Re: My Woman's Day rebuttal

[Guest guest]

I agree - I couldn't have done it better!!!!!

Bravo Patty!!!

love

shari

[Guest guest]

Great rebuttal, Patty!

--- glory2glory1401 <glory2glory1401@...> wrote:

> Dear Woman's Day,

> I was greatly offended at your recent article in

> which you included

> a sloppy discussion regarding risks associated with

> breast

>

[Guest guest]

VERY good, Patty.

Lynda

At 01:01 PM 7/18/2005, you wrote:

>Dear Woman's Day,

>I was greatly offended at your recent article in which you included

>a sloppy discussion regarding risks associated with breast

>implants.

>

>Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised at the lack of journalistic

>integrity found with your magazine? It just strengthens my resolve

>never to buy your magazine again, nor stock them in our business

>waiting rooms.

>

>The author of this poorly researched article states, " " Remember:

>Heart-wrenching stories aren't proof. Wait for hard scientific

>evidence to come in before you buy into any health scare. " For

>example, everybody just " knows " that silicone breast implants cause

>illness, " says University of Delaware sociologist Best, Ph.d.,

>author of Damned lies and statistics. " Weve all seen a woman on

>Oprah saying " I had breast implants and I feel lousy. " Then we've

>seen some lawyer saying, " no, doubt about it. The implants are

>making her sick. " Trouble is , when research on breast implants was

>finally published, scientists couldn't find any evidence it was

>true. " If you take 10000 women with implants, some of them are going

>to get sick, not because they have breast implants, but because they

>are people. " The scientific question to ask is this: Do women with

>implants get sick more often than women without implants? When the

>scientific evidence came in, the answer was no. "

>

>Unfortunately, you got it just plain wrong. There is, in fact,

>evidence that implants are associated with illness. You just didn't

>look carefully enough, nor pay attention to who is doing the

>funding. Everyone knows you can get manufacturer's to pay for a

>study to say what they need it to say for their bottom line. Do you

>really think that American women are that stupid?

>

>There are some fairly recent studies published in Epidemiology

>(2001), American Journal of Epidemiology (2001), Journal of

>Rheumatology (May 2001), and ls of Epidemiology (May 2001) that

>show an increased risk of undifferentiated connective tissue

>disease, brain cancer, lung cancer and suicide associated with

>breast implants and other implanted medical devices. Hmmm, I wonder

>why you didn't want to make that fact known?

>

>As just as importantly, since we know that breast implants can

>induce illness in women across geographical lines, what about data

>from other countries? In a recent Canadian study, supported by the

>British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health,

>epidemiologist Aleina Tweed focused

>on the frequency of health-care use by women with implants, and the

>financial burden borne by women and by the public-health system as a

>consequence of breast-implant surgery. Data collected from a study

>group of 147 women who had undergone breast-implant surgery were

>compared to data from a group of 583 women without implants.

>

>Ms. Tweed found that women who have or have had breast implants

>visited doctors and specialists significantly more often, were more

>than four times as likely to be hospitalized than the women without

>implants, and were twice as likely to be admitted to hospital

>electively.

>

>You and your employees have done a great disservice to women with

>your sloppy and misinformed article about the dangers associated

>with breast implants. Those dangers are entirely real. I know,

>because I experienced them. Perhaps you want to apologize and/or

>retract your information to be more truthful? Until then, I will do

>my best to correct the information you have given out by publicly

>exposing your misinformation on the internet.

>Sincerely,

>Patty Faussett

>Founder of Salinesupport

>

>

>

>

>

>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)

>

>

[Guest guest]

After your rebuttal, Woman's Day should offer to print articles from you...clearly, you covered all the bases. ShirleyRogene S <saxony01@...> wrote:

Great rebuttal, Patty!--- glory2glory1401 <glory2glory1401@...> wrote:> Dear Woman's Day,> I was greatly offended at your recent article in> which you included > a sloppy discussion regarding risks associated with> breast >

[Guest guest]

A great idea! . . . Seriously! Patty writes so

beautifully!

Rogene

--- Shirley Seal <toshirl20022002@...> wrote:

> After your rebuttal, Woman's Day should offer to

> print articles from you...clearly, you covered all

> the bases. Shirley

>

> Rogene S <saxony01@...> wrote:Great rebuttal,

> Patty!

>

>

> --- glory2glory1401 <glory2glory1401@...>

> wrote:

>

> > Dear Woman's Day,

> > I was greatly offended at your recent article in

> > which you included

> > a sloppy discussion regarding risks associated

> with

> > breast

> >

>

>

> 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)

>

>

[Guest guest]

-

Patty--great rebuttal! Did you email it or send it in writing? I

am still constructing mine. Thanks

kathy

-- In , " glory2glory1401 "

<glory2glory1401@y...> wrote:

> Dear Woman's Day,

> I was greatly offended at your recent article in which you

included

> a sloppy discussion regarding risks associated with breast

> implants.

>

> Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised at the lack of journalistic

> integrity found with your magazine? It just strengthens my

resolve

> never to buy your magazine again, nor stock them in our business

> waiting rooms.

