is in your head! Title: POSITIVE THINKING, POSITIVE LIVING Author: Dr David Fong A positive book bursting with useful advice and invaluable tips. Learn where self-doubt comes from, its effects and how to banish it. Learn how to grow from negative experiences and use them to your benefit. No rash claims – no miracle cures – just a practical and achievable approach to improving your life. Title: YOGA AND MEDITATION Author: Katherine Wright Yoga and Meditation provides a helpful introduction to the journey towards self-enlightenment, and fitness through yoga and focus. The book shows you clear and concise instructions for the major positions and meditation techniques. It also gives sound practical advice for creating a lifestyle that is conducive to inner calm. The book shows you yoga positions through line drawings. Title: A GUIDE TO DIABETES Author: Katherine Wright We’ve all heard of diabetes but what does the average person know about it? With growing numbers diagnosed with it, and untold others suffering from it without knowing, it’s important to be informed about this common condition. Diabetes affects the body’s ability to process the sugar (or glucose) that we get from the food we eat. This is caused by a problem in the body’s production and use of a hormone called insulin. There are two kinds of diabetes: type 1, where the body cannot produce insulin, and type 2, where the body does not produce enough or becomes resistant to insulin. Both types can cause serious health problems, however, with medication and careful attention to lifestyle, people with diabetes can lead normal, healthy, active lives. For anyone suffering from diabetes – or for those who feel they may be at risk of developing it – it is important to become informed about the condition. This book aims to present an overview of the many aspects of this complex disorder, to help increase understanding. Covering symptoms and treatments, as well as dietary and lifestyle recommendations, this is an invaluable introduction to living with diabetes, Title: HEALING FOODS Author: Katherine Wright Great advances have been made in medicine and science in recent years and there is no doubt that these advances have made, and will continue to make, an enormous difference to people’s health and quality of life. However, there has also been a growing realisation that medicine does not have all the answers. When it comes to a healthy lifestyle, there is universal agreement among nutritionists, doctors and scientists about the importance of diet in both the incidence and prevention of disease. Healing Foods looks at the health-enhancing and healing properties of a wide range of foods, helping to explain why these should be included in our daily diet. Individual entries contain a description of the food in question, its essential properties and health benefits, advice on how much should be eaten and cooking methods where appropriate. Title: LIVE LONGER, EXTEND YOUR LIFE Author: Katherine Wright Humankind has always been fascinated with finding an ‘elixir of life’. This, of course, is the stuff of fantasy. However, in modern times, new medical developments and scientific breakthroughs already mean that successful treatments are now being used against some of the major killer diseases of the past. Other developments in medical science, especially in the field of genetics, are aimed at directly tackling the ageing process itself. A few scientists have even gone as far as to claim that future research will eventually enable ageing to be written out of the human genome altogether! Live Longer, Extend Your Life explores the ways in which an ordinary person can influence his or her own life span and health to achieve longevity and a healthy and active old age. Title: DETOX Author: Rosalyn Patrick Detox outlines a plan for a healthy diet, which will enhance your body’s natural functions. Within days you will feel refreshed, with your energy levels increased. Your skin will become clearer, your hair glossier and stronger, and your moods highly improved. Contains recipes and some juice recipes. Title: A GUIDE TO HEADACHES AND MIGRAINES Author: Katherine Wright Explore the symptoms, causes and treatments of tension, cluster or migraine headaches. Look at the role of complementary therapies in the treatment, management and prevention of headaches and migraines. Title: THE HEALTHY EATING PLAN. Author: Stella G. McGovern This is a helpful and inspiring book as it explains how we should eat and exercise for good health, and then gives a section for recording your diet and exercise so you can chart your progress towards your health goals and target weight and size. Title: A GUIDE TO BACK PAIN Author: Katherine Wright Back pain is a universal human experience, being an ailment that affects most people throughout the world in one form or another at some stage in life. It is a problem that has many ramifications, not only for the individual sufferer but also for friends and family, the workplace, economy and society as a whole. The aim of this book is to provide straightforward, useful information about the workings of the human back and the things that may go wrong to cause pain. It also provides guidance on the alleviation and management of such pain. Title: PRACTISING REIKI Author: Jennie Austin This is an updated edition of an affordable and useful book on reiki by Jennie Austin who both writes about reiki, and practices it. Reiki is a way of healing and cleansing your body, and this book is an ideal introduction to a complementary therapy than can bring both positive changes to both mental and physical health, and also help in the process towards self-discovery.
