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A spiral dental implant with sharp thread comes in lengths 5mm, 6mm, 7mm and 8mm with 4.2mm and 5mm diameter.
Defective French PiP breast implant patients protest at private clinic - London, 14.01.2012
Around 60 breast implant patients gathered outside The Harley Medical Group (THMG) premises on Harley Street on 14.01.2012 to protest against the clinic's refusal to replace, free of charge, any of the 13,900 faulty French-manufactured PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) silicone implants bought and surgically implanted into women by THMG which were filled with substandard industrial-grade silicone provided by German chemicals supplier Brenntag to save money, and which allegedly are more prone to rupture and leak than proper surgical-grade implants.
Brenntag rejected accusations of negligence on Friday 13th January after a report it could face legal action over its role as silicone supplier to PIP, and has claimed the bulk silicone-gel it provided was clearly marked as unsuitable for use in implants.
The French government has advised the 30,000 women in France who have the implants to have them removed due to concerns they might rupture. Governments in several other countries, such as Britain and Brazil, have asked women to visit their doctors for checks, but as yet the NHS in Britain is not offering to remove the PiP implants, despite the risk of rupture and health risks caused by leaking silicone.
A French investigating judge visited PIP offices earlier in January as part of a probe into the death of a woman from cancer, which could lead to charges of involuntary homicide against the firm. French authorities ordered the company to withdraw its breast implants from the market in March 2010.
The average cost of a breast-augmentation proceedure from The Harley Medical Group is, like most of the very profitable high-end cosmetic surgery companies in and around Harley Street, somewhere in the region of £4,500 ( 5,450), and if this is accurate then Harley Street Medical has made somewhere in the region of £58.5 million ( 70.8 million) from fitting toxic PiP implants. The company issued a statement this week claiming that if they replaced the sub-standard implants for free they would go out of business, and the responsibility should fall on the NHS or PiP - who manufactured the lower-priced implants - to clean up the mess, but the demonstrators are angrily demanding that the private clinics foot the bill.
Several women at the protest still have leaking PiP implants in their breasts and are suffering a wide range of serious symptoms, but cannot afford to pay the same cosmetic surgeon to remove them, let alone replace them. This kind of luxury surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase fore many women, and they are angered that their lives have been put at risk by cost-cutting, and that the culprits are attempting to walk away from the whole matter, leaving the UK taxpayer to foot the bill.
PIP implants were banned in France in 2010, with the French government advising 30,000 women to have their implants removed, but thus far the British government has offered very limited help to British patients, choosing instead to broadcast a public information video on national TV networks this weekend downplaying the risks, with Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley saying in press briefings that he expects private medical companies who have fitted the French implants to "step up to their responsibilities".
All photos © 2012 Pete Riches
Do not reproduce, alter or reblog my images without my written permission.
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Defective French PiP breast implant patients protest at private clinic - London, 14.01.2012
Around 60 breast implant patients gathered outside The Harley Medical Group (THMG) premises on Harley Street on 14.01.2012 to protest against the clinic's refusal to replace, free of charge, any of the 13,900 faulty French-manufactured PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) silicone implants bought and surgically implanted into women by THMG which were filled with substandard industrial-grade silicone provided by German chemicals supplier Brenntag to save money, and which allegedly are more prone to rupture and leak than proper surgical-grade implants.
Brenntag rejected accusations of negligence on Friday 13th January after a report it could face legal action over its role as silicone supplier to PIP, and has claimed the bulk silicone-gel it provided was clearly marked as unsuitable for use in implants.
The French government has advised the 30,000 women in France who have the implants to have them removed due to concerns they might rupture. Governments in several other countries, such as Britain and Brazil, have asked women to visit their doctors for checks, but as yet the NHS in Britain is not offering to remove the PiP implants, despite the risk of rupture and health risks caused by leaking silicone.
A French investigating judge visited PIP offices earlier in January as part of a probe into the death of a woman from cancer, which could lead to charges of involuntary homicide against the firm. French authorities ordered the company to withdraw its breast implants from the market in March 2010.
The average cost of a breast-augmentation proceedure from The Harley Medical Group is, like most of the very profitable high-end cosmetic surgery companies in and around Harley Street, somewhere in the region of £4,500 ( 5,450), and if this is accurate then Harley Street Medical has made somewhere in the region of £58.5 million ( 70.8 million) from fitting toxic PiP implants. The company issued a statement this week claiming that if they replaced the sub-standard implants for free they would go out of business, and the responsibility should fall on the NHS or PiP - who manufactured the lower-priced implants - to clean up the mess, but the demonstrators are angrily demanding that the private clinics foot the bill.
Several women at the protest still have leaking PiP implants in their breasts and are suffering a wide range of serious symptoms, but cannot afford to pay the same cosmetic surgeon to remove them, let alone replace them. This kind of luxury surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase fore many women, and they are angered that their lives have been put at risk by cost-cutting, and that the culprits are attempting to walk away from the whole matter, leaving the UK taxpayer to foot the bill.
PIP implants were banned in France in 2010, with the French government advising 30,000 women to have their implants removed, but thus far the British government has offered very limited help to British patients, choosing instead to broadcast a public information video on national TV networks this weekend downplaying the risks, with Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley saying in press briefings that he expects private medical companies who have fitted the French implants to "step up to their responsibilities".
All photos © 2012 Pete Riches
Do not reproduce, alter or reblog my images without my written permission.
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Though it may not be evident, this isn't just an empty hole...the dental implant (basically a screw) has already been put in. The only thing not on yet was the temporary crown and the cap for the screw that holds the crown.
Stockholm, Sweden.
Taken near Mosebacke outdoor restaurant (closed this day).
There's a story behind this statue. They represent two women who drowned by jumping off a nearby bridge with a stone tied around their feet. They were lesbian living in a time of intolerance of lesbianism. It could have been murder, though. Many think it was murder. The police probably didn't do to much to find out.
This is the denture that provides cosmetic relief (filling the hole in the front of my mouth) while I awaited the implant. View from above. Dentist calls it a flipper. Pink part was molded to the top of my mouth. Sticky food (like gooey brownies with frosting) can pull it out. Once, at a party where I had a bit of wine, I ate a brownie, the denture popped out, I bit it, and it cracked apart. I tried to super glue it. Doesn't work. Duct tape didn't help either. Luckily, my dentist could see me the next day and fix it.
One of the cosmetic dentistry options at our Sheffield based dental practice, more here s10dental.co.uk/treatments/implants.html
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Defective French PiP breast implant patients protest at private clinic - London, 14.01.2012
Around 60 breast implant patients gathered outside The Harley Medical Group (THMG) premises on Harley Street on 14.01.2012 to protest against the clinic's refusal to replace, free of charge, any of the 13,900 faulty French-manufactured PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) silicone implants bought and surgically implanted into women by THMG which were filled with substandard industrial-grade silicone provided by German chemicals supplier Brenntag to save money, and which allegedly are more prone to rupture and leak than proper surgical-grade implants.
