The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of RotaTeq, a live, oral, vaccine for use in preventing rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants. It is the only vaccine approved in the United States that can help protect against rotavirus, a viral infection that may cause diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and dehydration.
There are two concerns associated with the effects on children:
Women of childbearing age should know that they may not be able to breast feed after breast implantation. Some women who undergo breast augmentation can successfully breast feed and some cannot. Women who undergo a mastectomy will be unable to breast feed on the affected side due to loss of breast tissue and glands that produce milk.
Women with breast implants who are in an age group where routine mammograms are recommended should be sure to have these examinations at the recommended regularly scheduled times.
Some women with breast implants have reported health problems that they believe are related to their implants, but most studies of these diseases have failed to show an association with breast implants.
Key points to consider whether you are undergoing breast augmentation, reconstruction, or revision:
Breast cancer survivors who undergo reconstructive surgery using silicone implants have access to very little research-based information about the likely risks, according to a report released by the National Research Center (NRC) for Women & Families. Dr. Susan Wood, former director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Women, was a speaker at a National Press Club Newsmakers’ event where the report was released.
An alternative breast implant typically has a silicone rubber shell with a filler other than saline or silicone gel.
The three types of silicone gel-filled breast implants are as follows:
The three types of saline-filled breast implants are as follows: