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Ties to implant maker don't bar expert from panel

Ties to implant maker don't bar expert from panel ( USA Today ) A federal judge Monday denied a motion to dismiss a Canadian rheumatologist from an expert panel that will give testimony via videotape in breast- implant lawsuits around the country.U.S. District Judge Sam Pointer of Birmingham, Ala., ruled that Tugwell of the University of Ottawa could remain on the panel, which is charged with giving an impartial assessment of the scientific research surrounding the health effects of silicone breast implants.Last week, lawyers for women who say the implants have caused immune system disorders asked Pointer to dismiss Tugwell because he has served as a paid consultant to Bristol-Myers Squibb, one of the implant manufacturers. In dismissing the motion, the judge ''is once again affirming the importance and the impartiality of the science panel,'' says Jane Kramer, director of public policy for Bristol-Myers Squibb. ''We said when the plaintiffs first made this motion that it was our position that the contacts with Dr. Tugwell did not influence his scientific opinion nor the other members of the panel.''T-Scan gets nod as breast diagnostic toolA device that uses electricity to map possible breast lumps could reduce the number of women who get unnecessary biopsies because their mammograms are unclear, the government said Monday. The Food and Drug Administration approved TransScan Medical's T-Scan 2000 as an extra tool for radiologists to use in determining whether women with ambiguous mammogram results need an immediate biopsy to check for cancer.About 800,000 biopsies are done every year, and 180,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer.The T-Scan 2000 uses electricity to create a map of the breast. A 1-volt shot of electricity is sent into the hand and travels into the breast. A hand-held probe measures the electrical conductivity of breast cells. Cancer cells conduct much less electricity than healthy cells, so when the probe flashes its findings onto a computer screen, possible tumors show as bright white spots.

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