>

> The author of this poorly researched article states, " " Remember:

> Heart-wrenching stories aren't proof. Wait for hard scientific

> evidence to come in before you buy into any health scare. " For

> example, everybody just " knows " that silicone breast implants

cause

> illness, " says University of Delaware sociologist Best,

Ph.d.,

> author of Damned lies and statistics. " Weve all seen a woman on

> Oprah saying " I had breast implants and I feel lousy. " Then we've

> seen some lawyer saying, " no, doubt about it. The implants are

> making her sick. " Trouble is , when research on breast implants

was

> finally published, scientists couldn't find any evidence it was

> true. " If you take 10000 women with implants, some of them are

going

> to get sick, not because they have breast implants, but because

they

> are people. " The scientific question to ask is this: Do women with

> implants get sick more often than women without implants? When the

> scientific evidence came in, the answer was no. "

>

> Unfortunately, you got it just plain wrong. There is, in fact,

> evidence that implants are associated with illness. You just

didn't

> look carefully enough, nor pay attention to who is doing the

> funding. Everyone knows you can get manufacturer's to pay for a

> study to say what they need it to say for their bottom line. Do

you

> really think that American women are that stupid?

>

> There are some fairly recent studies published in Epidemiology

> (2001), American Journal of Epidemiology (2001), Journal of

> Rheumatology (May 2001), and ls of Epidemiology (May 2001)

that

> show an increased risk of undifferentiated connective tissue

> disease, brain cancer, lung cancer and suicide associated with

> breast implants and other implanted medical devices. Hmmm, I

wonder

> why you didn't want to make that fact known?

>

> As just as importantly, since we know that breast implants can

> induce illness in women across geographical lines, what about data

> from other countries? In a recent Canadian study, supported by

the

> British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health,

> epidemiologist Aleina Tweed focused

> on the frequency of health-care use by women with implants, and the

> financial burden borne by women and by the public-health system as

a

> consequence of breast-implant surgery. Data collected from a study

> group of 147 women who had undergone breast-implant surgery were

> compared to data from a group of 583 women without implants.

>

> Ms. Tweed found that women who have or have had breast implants

> visited doctors and specialists significantly more often, were more

> than four times as likely to be hospitalized than the women without

> implants, and were twice as likely to be admitted to hospital

> electively.

>

> You and your employees have done a great disservice to women with

> your sloppy and misinformed article about the dangers associated

> with breast implants. Those dangers are entirely real. I know,

> because I experienced them. Perhaps you want to apologize and/or

> retract your information to be more truthful? Until then, I will

do

> my best to correct the information you have given out by publicly

> exposing your misinformation on the internet.

> Sincerely,

> Patty Faussett

> Founder of Salinesupport

[Guest guest]

I emailed it to the address we had posted in our group.

I wonder if they will reply?????

> > Dear Woman's Day,

> > I was greatly offended at your recent article in which you

> included

> > a sloppy discussion regarding risks associated with breast

> > implants.

> >

> > Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised at the lack of journalistic

> > integrity found with your magazine? It just strengthens my

> resolve

> > never to buy your magazine again, nor stock them in our business

> > waiting rooms.

> >

> > The author of this poorly researched article states, " " Remember:

> > Heart-wrenching stories aren't proof. Wait for hard scientific

> > evidence to come in before you buy into any health scare. " For

> > example, everybody just " knows " that silicone breast implants

> cause

> > illness, " says University of Delaware sociologist Best,

> Ph.d.,

> > author of Damned lies and statistics. " Weve all seen a woman on

> > Oprah saying " I had breast implants and I feel lousy. " Then

we've

> > seen some lawyer saying, " no, doubt about it. The implants are

> > making her sick. " Trouble is , when research on breast implants

> was

> > finally published, scientists couldn't find any evidence it was

> > true. " If you take 10000 women with implants, some of them are

> going

> > to get sick, not because they have breast implants, but because

> they

> > are people. " The scientific question to ask is this: Do women

with

> > implants get sick more often than women without implants? When

the

> > scientific evidence came in, the answer was no. "

> >

> > Unfortunately, you got it just plain wrong. There is, in fact,

> > evidence that implants are associated with illness. You just

> didn't

> > look carefully enough, nor pay attention to who is doing the

> > funding. Everyone knows you can get manufacturer's to pay for a

> > study to say what they need it to say for their bottom line. Do

> you

> > really think that American women are that stupid?

> >

> > There are some fairly recent studies published in Epidemiology

> > (2001), American Journal of Epidemiology (2001), Journal of

> > Rheumatology (May 2001), and ls of Epidemiology (May 2001)

> that

> > show an increased risk of undifferentiated connective tissue

> > disease, brain cancer, lung cancer and suicide associated with

> > breast implants and other implanted medical devices. Hmmm, I

> wonder

> > why you didn't want to make that fact known?

> >

> > As just as importantly, since we know that breast implants can

> > induce illness in women across geographical lines, what about

data

> > from other countries? In a recent Canadian study, supported by

> the

> > British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health,

> > epidemiologist Aleina Tweed focused

> > on the frequency of health-care use by women with implants, and

the

> > financial burden borne by women and by the public-health system

as

> a

> > consequence of breast-implant surgery. Data collected from a

study

> > group of 147 women who had undergone breast-implant surgery were

> > compared to data from a group of 583 women without implants.

> >

> > Ms. Tweed found that women who have or have had breast implants

> > visited doctors and specialists significantly more often, were

more

> > than four times as likely to be hospitalized than the women

without

> > implants, and were twice as likely to be admitted to hospital

> > electively.

> >

> > You and your employees have done a great disservice to women

with

> > your sloppy and misinformed article about the dangers associated

> > with breast implants. Those dangers are entirely real. I know,

> > because I experienced them. Perhaps you want to apologize and/or

> > retract your information to be more truthful? Until then, I

will

> do

> > my best to correct the information you have given out by

publicly

> > exposing your misinformation on the internet.

> > Sincerely,

> > Patty Faussett

> > Founder of Salinesupport