Brenntag rejected accusations of negligence on Friday 13th January after a report it could face legal action over its role as silicone supplier to PIP, and has claimed the bulk silicone-gel it provided was clearly marked as unsuitable for use in implants.
The French government has advised the 30,000 women in France who have the implants to have them removed due to concerns they might rupture. Governments in several other countries, such as Britain and Brazil, have asked women to visit their doctors for checks, but as yet the NHS in Britain is not offering to remove the PiP implants, despite the risk of rupture and health risks caused by leaking silicone.
A French investigating judge visited PIP offices earlier in January as part of a probe into the death of a woman from cancer, which could lead to charges of involuntary homicide against the firm. French authorities ordered the company to withdraw its breast implants from the market in March 2010.
The average cost of a breast-augmentation proceedure from The Harley Medical Group is, like most of the very profitable high-end cosmetic surgery companies in and around Harley Street, somewhere in the region of £4,500 ( 5,450), and if this is accurate then Harley Street Medical has made somewhere in the region of £58.5 million ( 70.8 million) from fitting toxic PiP implants. The company issued a statement this week claiming that if they replaced the sub-standard implants for free they would go out of business, and the responsibility should fall on the NHS or PiP - who manufactured the lower-priced implants - to clean up the mess, but the demonstrators are angrily demanding that the private clinics foot the bill.
Several women at the protest still have leaking PiP implants in their breasts and are suffering a wide range of serious symptoms, but cannot afford to pay the same cosmetic surgeon to remove them, let alone replace them. This kind of luxury surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase fore many women, and they are angered that their lives have been put at risk by cost-cutting, and that the culprits are attempting to walk away from the whole matter, leaving the UK taxpayer to foot the bill.
PIP implants were banned in France in 2010, with the French government advising 30,000 women to have their implants removed, but thus far the British government has offered very limited help to British patients, choosing instead to broadcast a public information video on national TV networks this weekend downplaying the risks, with Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley saying in press briefings that he expects private medical companies who have fitted the French implants to "step up to their responsibilities".
All photos © 2012 Pete Riches
Do not reproduce, alter or reblog my images without my written permission.
Hi-Res versions of these files are available for license on application. NUJ rates apply.
A pair of prosthetic hip implants, made of a titanium/vanadium alloy. If you wanted to buy one of these new, they would cost you about $7000-9000. Each.
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
Uruguay, like several other countries in South America, has been a traditional customer of US military hardware. In Uruguay’s case, this first example were 40 M3A1 Stuart light tanks delivered in 1944-1945. In the years following the Second World War and the Korean War, obsolete armored vehicles which were no longer deemed as required for the current situation of the US military were given as military aid to US allies, particularly in Latin America. It was in this context that Uruguay would receive 17 M24 Chaffee light tanks and 12 M4A3E8 Sherman medium tanks in 1957-1958 from American surplus stock.
Deliveries were completed on September 30th, 1958. This was part of the American Military Assistance Program (MAP), under which the US provided military equipment to aligned nations within the context of the Cold War. These tanks did not come from the mainland US but were instead delivered from US Army stocks in Japan and Korea. A considerable number of spare parts were likely delivered along with these, too, as well as in the coming years. Along with the Chaffees and Shermans, Uruguay furthermore received a single Sherman-based M74 Armored Recovery Vehicle.
By the time of the Korean War, the M4 series had evolved into its final form, often referred to as the M4A3E8, and this was the Sherman version that was also delivered to Uruguay. To the Marines in Korea, they were known as the “Old Reliables”. Entering service late in the Second World War, this model featured an improved Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension (HVSS) that replaced the iconic Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS) of earlier models. This suspension allowed for a wider track, improving grip and lower ground pressure on softer ground.
Propulsion was provided by the Ford GAA all-aluminum 32-valve DOHC 60-degree, 500 hp, V8 gasoline/petrol engine. This could propel the tank to a top speed of 40 – 48 km/h (25 – 30 mph). Armor on the vehicle was up to 76 mm (3 in) thick. The tank had a crew of five, consisting of a commander, driver, co-driver/bow machine gunner, gunner, and loader.
Even though a large number of newer 90mm gun armed M26 Pershings and M46 Pattons were dispatched to the Korean Peninsula, multiple variants of the HVSS Sherman were also used in the Korean War. These included the regular M4A3(76)W HVSS, which was armed with the 76mm Tank Gun M1A1 or M1A2, the M4A3(105) HVSS, armed with the 105mm Howitzer M4, and finally, the POA-CWS-H5, a specialist version armed with both a 105mm Howitzer and a coaxial flamethrower.
The ex-American tanks were delivered to Uruguay’s Batallón de Infantería Nº 13 (13th Infantry Battalion), founded in 1904, and with the arrival of the new equipment at the Durazno Arsenal in central Uruguay the regiment was aptly renamed Batallón de Infantería Blindado Nº 13 (13th Armored Infantry Battalion). The tanks formed two Compañías Blindada de Tanques (Armored Tanks Companies), formally created on 12 July 1958. In each company, two tanks formed a command section while the remaining were divided into platoons of five. Each platoon was coded with an individual color and the command tanks received colored shields as background to their tactical codes. Additionally, the command tanks received individual names, beginning with letters corresponding to their respective commanded platoons, e. g. “Ceasar” for one of the 3rd platoon’s commanding M4s, which carried the tactical code "2" on a green background, the 3rd platoon’s color.
The tanks were delivered in a unicolor camouflage, likely U.S. Army olive drab. They received prominent Uruguayan army roundels on the turret flanks, comprising a blue roundel in the center, circled by white and then further circled by blue again, with a red bar going through the roundel diagonally. Later, likely in the 1960s, the tanks were given a disruptive four-color scheme, comprising medium green, dark green, tan and a dark brown bordering on black.
The first months of the new tanks’ service were marked by several instances of ceremonial use in foreign presidential visits to Uruguay, during which the tanks would perform a parade in the streets of Montevideo, the Uruguayan capital – often in the company of the vintage M3A1 Stuarts which were still retained in service by this point for training.
The 1960s were a decade of turmoil in Uruguay, with an economic crisis caused by struggling Uruguayan exports causing significant unrest and political uproar. This led to the rise of an armed revolutionary left-wing movement known as the Tupamaros or MLN-T (Movimiento de Liberación Nacional-Tupamaros, Tupamaros National Liberation Movement) which would progressively grow more violent. In 1968, the Uruguayan president, Jorge Pachero, declared a state of emergency that would see the military largely deployed in the streets. The following president, Juan María Bordaberry, would continue authoritarian policies and suspend civil liberties. In June 1973, he dissolved the Uruguayan congress and became a de facto dictator sponsored by the Uruguayan military.
During this time, the Tupamaros fought in an urban guerilla war against the Uruguayan military. The Uruguayan tanks, especially the compact M24s, were regularly employed in the streets as a show of force, being a very intimidating presence to potential insurgents. For this mission, a few M4s and M24s, primarily command tanks, were outfitted with locally developed hydraulic dozer blades. These were detachable, though, and the tanks should retain the installations for the rest of their career.
