11.   Are children of women with breast implants at risk for disease because of silicone transmitted across the placenta or in breast milk?

12.   As a result of that provision, lawyers for women with claims involving breast implants expressed opposition to the plan Monday.

13.   Awards would come only if jurors find that the breast implants, made by Dow Corning, are the cause of disabilities in both women.

14.   Bernick said scientific studies by recognized authorities still do not prove links between leaking breast implants and physical impairments and immune deficiency diseases.

15.   A court-appointed panel of experts has concluded that existing scientific evidence does not show a link between silicone breast implants and systemic disease.

16.   A few years ago, Houston cosmetic surgeon Dr. Henry Mentz rarely met a patient who wanted breast implants.

17.   A decade later, she served as a consumer advocate on the Food and Drug Administration committee that investigated the potential hazards of silicone breast implants.

18.   A group of Youngstown area women suffering diseases caused by silicon breast implants join hundreds of silicone disease victims at a rally on Capitol Hill.

19.   A premier federal research center, the National Cancer Institute, is under attack for its new study of whether silicone breast implants can trigger serious diseases in women.

20.   A Mercedes and breast implants were her first big purchases.