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...Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 15.87 to 3230.90. Advancing issues outnumbered declines by about 2 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange...
...safety questions had emerged over the past several months in lawsuits against silicone manufacturer Dow Corning Corp., as well as in testimonials from several medical specialists. The panel concluded that many allegations, including the suggestion that the implants caused cancer or neurological damage, were scientifically groundless. But it gave more credence to reports of recipients suffering rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma, a rare connective-tissue disorder. The experts also found that the silicone sacs could rupture 5% to 10% of the time -- far more frequently than Dow Corning had previously conceded. "You can buy a tire with a 40,000-mile...
...million women who already have implants ought to check their breasts regularly for any change in shape or texture that might indicate rupture, the panel advised. Torn sacs should be removed immediately. In the meantime, the FDA and Dow Corning are planning intensive safety studies to resolve lingering doubts. Unfortunately, preliminary data will not be available for two to three years. That is a long wait for assurances that should have been part of the package years...
...probably wouldn't be out of line for Bush to entice a major industrial sponsor. He tried it with J.C. Penny's earlier this year. He also recently co-opted Arnold Schwarzenegger to campaign for him. If Bush went for Diet Coke or Dow Chemicals next, he might start faring better in the polls. And he would have much more interesting commercials...
...Dow Corning's new chairman, Keith McKennon, a veteran of Dow Chemical's Agent Orange and dioxin crises, promised to cooperate with the FDA and hinted that the company might even help women who wanted their implants removed and could not afford the surgery. But Dow Corning's problems are not over. Last week a congressional committee asked for a criminal investigation into the firm's handling of implants. Among the evidence: a 1980 memo from a Dow Corning salesman complaining that the company's decision to put "a questionable lot of mammaries on the market . . . has to rank right...