By mid-1972, the Tupamaros had largely been defeated, killed, captured, or forced into exile, as many other Uruguayans had been. The Uruguayan dictatorship would maintain itself all the way to 1985 however, engaging in repressive policies which, while often overshadowed by some employed by other regimes, such as Augusto Pinochet’s Chile, would see many Uruguayans exiled, and many assassinations performed against political opponents, even though most of which took place outside of Uruguay’s borders. The M4s and M24s would continue to regularly be used for intimidation purposes during this era, though Uruguay would also purchase more modern tanks in 1982, including twenty-two M41 Walker Bulldog light tanks from Belgium. These didn’t replace the vintage WWII vehicles, though.
In 1984, elections were finally held, seeing Uruguay return to civilian rule from this point onward. Though amnesty for human rights abusers would be declared, Uruguay would move back towards being one of the more democratic and stable countries in South America in the next decades, which would culminate in a former Tupamaros, who had spent fifteen years in prison, José Mujica, being elected president in 2009.
At the same time as Uruguay was transitioning back to democracy, the M4s and M24s the country had now operated for about thirty years were becoming increasingly obsolete. The tanks’ engines were worn out after 30 years of constant use and useful ammunition for the M4s 76 mm gun was not available anymore. Funds for new/more modern tanks were not available at that time, therefore, it was decided to modernize the powerplants and drivetrains of the tanks and outfit the Shermans with a modern, bigger main gun.
For this purpose, the Brazilian company Bernardini was contracted. The Bernardini S/A Industria e Comercio (Bernardini Industrial and Commerce Company), based at São Paulo, was originally a safe manufacturer which operated from 1912, but during its later years it branched out into vehicle production, too, and created several conversions and indigenous tanks for the Brazilian Army.
Bernardini outfitted the light M24s with a Saab-Scania DN11 220-230 hp engine, a Swedish industrial truck engine manufactured in Brazil. This was a commercially available engine for which parts could be very easily sourced, and it was coupled with a new GAV 762 automatic gearbox. Mounting these totally different engines called for considerable modifications, including a completely new raised engine deck with integrated coolers.
The Shermans received new Continental AOS-895-3 six-cylinder air-cooled petrol engines, which had been procured together with the Belgian M41s as part of a spares deal and directly delivered to Brazil for the conversions. This engine delivered 500 bhp (370 kW), the same as the former Ford GAA V8, but provided more torque, was lighter and more compact, and had a considerably lower fuel consumption. It was coupled with a new gearbox, an Allison CD-500-3, with 2 ranges forward, 1 reverse.
For the planned armament upgrade, the modern 90 mm Cockerill Mk. 7 gun was chosen, another item procured from Belgium. Weighing less than ¾ of a ton and with a length of 4.365 m, the 90 mm Cockerill operated at a pressure of just 310 MPa and produced a recoil stroke of only 350 to 370 mm. Ammunition for the Cockerill gun was made by MECAR (another Belgian arms company) and included a potent Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilised Discarding Sabot – Tracer (APFSDS-T) round with a muzzle velocity of 1,500 m/s, able to defeat even heavy targets. Furthermore, there were High Explosive Plastic rounds (HEP) to defeat bunkers, structures, light armor and also for indirect fire use, smoke, canister, High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT), and training rounds.
However, the plan to simply exchange the old 76 mm gun in the original M4A3 turret turned out to be impossible, so that Bernardini offered to adapt one of the company’s own turret designs, a cast turret for an upgrade for the indigenous CCL X1A2 “Carcará” tank that never materialized due to low Brazilian funds, to the M4’s very similar hull. The Uruguayan government agreed and the deal for the conversion of all M4s left in service was closed in late 1982. Some sources refer to this modernization as having occurred in 1983, while some others mention 1987.
The new Bernardini turret resembled the earlier Sherman turret, but it was overall larger and featured a long, characteristic jutty as a counterweight for the bigger and longer gun. It also offered ample space for a radio set and ammunition. The turret had a maximum armor strength of 114 mm (4.5 in) at the front, instead of the former 76 mm (3 in); traverse was full 360° (manual and electric-hydraulic) at a rate of 36°/sec. The turret’s higher overall weight was compensated for by the relatively light gun and the lighter engine – even though this raised the tank’s center of gravity and somewhat reduced its handling quality. The commander and gunner sat in the turret on the right side, with the commander provided with a domed U.S.-style cupola. The gunner did not have a hatch and was seated forward of the commander. A loading assistant was placed on the left side of the gun, with a separate hatch that was also used to board the tank by the crew and to load ammunition. A tool storage box was normally mounted externally on the rear of the already long bustle, and smoke grenade launchers could be mounted on each side of the turret – even though this never happened, and Uruguay apparently never procured such devices. A large radio antenna was mounted to the turret roof and at the rear of the jutty, command tanks had a second antenna for a dedicated inter-tank communication radio set next to the cupola.
The 90 mm Cockerill Mk. 7 gun had a rifled L/52 barrel and was outfitted with a light T-shaped muzzle brake and a smoke ejector. The secondary armament was changed to two 7.62 mm Browning M1919 machine guns (which were able to fire 7.62×51 mm NATO standard ammunition), one coaxial with the main gun and the other in the hull. A manually operated 12.7 mm Browning M2HB machine gun was mounted in an anti-aircraft position on the turret roof, in front of the commander cupola. A total of 55 rounds for the 90 mm gun were carried, plus 4,750 rounds for the 7.62 mm machine guns and 600 rounds for the 12.7 mm gun. This ammunition was mostly stored in the hull, the turret jutty held a new ammunition-ready rack with 11 rounds.
At some point following their modernization, during the late Eighties, all Uruguayan tanks were given a new, more subdued camouflage scheme, vaguely resembling the American woodland scheme, consisting of a very dark brown/black, light brown, and dark green. The prominent roundel was removed, too, an the vehicles’ tactical code was now either retained in a dark color on the turret side or completely omitted.
The 1990s saw the 13th Armored Infantry Battalion receive a fleet of fifteen BVP-1s purchased from the Czech Republic; ten more were delivered in 1996, with a further five in 1998, plus three vehicles for spare parts in 1999. These more modern infantry fighting vehicles would be operated alongside the M4s and M24s within the battalion’s fleet during the coming decades. Other purchases from the 1990s included, for example, Tiran-5Sh main battle tanks (revamped captured T-55s from Israel) and 2S1 self-propelled artillery pieces.
Uruguay retired its M4 fleet around 2012, but the light M24s soldiered on until 2019, when the last WWII type in Uruguayan service was eventually sorted out, after a long process that was delayed by a lack of an export permission for M41s as replacement from the United States for no less than six years.
