RE: Re: silica vs silicone - Lana

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As I read this post, something came to mind. The tabacco companies. What ingredient they put in cigarettes to make you addicted to it. It went on for years and people died from lung cancer. As you know it was eventually brought out in the open and made public knowledge but how many people had to die?

How long will it take for the breast implant manufacturers to face the same fate?

Lana Transue <lanadearest@...> wrote:

Ok your not going to like it, but watch this. I buy a product from a drug company that makes me ill. The doctors and the drug company say "NO thats not whats wrong with you it's something else." Here let me give ya' a perscription. Guess what, the persciptions have a component in them that makes you even sicker and the drug company knows that it will. What comes next, another doctor, then whats next, more medication, then what's next, you get sicker, then what's next, another doctor and another medication and you get sicker and so on and so on... See how it works?I make a product that makes you ill, then i make a product to treat you that keeps you ill. I might not be very nice but hey guess what, you don't know that the product i am giving you to get well, is actually making you sicker and keeping you from getting well. Hey guess what, end

result, I'm getting richer every day, soon you'll be to sick to fight me, and pretty soon, if you keep letting me slowly posion you, you'll be dead and I'll still be making money!Does this terrible unrealistic senerio sound familar to anyone, cause it does to me. The day my childrens doctors told me that the silicone was what was making them sick I went to the pharamacy to pick up a perscription for the baby i was holding in my arms and the label on the bottle was the name of the company that had posined us with the silicone from the implants they told me were FDA approved and SAFE! I have NEVER been mader in my whole life. Lana>From: "ktitko" >Reply- > >Subject: Re: silica vs silicone>Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:42:28 -0000>>Here are the encyclopedia definitions... there is a difference

once>it is proscessed but it does appear that the silicone has silica in>it>>Silica or silicon dioxide, chemical compound, SiO2. It is insoluble>in water, slightly soluble in alkalies, and soluble in dilute>hydrofluoric acid. Pure silica is colorless to white. It occurs in>several forms and is widely and abundantly distributed throughout>the earth, both in the pure state and in silicates, e.g., in quartz>(agate, amethyst, chalcedony, flint, jasper, onyx, and rock>crystal), opal, sand, sandstone, clay, granite, and many other>rocks; in skeletal parts of various protists and animals, such as>certain sarcodines (see Sarcodina), diatoms, and sponges, and in the>stems and other tissue of higher plants. Silica has many important>uses. It is used as a filler for paint and rubber; in making>ordinary glass; in ceramics; in construction; and in the preparation>of other substances,

e.g., silicon carbide. Fused quartz is pure>amorphous silica; it is used in special chemical and optical>apparatus. Because it has a low thermal coefficient of expansion, it>withstands sudden changes in temperature and can be used in parts>that are subjected to wide ranges of heat and cold. Unlike ordinary>glass, it does not absorb infrared and ultraviolet light.>>--------------------------------------------------------------------->----------->sil·i·cone (sĭl'ĭ-kôn')>n.>Any of a group of semi-inorganic polymers based on the structural>unit R2SiO, where R is an organic group, characterized by wide-range>thermal stability, high lubricity, extreme water repellence, and>physiological inertness and used in adhesives, lubricants,>protective coatings, paints, electrical insulation, synthetic>rubber, and prosthetic replacements for body parts.>>Silicone,

polymer in which atoms of silicon and oxygen alternate in>a chain; various organic radicals, such as the methyl group, CH3,>are bound to the silicon atoms. Silicones, which are unusually>stable at extreme temperatures (both high and low), may occur as>liquids, rubbers, resins, or greases. Silicones are prepared from>halides of organic silicon compounds by decomposition. Such>compounds are chosen and used in mixtures that allow the desired>molecular weight and degree of cross-linking to be obtained in the>final polymer. The safety of inserting silicone prostheses into the>body was questioned in a large product-liability case involving>breast implants.>>Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment. "Do not let either

the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world." - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)