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Women's healthJune 2020Decoding Your Cycle
Your guide to pre-period mood swings
by Sina Oberle
Good times, bad times When a woman is in a bad mood, people always ask: Is it that time of the month? But in reality, the cycle is about more than just menstruation and the days in between. Different hormones influence the female body depending on life phases and the phases of her cycle. As a result, there are better and worse times for a woman to negotiate her salary, hold a difficult conversation or make a major purchase. These mood swings can be so intense that women may not even recognize themselves, particularly during the second half of their cycle. In her book, Sina Oberle explains which hormones are active in the female body at a given time, what they mean for your wellbeing and how to best use them to live your best life. She also explains how to manage your psychological symptoms just before menstruating. FACTS It also includes a handy guide for men: Do’s and Don’ts during the different phases of the cycle Managing psychological and physical symptoms before your period Decode your cycle
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Pregnancy, birth & baby careOctober 2021Consultation with a midwife
by Ingeborg Stadelmann
Over 750.000 copies sold in Germany. The bestseller for pregnant women: completely revised and expanded. This guidebook accompanies you competently and reliably from the beginning of pregnancy until the first year of your child's life. Ingeborg Stadelmann, midwife and naturopathy expert, accompanies you sensitively, expertly and with a realistic view through the time of pregnancy, birth, postpartum and breastfeeding. She encourages you in your self-determination and personal responsibility and takes you gently by the hand in difficult moments. In most cases, it is "rescue forces" from nature that help and calm the situation, whether aroma mixtures, homeopathic globules, Bach flowers or teas. To which kind of support or therapy you feel attracted, you will recognize yourself. “Since 'Die Hebammen-Sprechstunde' came into existence, there has been a noticeable change in the self-confident way in which expectant parents deal with pregnancy, birth, the postpartum period and breastfeeding. Ingeborg Stadelmann encourages mothers and fathers-to-be to take their own responsibility and trust in their own strength." Dr. Christiane Schwarz, Professor of Midwifery at the University of Lübeck
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Women's healthThe Menopause
As the Experts
by Norma Goldman
Whether you are experiencing the symptoms of menopause or your partner, mother or friend is passing through it, you will find you have lots of questions: what is happening and why; what can we expect; and, how can we relieve the negative aspects using a choice of options. The panel of experts brought together by Norma Goldman for the "Menopause Exchange" has long experience of answering the real-life questions of women with menopausal symptoms. Norma has selected the most relevant of these questions and the most up-to-date answers to cover the broad range of issues relevant to what can, but may not, be a difficult time; general aspects; symptoms; osteoporosis; coping with the menopause, including a variety of approaches - Hormone Replacement therapy (HRT); complementary therapies; nutrition; prescription drug alternatives to HRT; lifestyle and self-help measures; and, womens' and general health issues related to menopause.
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Complementary therapies, healing & healthJanuary 2012Natural Wellness Strategies for the Menopause Years
Women's Wisdom
by Laurel Alexander
Positing that shifts in the mind, body, and spiritual energy can be as much of an opportunity as a challenge, this self-help guide offers sage advice to menopausal women. Erasing the stigma that is often attached to this transitional period, experiences of the Dark Goddess are explored and embraced. An exhaustive list of helpful strategies are highlighted, including nutrition and herbs, meditations and imagery, flower essences, vibrational healing through quartz crystals, reflexology, and more. Celebrating a reconnection with natural life cycles, thought-provoking suggestions are explored for envisioning this profound change as a rite of passage, and not something to fear.