Specifications:
Crew: Five (commander, gunner, loader, driver, radio operator/hull machine gun operator)
Weight: 33.7 tons combat loaded
Length: 6.87 m (22 ft 6 in) hull only
8.21 m (26 ft 10 1/2 in) overall with gun forward
Width: 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in) hull only
Height: 3,45 m (11 ft 3 3/4 in) w/o AA machine gun
Tread: 89 in
Ground clearance: 17 in (0.43 m)
Fire Height: 90 in (2.29 m)
Suspension: Horizontal volute spring
Fuel capacity: 168 gallons 80 Octane gasoline
Armor:
0.5 – 4.5 in (13 – 114 mm)
Performance:
Maximum speed: 30 mph (48 km/h) in a dash
26 mph (42 km/h) sustained on road
Operational range: 120 mi (193 km) on roads
Maximum grade: 60 percent
Maximum trench: 7.5 feet
Maximum vertical Wall: 24 inches
Maximum fording depth: 36 inches
Minimum turning circle: (diameter) 62 feet
Power/weight: 13.5 hp/ton
Ground pressure: Zero penetration 11.0 psi
Engine & transmission:
Continental AOS-895-3 six-cylinder air-cooled petrol engine with 500 bhp (370 kW),
coupled with an Allison CD-500-3 gearbox with 2 ranges forward, 1 reverse
Armament:
1× 90 mm (L/52) Cockerill Mk. 7 gun with 55 rounds
2× 7.62 mm Browning M1919 machine guns with a total of 4,750 rounds,
one co-axial with the main gun, another in the front glacis plate
1× 12.7 mm Browning M2HB anti-aircraft machine gun on the commander cupola with 600 rounds
The kit and its assembly:
This whiffy M4 Sherman was inspired by two things: one was that I have so far never built a fictional M4 before, despite the type’s large number in WWII and thereafter. And I had a surplus turret from a Japanese 1:72 Type 61 tank (Trumpeter kit) in the donor bank, which frequently grinned at me – but I never had a proper idea how to use it.
This changed when I combined both, and the idea of a post-WWII M4 conversion/modernization was born, inspired by the successful Israeli M50/51 upgrades. I also settled for an M4A3E8 chassis, because I wanted a relatively modern Sherman with a welded hull and the new running gear as the basis – and the choice fell on the respective Hasegawa kit (which has its fundamental scale and proportions flaws, but it was cheap and readily available). Using an alternative Trumpeter kit might have been a better choice from a detail point of view, but I think that the Hasegawa kit’s weaknesses are negligible – and this here is whifworld, after all.
The next conceptual problem arose quickly, though: who’d be the operator of this tank? A natural choice was Japan’s JGSDF, because they received M4A3E8s from the USA (the Hasegawa kit even provides decals for such a vehicle), and the Type 61 was its successor. But the Sherman was not very popular in Japan – it was quite big, with logistics problems (tunnel sizes, train transport), and the interior was not suited to the smaller Japanese crews. The JGSDF was quite happy to get rid of the vintage Shermans.
The IDF was another candidate, but the M50/51s were “already there”. After long further research I went across Middle and South America. Chile, for instance, operated a highly modified M4A3E8 upgrade with a 60 mm high-velocity gun called “M-60”. And Paraguay decided to re-activate its M3 and M4 fleet in 2014, even though only for training purposes.
I eventually settled for a small and rather exotic operator: Uruguay! I found a very good article about the M24 Chaffee’s active duty in this country, which lasted from 1958 until 2019(!), and these Chaffees underwent massive conversions and upgrades during their long career – and some M4s would be a nice and plausible company. Another selling point was that the Uruguayan Army’s roundel was easy to replicate, and, as a bonus, the M24s carried a very attractive camouflage early in their career.
With this concept, the build was straightforward: The M4A3E8 was basically built OOB, it went together with no trouble, even though its details appear rather clumsy and almost toylike these days. A good thing about the kit is, though, that you can paint the small road wheels separately, while the HVSS suspension can be attached to the hull. This makes painting quite easy and convenient.
Trumpeter’s Type 61 turret was another matter, though, because its fit was rather dubious and called for some PSR. Furthermore, it was incomplete: some small parts of it had already been used in other projects, so that I had to improvise.
First, I had to create an adapter so that it could be combined with the Sherman hull – it was created from styrene sheet and profiles, together with a “floor” for the turret with 0.5 mm sheet. But now the turret can be mounted into the original opening, and it fits like a glove into the intended space. Even the low deflector walls that protect its base fit snuggly around it, it’s a very natural combo (at least on the Hasegawa hull!).
Biggest problem was the missing original commander cupola. The spare box did not yield a proper replacement, so I ordered M48/M60 cupolas from Bulgaria-based OKB Grigorovich – very crisp stuff, the set comes with four pieces and the cupolas are even made from clear resin so that the periscopes have a natural look on the model. As a lucky coincidence, the cupola’s diameter perfectly matched the respective hole in the turret, so that the implant looks very natural. Because the cupola came with a separate hatch, I fixed it in an open position and added a crew figure from the Hasegawa Sherman.
The dozer blade was a late addition, inspired by equipment carried by some real Uruguayan M24s. However, in this case the device was scratched from the remains of a dozer blade from a WWII Bergehetzer. Hydraulic rams to lift it and some hoses were scratched from steel wire and various bits and pieces. Improvised, but it looks the part, and it’s a nice detail that fits well into the model’s real world historic background.
Painting and markings:
The camouflage is based on a single-color picture I was able to find of a Uruguayan M24 wearing it, providing a guesstimate basis for the four tones, and a profile drawing of the same vehicle, just from the other side. I settled upon Humbrol 63, 75, and mix of 150 with 63 and 10 with 85 for the respective tan (which appears very yellow-ish), dark green, light green and the very dark brown tone. The pattern is a free interpretation of what could be discerned on the reference material, with guesstimates for front, back and upper surfaces. As it is a retrofitted piece, the dozer shield became all dark green.
The model then received an overall washing with a highly thinned mix of black and dark brown acrylic artist paint. The vinyl tracks were painted, too, with a mix of grey, red brown and iron, all acrylic paints, too, that do not interact chemically with the soft vinyl in the long run.
Markings are minimal; the Uruguayan Army roundel is an Argentinian cocarde from an Airfix Skyhawk (and a bit pale) with a separate red decal stripe placed over it – unfortunately it’s a bit obscured by the handles running along the turret. The tactical code number came from an Israeli tank, and it had to be placed quite high because of the handles/rails.
Uruguayan tanks from the Eighties and earlier seem to have carried additional registration numbers, too, and I gave the Sherman the fictional code "A 247" on the glacis plate and its flanks. The nickname "Caesar" is a personal twist.
Dry-brushing with earth brown to further emphasize edges and details followed. Finally, the model was sealed with matt acrylic vanish (Italeri) overall, and some very light extra dry-brushing with silver and light grey was done to simulate flaked paint, esp. on the dozer blade. Dirt and rust residues were added here and there. After final assembly (the vinyl tracks refused to stick to the road wheels!), the lower areas of the model were powdered with mineral pigments to simulate dust.
