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Examination and testing of silicone gel breast implant

Recently, silicone gel breast implants were reviewed for safety issues after using them in plastic surgery. The images demonstrate examination and...

by wideweb Videographer in Israel on 27/12/2011

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Traditional Irish musicians stage Buskathon for Sergio O'Connor

Traditional Irish musicians have staged an all day "buskathon" to help raise awareness and funds for the plight of baby Sergio O'...

by Brendan Donnelly in Ireland on 18/12/2011

A father is in critical condition, and a mother and daughter are in serious condition after they were hit by a pick-up truck while crossing Main Street in Markham Saturday evening.

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Family of three struck by car - Markham

A father is in critical condition, and a mother and daughter are in serious condition after they were hit by a pick-up truck while crossing Main...

by Victor Biro in Canada on 14/05/2011

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27/12/2011 - Examination and testing of silicone gel breast implant - Israel - Recently, silicone gel breast implants...
18/12/2011 - Traditional Irish musicians stage Buskathon for Sergio O'Connor - Ireland - Traditional Irish musicians have staged...
14/05/2011 - Family of three struck by car - Markham - Canada - A father is in critical condition, and...
31/01/2011 - Stop Amerijet transporting animals for vivisection - United Kingdom - A demonstration was held outside the...
29/01/2011 - Emergency Surgery Fundraiser - United States - People from the Latino community in...
26/11/2010 - Three-month old Girl has 'tail' Removed - India - A roughly 11-cm 'true tail...
12/11/2010 - Mae Sot Mission possible - Thailand - Operation Smile Thailand is an...
21/04/2010 - Somalia violence - Somalia - A doctor conducts surgery on an injured...
05/04/2010 - Heart Bypass Surgery - a documentary - Turkey - I continue surgery series. Next week, I...
29/03/2010 - Brain Surgery in Caracas - Venezuela - DMTX. Images of Brain-surgery...

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PiP breast implant patients protest on Harley street - London
Breast implant patients protested outside The Harley Medical Group against their alleged refusal to remove at no cost any of the 13,000 faulty implants from French manufacturer PiP desp...
Breast implant (PiP) protest.Harley Street.
Demonstrators took their grievances to Harley Street clinics because the clinics are refusing to remove breast implants that were made from industrial-grade silicon. London, UK. 14th Ja...
London clinic won't replace defective Breast Implants for Free
The Harley Medical Group, which fitted 13,900 PIP breast implants, the highest number by any UK cosmetic surgery firm, says it will not replace them for free claiming this would put the...
"We run Rome" 10 km Marathon
Runners gather for the We Run Rome marathon. Rome, Italy. 31st December 2011
Examination and testing of silicone gel breast implant
Recently, silicone gel breast implants were reviewed for safety issues after using them in plastic surgery. The images demonstrate examination and testing such nine year old implant. Te...
A former Libyan fighter receives treatment at a hospital in Rome
There are approximately 60,000 war-wounded Libyans hosted by the European health facilities for treatment and surgery. In Rome, dozens of burns, trauma and fractures were accepted for t...
Traditional Irish musicians stage Buskathon for Sergio O'Connor
Traditional Irish musicians have staged an all day "buskathon" to help raise awareness and funds for the plight of baby Sergio O'Connor. Dublin, Ireland. 17th December 20...
Muff Marchers protest in Harley Street
A protest was held to raise awareness of 'designer vagina' surgery conducted in clinics on Harley Street by people calling themselves Muff Marchers. The inaugural march was or...
The inaugural Muff March against 'designer vagina' surgery
The Muff March against 'designer vagina' surgery organised by the Feminista march on Harley Street. London, UK. 10th December 2011
UK Feministas demand surgeons keep Mitts off Muffs
UK Feminista organize a "Muff March" to protest against surgeons profitting from unnecessary cosmetic surgery and to raise awareness about growing pressure for women to have L...
Opposition MPs ask to transfer Tymoshenko to hospital for treatment
The Batkivschyna fraction ask the State penitentiary service and health ministry to transfer Tymoshenko to Kiev Regional Hospital for treatment, for possibly surgery also. Kiev, Ukraine...
Illegal advertisers dismantled in Salatiga
In an effort to control of billboards, Satpol PP Salatiga City and a joint team of police, held a non-judicial operation to dismantle advertisers who had not seeked permission. Salatiga...
Sabine Lisicki Enjoy Pottery Artwork Before Tournament
Sabine Lisicki (Germany), 18th WTA rank enjoyed made some pottery at Jenggala Art Shop, Uluwatu, Bali before playing in Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. Bali, Indonesia. 31st ...
Families Protest Deaths in British Police Custody
A slow silent march made its way slowly down Whitehall to Downing St, where after a rally it became a noisy protest against police violence. London, United Kingdom. 29th October, 2011
War photographer Rashid Talukder passes away at 72
Rashid Talukder, one of the most acclaimed photojournalists in the country, died at the age of 72. As a war photographer in 1971, he took pictures that are considered to be major docume...
Indonesian psychiatrists commemorate World Mental Health Day
The Indonesian Psychiatrist's Association of Surabaya holds takes sympathetic action by distributed brochures about mental disorders to drivers to commemorate World Mental Health D...
Fundraising for child victims of malpractice - Surabaya
Fundraising Coins Action group staged a rally for Ahmad Fatih Asyifa (3), a child who is paralyzed, blind, and deaf due to a suspicion of malpractice after undergoing hernia surgery. Su...
Silent Vigil For Yemen At Downing Street - London
Protesters from the Yemeni community held a silent protest opposite Downing St against the killings of peaceful protesters in Sanaa by troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Lon...
Campaigners call for ending genital mutilation of Children
The human rights advocacy group Zwischengeschlecht.org called for the stopping of genital mutilation in children’s clinics during a peaceful protest in front of the Royal College of Sur...
Polish PM Donald Tusk at a new Gdansk hospital opening
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Minister of Health Ewa Kopacz takes part in the new Invasive Medicine Center opening in Gdansk, Poland. 16th September 2011