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Complementary therapies, healing & healthFully Fertile
A 12-week Plan for Optimal Fertility
by Elizabeth Heller
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Health & Personal DevelopmentNovember 2012The Cookie Book
Celebrating the Art, Power and Mystery of Women's Sweetest Spot
by Maritza Breitenbach
This international award-winning book offers an intimate guide for women of all ages. It gently weaves through a number of areas such as hygiene, puberby, virginity, the G-spot, masturbation, pregnancy, childbirth and the menopause, while offering amusing snippets from ancient times. The book is written in a conversational and humorous style, and has more than 100 colorful, non-invasive, non-pornographic images and classical art works from the masters. It addresses all the intimate questions women often have, and are too embarrassed to talk about. This valuable book is a beautiful gift to all women and young girls. "Recognising the importance and profundity of the vagin ... philosophical and humorous ... a tome that admirably attempts to unravel and ponder the history, impact and beauty of the vagina." - Oliver Roberts, Sunday Times
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Women's healthJanuary 1994Women and Health Research
Ethical and Legal Issues of Including Women in Clinical Studies, Volume 2, Workshop and Commissioned Papers
by Anna C. Mastroianni, Ruth Faden, and Daniel Federman, Editors; Committee on the Ethical and Legal Issues Relating to the Inclusion of Women in Clinical Studies, Institute of Medicine
There is a growing perception that biomedical research has focused more on the health problems of men relative to those of women and that women have been denied access to advances in medical diagnosis and therapy as a result of being excluded from clinical studies. Women and Health Research, Volume 2, addresses issues connected with women's participation in clinical studies: ethical issues related to recruitment, retention, and the inclusion of pregnant women and other women of childbearing age; legal issues such as liability, compensation for injury, constitutional concerns, and federal regulations; and health consequences associated with exclusion or underrepresentation. The commissioned papers focus on the research participation of women from specific racial and ethnic groups and on whether women have been underrepresented in biomedical research, based on a systematic survey of clinical studies reported in a prominent medical journal.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentMediterranean Diet Cookbook
Meal Plans and Recipes for a Healthy and Slim Body
by Diana Polska
THE BEST WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT AND ACHIEVE HEALTH A 4-week meal plan and 100 recipes for a slimmer and healthier body. The Mediterranean diet is the best way of eating to achieve a slim body and low body mass index. Studies show that it reduces weight gain and slows down age-related weight gain. It also prevents the development of obesity.
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Women's healthMarch 2000The Consequences of Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality
Report of a Workshop
by Holly E. Reed, Marjorie A. Koblinsky, W. Henry Mosley, Committee on Population, National Research Council
In 1997 the committee published Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: Expanding Dimensions, Building Solutions, a report that recommended actions to improve reproductive health for women around the world. As a follow- on activity, the committee proposed an investigation into the social and economic consequences of maternal morbidity and mortality. With funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, the committee organized a workshop on this topic in Washington, DC, on October 19-20, 1998. The Consequences of Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality assesses the scientific knowledge about the consequences of maternal morbidity and mortality and discusses key findings from recent research. Although the existing research on this topic is scarce, the report drew on similar literature on the consequences of adult disease and death, especially the growing literature on the socioeconomic consequences of AIDS, to look at potential consequences from maternal disability and death.
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Women's healthJuly 2001Mammography and Beyond
Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer
by Committee on Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, Sharyl J. Nass, I. Craig Henderson, and Joyce C. Lashof, Editors, National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, Division of Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council
Each year more than 180,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in women in the U.S. If cancer is detected when small and local, treatment options are less dangerous, intrusive, and costly-and more likely to lead to a cure. Yet those simple facts belie the complexity of developing and disseminating acceptable techniques for breast cancer diagnosis. Even the most exciting new technologies remain clouded with uncertainty. Mammography and Beyond provides a comprehensive and up-to-date perspective on the state of breast cancer screening and diagnosis and recommends steps for developing the most reliable breast cancer detection methods possible. This book reviews the dramatic expansion of breast cancer awareness and screening, examining the capabilities and limitations of current and emerging technologies for breast cancer detection and their effectiveness at actually reducing deaths. The committee discusses issues including national policy toward breast cancer detection, roles of public and private agencies, problems in determining the success of a technique, availability of detection methods to specific populations of women, women's experience during the detection process, cost-benefit analyses, and more. Examining current practices and specifying research and other needs, Mammography and Beyond will be an indispensable resource to policy makers, public health officials, medical practitioners, researchers, women's health advocates, and concerned women and their families.