All in all, this fictional Uruguayan Sherman update looks very natural and convincing. The Type 61 turret matched the M4A3E8 hull in an almost unnatural fashion, and the dozer blade adds a certain twist to the tank, even though this detail is rooted in Uruguay’s tank operations history. The disruptive “tiger stripes” paint scheme is also very attractive, and together with the unusual roundels the whole thing has a very exotic look – but it’s not unbelievable. :D
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I decided to play around with breast augmentation again :) Compared to yesterdays skimpy white mini dress this is a look which I feel more comfortable with: A combination of the white top by Boobie Tops - a designer specialized on fashion for women with implants - with my favorite pencil skirt by LeLutka.
Top: "Femme Fatale" in White by Boobie Tops [BT]
Skirt: "Ontibile" in Black by LeLutka
Skin: "Blondie 07 [Fair] Glow skin" by LAQ
Breast Augmentation: iBoobs Natural
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This illustration shows the typical location of the ALCL that was diagnosed in patients with breast implants. ALCL is lymphoma, a type of cancer involving cells of the immune system. It is not cancer of the breast tissue. For more information read 5 Things to Know About Breast Implants
Defective French PiP breast implant patients protest at private clinic - London, 14.01.2012
Around 60 breast implant patients gathered outside The Harley Medical Group (THMG) premises on Harley Street on 14.01.2012 to protest against the clinic's refusal to replace, free of charge, any of the 13,900 faulty French-manufactured PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) silicone implants bought and surgically implanted into women by THMG which were filled with substandard industrial-grade silicone provided by German chemicals supplier Brenntag to save money, and which allegedly are more prone to rupture and leak than proper surgical-grade implants.
Brenntag rejected accusations of negligence on Friday 13th January after a report it could face legal action over its role as silicone supplier to PIP, and has claimed the bulk silicone-gel it provided was clearly marked as unsuitable for use in implants.
The French government has advised the 30,000 women in France who have the implants to have them removed due to concerns they might rupture. Governments in several other countries, such as Britain and Brazil, have asked women to visit their doctors for checks, but as yet the NHS in Britain is not offering to remove the PiP implants, despite the risk of rupture and health risks caused by leaking silicone.
A French investigating judge visited PIP offices earlier in January as part of a probe into the death of a woman from cancer, which could lead to charges of involuntary homicide against the firm. French authorities ordered the company to withdraw its breast implants from the market in March 2010.
The average cost of a breast-augmentation proceedure from The Harley Medical Group is, like most of the very profitable high-end cosmetic surgery companies in and around Harley Street, somewhere in the region of £4,500 ( 5,450), and if this is accurate then Harley Street Medical has made somewhere in the region of £58.5 million ( 70.8 million) from fitting toxic PiP implants. The company issued a statement this week claiming that if they replaced the sub-standard implants for free they would go out of business, and the responsibility should fall on the NHS or PiP - who manufactured the lower-priced implants - to clean up the mess, but the demonstrators are angrily demanding that the private clinics foot the bill.
Several women at the protest still have leaking PiP implants in their breasts and are suffering a wide range of serious symptoms, but cannot afford to pay the same cosmetic surgeon to remove them, let alone replace them. This kind of luxury surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase fore many women, and they are angered that their lives have been put at risk by cost-cutting, and that the culprits are attempting to walk away from the whole matter, leaving the UK taxpayer to foot the bill.
PIP implants were banned in France in 2010, with the French government advising 30,000 women to have their implants removed, but thus far the British government has offered very limited help to British patients, choosing instead to broadcast a public information video on national TV networks this weekend downplaying the risks, with Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley saying in press briefings that he expects private medical companies who have fitted the French implants to "step up to their responsibilities".
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Defective French PiP breast implant patients protest at private clinic - London, 14.01.2012
Around 60 breast implant patients gathered outside The Harley Medical Group (THMG) premises on Harley Street on 14.01.2012 to protest against the clinic's refusal to replace, free of charge, any of the 13,900 faulty French-manufactured PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) silicone implants bought and surgically implanted into women by THMG which were filled with substandard industrial-grade silicone provided by German chemicals supplier Brenntag to save money, and which allegedly are more prone to rupture and leak than proper surgical-grade implants.
Brenntag rejected accusations of negligence on Friday 13th January after a report it could face legal action over its role as silicone supplier to PIP, and has claimed the bulk silicone-gel it provided was clearly marked as unsuitable for use in implants.
The French government has advised the 30,000 women in France who have the implants to have them removed due to concerns they might rupture. Governments in several other countries, such as Britain and Brazil, have asked women to visit their doctors for checks, but as yet the NHS in Britain is not offering to remove the PiP implants, despite the risk of rupture and health risks caused by leaking silicone.
A French investigating judge visited PIP offices earlier in January as part of a probe into the death of a woman from cancer, which could lead to charges of involuntary homicide against the firm. French authorities ordered the company to withdraw its breast implants from the market in March 2010.
The average cost of a breast-augmentation proceedure from The Harley Medical Group is, like most of the very profitable high-end cosmetic surgery companies in and around Harley Street, somewhere in the region of £4,500 ( 5,450), and if this is accurate then Harley Street Medical has made somewhere in the region of £58.5 million ( 70.8 million) from fitting toxic PiP implants. The company issued a statement this week claiming that if they replaced the sub-standard implants for free they would go out of business, and the responsibility should fall on the NHS or PiP - who manufactured the lower-priced implants - to clean up the mess, but the demonstrators are angrily demanding that the private clinics foot the bill.
Several women at the protest still have leaking PiP implants in their breasts and are suffering a wide range of serious symptoms, but cannot afford to pay the same cosmetic surgeon to remove them, let alone replace them. This kind of luxury surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase fore many women, and they are angered that their lives have been put at risk by cost-cutting, and that the culprits are attempting to walk away from the whole matter, leaving the UK taxpayer to foot the bill.
PIP implants were banned in France in 2010, with the French government advising 30,000 women to have their implants removed, but thus far the British government has offered very limited help to British patients, choosing instead to broadcast a public information video on national TV networks this weekend downplaying the risks, with Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley saying in press briefings that he expects private medical companies who have fitted the French implants to "step up to their responsibilities".
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When it comes to dental implants, many of our patients have questions. We want you to feel comfortable with the process and here we answer some of the most common questions we receive.
Q: So what exactly what are dental implants?
A: A dental implant is an artificial root system that replaces the damaged and removed roots and thus allows for a single missing tooth or multiple missing teeth to then be replaced.
Q: Are they going to be gaudy and obvious?
A: While some people like having the image of the "gold teeth" or "silver teeth," the truth is most people prefer natural looking implants and that's what we strive to provide. When done properly, it'll be nearly impossible for a casual viewer to tell your implants from your real teeth.
Q: How commonly do I need to get these replace?
A: The permanent dental implants should be just that: permanent. You still need to take care of them as you would regular teeth. Flossing and keeping your gums healthy is important, but as long as you do this these implants should last you the rest of your life.
Q: Are they expensive?
A: This depends on your definition of expensive. They are pricier than a root canal or your normal dental work, but for your long term health they are a far better investment than doing nothing. Prices will also very greatly based on the number of teeth being replaced. Contact us for more information as each individual situation will be a little different.
Q: Will insurance cover a dental implant?
