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Yes. Paintballing Is Bad For Your Breast Implants

7:40AM August 28, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Last weekend, a 26-year-old woman decided to go paintballing with some friends. She got shot. It happens. But while in surgery, it was found that the fire she took tore through one of her breast implants. What?? More »


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FDA Insists Silicone Breast Implants Are Safe-ish

4:20AM June 24, 2011 | Margaret Hartmann

In 1992, the FDA banned silicone breast implants over claims that they caused various illnesses, including lupus, cancer and arthritis. Five years ago, the agency decided to let them back on the market and now they’ve declared they were right to do so – even though critics say there isn’t enough research to prove they’re safe. More »


Female Terrorists’ Explosive Breast Implants

4:09AM March 31, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

British intelligence service MI5 has discovered that Muslim female suicide bombers are getting explosive charges inside their breasts, using a similar procedure to breast augmentation. This makes bombs almost impossible to detect at airports. But there’s something strange here. More »


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Aussie Scientists Are Hard At Work Growing Bigger Boobs

1:40PM November 13, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Even though there are benefits to artificial enhancement, sometimes “natural” is the way to go. Imagine if plastic surgeons could grow boobs instead of relying on traditional implants? It could happen sooner than you think. More »