11 décembre, 2007 14:34
Grapes and Alzheimer’s disease
By Dr. Philip S. Chua
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 04:30pm (Mla time) 12/10/2007
The suicide rate among Swedish women who underwent breast implants were three times greater than its general women population, stated a report in the Annals of The investigators revealed that "5 previous epidemiologic studies looked at mortality patterns among 5 cohorts of women in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Canada, and the who received cosmetic breast implants, and found out that an approximately 2- to 3-fold higher rate of suicide in the women who received implants compared with other women." The suicide was higher among those who were 45 years and older at the time of breast augmentation, and happened about 10 years post-implant.
Among those who had breast implants, deaths from drug and alcohol abuse later on was likewise three times higher, according to this 19-year study, which spanned from 1965 to 1993.
In 2006, there were more than 300,000 cosmetic breasts augmentation in the United States, and expected to increase since the US-FDA has re-approved the use of silicone breast implants, which was recalled from 1992 to 2006.
These findings warrant a pre-implant psychiatric evaluation and monitoring among women seeking breast augmentation.