A: Sometimes. Coverage on implants varies greatly with some covering none of the expense, some covering most of it, and many other policies falling somewhere in the middle.
We understand you have many questions when it comes to dental implants. If you don't see your question answered here please feel cost-free to contact us and we'll be happy to discuss your situation more.
A: The permanent dental implants should be just that: permanent. Flossing and keeping your gums healthy is important, but as long as you do this these implants should last you the rest of your life.
They are pricier than a root canal or your normal dental work, but for your long term health they are a far better investment than doing nothing. Prices will also very greatly based on the number of teeth being replaced. www.dentistbrooklyn.com/procedures/dental-implants/faq
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Title: United States Naval Medical Bulletin Vol. 23, Nos. 1-6, 1925
Creator: U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Publisher:
Sponsor:
Contributor:
Date: 1925-07
Language: eng
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Table of Contents</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> Number 1 <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE---------------------------------------------------------- V</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS---------------------------- VI</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES :</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SINUS INFECTIONS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander C. B. Camerer, Medical Corps, United States Navy
----------------- 1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">TUBERCULOSIS OF THE SEMINAL TRACT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (J. G.) E. M. Harris, jr., Medical Corps, United States
Navy___________________ 10</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">EPILEPSY AS A PROTEIN SENSITIZATION DISEASE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander L. H. Roddis, Medical Corps, United States
Navy_____________________ 15</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">WHAT IS A NORMAL HEART?-THE POINT OF VIEW OF A MEDICAL EXAMINER.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (J. G.) F. K. Soukup, Medical Corps, United States
Navy___________ 18</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES :</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">LEPROSY AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL HOSPITAL, GREAT LAKES,
ILLINOIS-REPORT OF A CASE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander P. Richmond, jr., Medical Corps, United States Navy
______________ 25</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CEREBRAL ABCESS OF UNDETERMINED ETIOLOGY-CASE REPORT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (J. G.) L. D. Carson, Medical Corps, United States Navy
----------------------------------------- ---- 28</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">FRACTURES OF THE HEAD OF THE RADIUS-WITH A REPORT OF FOUR CASES.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. W. S. Leavenworth, Medical Corps, United States Navy
-------------------------------- 32</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">FOUR POINT METHOD OF LOCAL ANESTHESIA FOR HEMORRHOIDECTOMY.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander L. H. Williams, Medical Corps, United States Navy
------------·- - - - -------- 34</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">AN ATYPICAL CASE OF SERUM SICKNESS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander J. T. Boone, Medical Corps, United States
Navy_______________ 36</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A CONSIDERATION OF VARICOCELE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (J. G.) J. L. Thornton, Medical Corps, United States Navy
_________________________ 39</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">GOLD BALL IMPLANTATION AFTER REMOVAL OF THE EYEBALL.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. A. H. Cecha, Medical Corps, United States Navy_____ 40</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">MUMPS WITH CEREBRAL COMPLICATI0NS, REPORT OF A CASE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. F. D. Walker, Medical Corps, United States Navy____ 42</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">MUMPS-A FEW REMARKS ON TREATMENT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. H. L. Fougerousse, Medical Corps, United States Navy_ 43</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NOTES AND COMMENTS: Page</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Special announcement---------------------------------------- 45</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NA VY NURSE CORPS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">THE SPIRIT OF NURSING.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Mary M. Roberts, R. N------------------------------- 47</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">BOOK NOTICES :_______________________________________________ 55</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, STATISTCS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">COMMENT ON CERTAIN FEATURES OF MEDICAL PROPHYLAXIS AS APPLIED AT
PRESENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF VENEREAL DISEASES IN THE NAVY-----
------·--------------------------------------------- 65</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">BACILLARY DYSENTERY AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL HOSPITAL, CANACAO, P.
I., REPORT OF AN OUTBREAKOF. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Commander H. W. Smith, Medical Corps, United States Navy
----------------------------- 74</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">COMMENT ON EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MATTERS FROM THE SANITARY REPORT OF THE
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, OLONGAPO, P. I., FOR 1924.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. T. E. Cox, Medical Corps, United States Navy______ 75</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Three cases of scarlet fever, regarded as milk borne, reported from the
Marine Barracks at Quantico, Va.-Laboratory procedures now employed by the
Health Department of New York City in connection with prevention and control of
typhoid fever-Outbreak of food poisoning due to contamination of</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">cream-filler in a bakery-Statistics relative to mental and physical
qualifications of recruits-United States Naval Training Station, Great Lakes,
Ill.-Health of the Navy______ ____ 79</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE---------------------------------------v</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS __________________________ vi</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES :</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">TREATMENT OF ACUTE LOBAR PNEUMONIA.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. J. E. Miller, Medical Corps, United States Navy _____ 89</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SECONDARY NEUROSYPHILIB IN THE NAVY.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Erasmo Ehrenfreund, Royal Italian Navy ________________ 96</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPRUE-WITH REPORT OF A CASE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) W. A. Hornaday, Medical Corps, United States
Navy ____________ 106</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">TREATMENT FOR WARTS OF THE FOOT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) J. Markey, Medical Corps, United States Navy
_______________111</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">HEADACHES.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) H. E. List, Medical Corps, United States Navy
------- 114</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">VERTIGO.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) G. C. Main, Medical Corps, United States
Navy<span> </span>__________________ 120</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">DEATH FROM CHRONIC MERCURY POISONING FOLLOWING ANTILUETIC
TREATMENT-REPORT OF A CASE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) C. D. Middlestadt, Medical Corps, United
States Navy ------------------ 125</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS-CASE REPORT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) L. D. Carson, Medical Corps, United States
Navy ______________ 130</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">ACUTE INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION COMPLICATING CHRONIC PULMONARY
TUBERCULOSIS-CASE REPORT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) A. L. Aldrich, Medical Corps, United States
Navy ------------------------------ 137</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS FOLLOWING SUBMUCOUS RESECTION CASE REPORT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) J. L. Emenhiser, Medical Corps, United States
Navy ____________141</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SYPHILIS, RECENT PROGRESS IN THE TREATMENT OF.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) B. C. Shearer, Medical Corps, United States
Navy ------------ 144</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NURSE CORPS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">HOW PSYCHOLOGY MAY HELP THE NURSE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Mary Chadwick ------------------------ 149</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">THE SOUL OF THE NURSE --------- 153</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">BOOK NOTICES ------------- - - - - 155</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, STATISTICS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">STUDY OF PROBABLE FOOD REQUIREMENTS OF NAVAL AVIATION PERSONNEL
UNDERTAKING<span> </span>EXPLORATION OF THE AREA
ABOUT THE NORTH POLE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander J. R. Phelps, Medical Corps, United States Navy
----------------------·-------159</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">OUTBREAK OF FOOD POISONING CAUSED BY SMOKED TONGUE CONTAMINATED WITH A
BACILLUS OF THE MEAT-POISONING GROUP.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander A. J. Toulon, Medical Corps, United States Navy
--------------------------- 171</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Outbreak of influenza on board the U. S. S. West Virginia in April,
1925, Report of-Question relative to cowpox virus and method of
vaccinating-Standard form for requesting pathological examination of tissues at
the United States Naval Medical school-Statistics relative to mental and
physical qualifications of recruits – Admissions for injuries and poisoning,