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Women's healthMay 2001Mammography and Beyond
Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Non-Technical Summary
by Margie Patlak, Sharyl J. Nass, I. Craig Henderson, and Joyce C. Lashof, Editors, Committee on the Early Detection of Breast Cancer, National Cancer Policy Board, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
X-ray mammography screening is the current mainstay for early breast cancer detection. It has been proven to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage and to reduce the number of women dying from the disease. However, it has a number of limitations. These current limitations in early breast cancer detection technology are driving a surge of new technological developments, from modifications of x-ray mammography such as computer programs that can indicate suspicious areas, to newer methods of detection such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or biochemical tests on breast fluids. To explore the merits and drawbacks of these new breast cancer detection techniques, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences convened a committee of experts. During its year of operation, the committee examined the peer-reviewed literature, consulted with other experts in the field, and held two public workshops. In addition to identifying promising new technologies for early detection, the committee explored potential barriers that might prevent the development of new detection methods and their common usage. Such barriers could include lack of funding from agencies that support research and lack of investment in the commercial sector; complicated, inconsistent, or unpredictable federal regulations; inadequate insurance reimbursement; and limited access to or unacceptability of breast cancer detection technology for women and their doctors. Based on the findings of their study, the committee prepared a report entitled Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technology for Early Detection of Breast Cancer, which was published in the spring of 2001. This is a non-technical summary of that report.
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Women's healthMarch 2005Saving Women's Lives
Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
by Janet E. Joy, Edward E. Penhoet, and Diana B. Petitti, Editors, Committee on New Approaches to Early Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council
The outlook for women with breast cancer has improved in recent years. Due to the combination of improved treatments and the benefits of mammography screening, breast cancer mortality has decreased steadily since 1989. Yet breast cancer remains a major problem, second only to lung cancer as a leading cause of death from cancer for women. To date, no means to prevent breast cancer has been discovered and experience has shown that treatments are most effective when a cancer is detected early, before it has spread to other tissues. These two facts suggest that the most effective way to continue reducing the death toll from breast cancer is improved early detection and diagnosis. Building on the 2001 report Mammography and Beyond, this new book not only examines ways to improve implementation and use of new and current breast cancer detection technologies but also evaluates the need to develop tools that identify women who would benefit most from early detection screening. Saving Women’s Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis encourages more research that integrates the development, validation, and analysis of the types of technologies in clinical practice that promote improved risk identification techniques. In this way, methods and technologies that improve detection and diagnosis can be more effectively developed and implemented.
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Women's healthNovember 2004Saving Women's Lives
Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis -- A Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Institute of Medicine Symposium
by Roger Herdman and Larry Norton, Editors, Committee on New Approaches to Early Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
In this report The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) present a one-day symposium that was held at the IOM to further disseminate the conclusions and recommendations of the joint IOM and National Research Council report, Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis. The committee assembled for this event was asked to share insights and consider ways in which the objectives of the report could be achieved from the standpoint of what women need to know, the best models of screening programs, manpower, risk stratification, basic research, and payment. This symposium seeks to provide continuing food for thought and ideas for actions in support of breast cancer detection and diagnosis and saving women's lives.
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Women's healthJanuary 2000Safety of Silicone Breast Implants
by Stuart Bondurant, Virginia Ernster, and Roger Herdman, Editors; Committee on the Safety of Silicone Breast Implants, Institute of Medicine
The Dow Corning case raised serious questions about the safety of silicone breast implants and about larger issues of medical device testing and patient education. Safety of Silicone Breast Implants presents a well-documented, thoughtful exploration of the safety of these devices, drawing conclusions from the available research base and suggesting further questions to be answered. This book also examines the sensitive issues surrounding women's decisions about implants. In reaching conclusions, the committee reviews: The history of the silicone breast implant and the development of its chemistry. The wide variety of U.S.-made implants and their regulation by the Food and Drug Administration. Frequency and consequences of local complications from implants. The evidence for and against links between implants and autoimmune disorders, connective tissue disease, neurological problems, silicone in breast milk, or a proposed new syndrome. Evidence that implants may be associated with lower frequencies of breast cancer. Safety of Silicone Breast Implants provides a comprehensive, well-organized review of the science behind one of the most significant medical controversies of our time.
