1.   Although the implants are effective, the labor necessary to capture the animals, insert the implants and regularly replace them makes the undertaking prohibitively expensive.

2.   And silicon breast implants are still legal, even though many doctors and thousands of victims believe the implants can leak dangerous toxins.

3.   And, she argues, her belief that implants are safe supports both roles.

4.   Another activist went even further, saying the study showed implants are dangerous.

5.   Another dispute concerns whether consumers have been told, perhaps falsely, that implants should be expected to last a lifetime.

6.   At a time well before scientific research backed their claims that the implants were safe, Dow Corning had inadvertently increased public sympathy for the women plaintiffs.

7.   A generation ago, implants were a joke.

8.   A major benefit is that seed implants are much less invasive than surgery, requiring perhaps an overnight stay in the hospital.

9.   But the odd thing about this multibillion-dollar mess is that there is considerable doubt about whether the implants are actually harmful.

10.   Cochlear implants are high-tech hearing devices.