February, 1925-Health of the Navy-Vital statistics _________________ 175</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Numbers 3-4</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREF ACE---------------------------------------------------------- V</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS__________ VI</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">REPORT OF LEAD POISONINGAM ONG OXYACETYLENE WELDERS IN THE SCRAPPING OF
NAVAL VESSELS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander E. W. Brown, Medical Corps, United States Navy
--------------------------- 187</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">COMBINED METHODS OF TREATING MALIGNANT DISEASE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander L. W. Johnson, Medical Corps, United States Navy
------------------------------- 218</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">YEAST CELL INFECTION IN MAN-REPORT OF CASE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. J. E. Miller, Medical Corps, United States Navy. 229</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PROVOCATIVE REACTIONS IN PRIMARY SYPHILIS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (.Junior Grade) G. F. Cooper, Medical Corps, United States
Navy__________________ 236</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">HOOKWORM DISEASE IN NAVY RECRUITS – ITS DlAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieuts. O. Wildman and N. S. Betts, Medical Corps, United States
Navy ------------------------- 241</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A NEW BEDSIDE TREATMENT AND DRESSING TRAY.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander P. R. Stalnaker, Medical Corps, United</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">States Navy_____________________________ 248</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">OBSERVATIONS ON THE ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AT NAVAL OPERATING
BASE, HAMPTON ROADS, VA.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commanders M. E. Higgins, F. Ceres, aud Lieut. O. Wildman,
Medical Corps, United States Navy________________ 253</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">A CASE OF MASKED APPENDICITIS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) J. F. Hays, Medical Corps, United States Navy
----------------------------- 255</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NOTES AND COMMENTS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The United States Veterans' Bureau Medical Bulletin.-Some advances of
chemotherapy.-Guarding the health of our President- Care of narcotics in the
Navy.-Early days on the Isthmus.-The questionnaire form of report.-United
States Pharmacopoeia, Tenth.-Sanocrysin _________________________ 259</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NAVY NURSE CORPS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">FROM HAREM TO HOSPITAL IN EMANCIPATED TURKEY.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Chief Nurse M. H. Bethel, United States Navy____ _________ 277</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">MARIA ROBERTO__ _________<span> </span>281</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">MARIA ROBERTO-A FURTHER TRIBUTE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Chief Nurse E. Brooke, United States Navy________________ 283</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">BOOK NOTICES---------------------------------- 285</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, STATISTICS: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Analysis of data relating to arsenical compounds used in the treatment
of syphilis in the Navy from December 1, 1924, to July 1, 1925.-Hamburg steak
as a potential vehicle for bacilli of the meat-poisoning group.--Three cases of
food poisoning attributed to eating freshly-caught fish-yellow jacks.-New York
State Department of Health sponsors lecture series on sex education and social
hygiene.-Venereal disease lecture conducted for male employees of the Atlanta,
Birmingham & Atlantic Railway Co.-Failure, temporarily, to sterilize mess
gear, a possible factor leading to increase in the prevalence of acute
respiratory diseases at the United States Naval Training Station, Newport, R.
I., in March, 1925.-Commander of Scouting Fleet comments on insanitary methods
of washing officers' mess gear.-Nomenclature titles to be used in cases where
teeth are extracted because of focal infection.-Facts to be</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">noted on the back of the Form F card in cases of sunburn attributed to
inadequate protection by prescribed uniform.-Statistics relative to mental and
physical qualifications of recruits.- Admissions for injuries and poisoning, April,
1925. Health of the Navy.-Vital statistics--------------- --- ------ 291</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 5</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE ------------------------------------ V</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS---------------------------- VI</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">THE VITAL CAPACITY TEST.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. D. Ferguson, Medical Corps, United States Navy____ 329</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">EXPEDITING THE DIAGNOSIS OF SYPHILIS BY THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE KAHN
PRECIPITATION TEST.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. J. E. Houghton, Medical Corps, United States Navy__ 347</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SURGERY OF THE BLADDER.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Commander W. S. Pugh, Medical Corps, United States Navy
(retired)------------------------------- 354</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SURGICAL TREATMENT OF SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA IN CHILDREN.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By former Commander G. B. Trible, Medical Corps, United States Navy
--------------------------------------- 362</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CENTERS OF ENDEMIC AND PREVALENT DISEASE IN CHINA.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. H. E. Coe, Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve
Force---------- ----------------------- 368</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">USE OF CHLORINE GAS AT THE NAVAL TRAINING STATION, HAMPTON ROADS, VA.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. Commander W. C. Espach and Lieut. O. Wildman, Medical Corps,
United States Navy______ 373</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PILONIDAL SINUS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) W. A. Strauss, Medical Corps, United States
Navy ------------------------- 376</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">POLIOENCEPHALITIS OR ACUTE INFERIOR ENCEPHALITIS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) C. D. Middlestadt, Medical Corps, United
States Navy ------------------ 379</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">ULCERATIVE COLITIS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) H. M. Weber, Medical Corps, United States Navy
------- ---------------- 384</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">BLOOD TRANSFUSION.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieut. (Junior Grade) J. L. Thornton, Medical Corps, United States
Navy --------------------- 387</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NOTES AND COMMENTS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">The Red Cross roll call.-The origin of cancer.-Cancer and the
sun.-Surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.-Seasickness.- Treatment of
Wassermann-fast syphilitics with bismuth. Sterilization</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">of water with tincture of iodine___________________ 391</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NURSE CORPS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">VALUE OF NAVAL HOSPITAL LIBRARIES.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Isabel DuBois, Director of Libraries, Bureau of Navigation, Navy
Department------------------- 403</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">TREATMENT BY PHYSIOTHERAPY.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Chief Nurse Frida Krook, United States Navy, and Nurse Mary M. Heck,
United States Navy----- -- 406</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">BOOK NOTICES---------------------------------------------------- 409</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND STATISTICS :</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Care of measles patients in cold weather.-Functional nervous disorders
as observed in industrial and mercantile establishments. Extracts from the
annual sanitary report of the United States naval training station, Hampton
Roads, Va.-Comment by the fleet surgeon, United States Asiatic Fleet, regarding
conditions affecting incidence of the venereal diseases in that fleet.-Health
Department of Detroit reduces period of isolation for scarlet fever. Statistics
relative to mental and physical qualifications of recruits.- Admissions for
injuries and poisoning, May, 1925________ 415</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Number 6</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREFACE -------------------------------------- v</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NOTICE TO SERVICE CONTRIBUTORS----------------------------- v1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">SPECIAL ARTICLES :</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE IN WAR TIME.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Assistant Surgeon General A. M. Stimson, United States Public Health
Service-- ---------- 445</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">TWO YEARS' STUDY OF DYSENTERY IN HAITI.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieutenant P. F. Dickens, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy________ 452</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">INFLAMMATION OF THE BONE.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieutenant (J. G.) H. W. Gillen, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy__ 465</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">RED CELL SEDIMENTATION TEST.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieutenant (J. G.) O. R. Nees, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy___ 471</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">THE VIENNA CLINICS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieutenant C. W. Lane, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy__________ 477</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">MORALE AND MEDICAL CARE OF DEPENDENTS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieutenant Commander L. H. Williams, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy--
--------------- --- ------------- 483</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CLINICAL NOTES:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">CORONARY OCCLUSION-REPORT OF CASES.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieutenant Commander G. F. Clark, Medical Corps, U. S.
Navy------------------------------- 487</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">DEEP THERAPY TREATMENT OF INTRA-THORACIC NEOPLASMS,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieutenant J. W. Smith, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy_________ 491</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">LIVER ABSCESS.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieutenant A. L. Lindall, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy_________ 494</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PAROXYSMAL HEMOGLOBINURIA.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieutenant Commander W. H. Connor, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy -----------
- --------------- 501</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">OSTEITIS DEFORMANS,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">By Lieutenant (J. G.) H. E. List, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy____ 504</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NOTES AND COMMENTS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Especially meritorious articles, 1924--Tannic acid in the treatment of
burns- Hyposulphite of sodium in treatment of mercury-fast and arsenic-fast
syphilitics-Lungs and war gases-Dressing for fractured ribs-Hard water vs.
distilled water-Graduate medical study in New York- Laboratory work as a
specialty-Course in aviation medicine--American College of Surgeons
________________ 507</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">NURSE CORPS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Letter of commendation-The Mackinac disaster_ __________________ 517</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">BOOK NOTICES ------- --------------------- - --------------------- - -
521</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, STATISTICS:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">Report of board appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to study the
venereal disease problems of the Navy- Health of the Navy_______ 527</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;">INDEX:_______________________________________________ I</p>
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Defective French PiP breast implant patients protest at private clinic - London, 14.01.2012
Around 60 breast implant patients gathered outside The Harley Medical Group (THMG) premises on Harley Street on 14.01.2012 to protest against the clinic's refusal to replace, free of charge, any of the 13,900 faulty French-manufactured PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) silicone implants bought and surgically implanted into women by THMG which were filled with substandard industrial-grade silicone provided by German chemicals supplier Brenntag to save money, and which allegedly are more prone to rupture and leak than proper surgical-grade implants.
Brenntag rejected accusations of negligence on Friday 13th January after a report it could face legal action over its role as silicone supplier to PIP, and has claimed the bulk silicone-gel it provided was clearly marked as unsuitable for use in implants.
The French government has advised the 30,000 women in France who have the implants to have them removed due to concerns they might rupture. Governments in several other countries, such as Britain and Brazil, have asked women to visit their doctors for checks, but as yet the NHS in Britain is not offering to remove the PiP implants, despite the risk of rupture and health risks caused by leaking silicone.
A French investigating judge visited PIP offices earlier in January as part of a probe into the death of a woman from cancer, which could lead to charges of involuntary homicide against the firm. French authorities ordered the company to withdraw its breast implants from the market in March 2010.
The average cost of a breast-augmentation proceedure from The Harley Medical Group is, like most of the very profitable high-end cosmetic surgery companies in and around Harley Street, somewhere in the region of £4,500 ( 5,450), and if this is accurate then Harley Street Medical has made somewhere in the region of £58.5 million ( 70.8 million) from fitting toxic PiP implants. The company issued a statement this week claiming that if they replaced the sub-standard implants for free they would go out of business, and the responsibility should fall on the NHS or PiP - who manufactured the lower-priced implants - to clean up the mess, but the demonstrators are angrily demanding that the private clinics foot the bill.
Several women at the protest still have leaking PiP implants in their breasts and are suffering a wide range of serious symptoms, but cannot afford to pay the same cosmetic surgeon to remove them, let alone replace them. This kind of luxury surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase fore many women, and they are angered that their lives have been put at risk by cost-cutting, and that the culprits are attempting to walk away from the whole matter, leaving the UK taxpayer to foot the bill.
PIP implants were banned in France in 2010, with the French government advising 30,000 women to have their implants removed, but thus far the British government has offered very limited help to British patients, choosing instead to broadcast a public information video on national TV networks this weekend downplaying the risks, with Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley saying in press briefings that he expects private medical companies who have fitted the French implants to "step up to their responsibilities".
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Defective French PiP breast implant patients protest at private clinic - London, 14.01.2012
Around 60 breast implant patients gathered outside The Harley Medical Group (THMG) premises on Harley Street on 14.01.2012 to protest against the clinic's refusal to replace, free of charge, any of the 13,900 faulty French-manufactured PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) silicone implants bought and surgically implanted into women by THMG which were filled with substandard industrial-grade silicone provided by German chemicals supplier Brenntag to save money, and which allegedly are more prone to rupture and leak than proper surgical-grade implants.
Brenntag rejected accusations of negligence on Friday 13th January after a report it could face legal action over its role as silicone supplier to PIP, and has claimed the bulk silicone-gel it provided was clearly marked as unsuitable for use in implants.
The French government has advised the 30,000 women in France who have the implants to have them removed due to concerns they might rupture. Governments in several other countries, such as Britain and Brazil, have asked women to visit their doctors for checks, but as yet the NHS in Britain is not offering to remove the PiP implants, despite the risk of rupture and health risks caused by leaking silicone.
A French investigating judge visited PIP offices earlier in January as part of a probe into the death of a woman from cancer, which could lead to charges of involuntary homicide against the firm. French authorities ordered the company to withdraw its breast implants from the market in March 2010.
The average cost of a breast-augmentation proceedure from The Harley Medical Group is, like most of the very profitable high-end cosmetic surgery companies in and around Harley Street, somewhere in the region of £4,500 ( 5,450), and if this is accurate then Harley Street Medical has made somewhere in the region of £58.5 million ( 70.8 million) from fitting toxic PiP implants. The company issued a statement this week claiming that if they replaced the sub-standard implants for free they would go out of business, and the responsibility should fall on the NHS or PiP - who manufactured the lower-priced implants - to clean up the mess, but the demonstrators are angrily demanding that the private clinics foot the bill.
Several women at the protest still have leaking PiP implants in their breasts and are suffering a wide range of serious symptoms, but cannot afford to pay the same cosmetic surgeon to remove them, let alone replace them. This kind of luxury surgery is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase fore many women, and they are angered that their lives have been put at risk by cost-cutting, and that the culprits are attempting to walk away from the whole matter, leaving the UK taxpayer to foot the bill.
PIP implants were banned in France in 2010, with the French government advising 30,000 women to have their implants removed, but thus far the British government has offered very limited help to British patients, choosing instead to broadcast a public information video on national TV networks this weekend downplaying the risks, with Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley saying in press briefings that he expects private medical companies who have fitted the French implants to "step up to their responsibilities".
All photos © 2012 Pete Riches
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