Some newer birth control pills need ban: U.S. group
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Some newer birth control pills, which carry twice the risk of dangerous blood clots as older contraceptives, should be banned, an advocacy group said in a petition filed with U.S. regulators on Tuesday.
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The implication of an abortion pill in the death of an 18-year-old California woman will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of bacterial infection.
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The FDA has approved a birth-control pill designed to eliminate women's periods. What you need to know before you decide to try it.
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Two recent studies that suggested oral contraceptives reduced a woman&#39;s risk of heart disease and cancer seemed to take conventional wisdom and stand it on its head.
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PHILADELPHIA - US health officials are warning of flawed research in two major studies that recently suggested birth control pills can reduce the risk of heart disease and have no effect on rates of breast cancer.
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An American nationwide study has told women that the birth control pill is safe. In fact, women on the pill have a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to get pregnant while taking birth control pills than women of normal weight are, new research finds.
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The introduction of birth control pills in the 60s brought about a new freedom for women. But, although 12 million women in the United States are taking the pill, many women still get pregnant despite using the pill correctly.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials insisted Tuesday that medical evidence, and not political pressure from conservative groups, prompted their decision Monday to order the most stringent safety labeling for RU-486, the abortion pill.
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Women's rights groups seeking easier access to emergency contraception are pressuring U.S. regulators as they try to decide whether to approve a non-prescription "morning-after" pill.
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The contraceptive pill is less likely to work in women who are obese or overweight, according to new research. Scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle found that overweight women
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Women were urged not to panic today about the latest health warning over hormone replacement therapy. An American study involving almost 17,000 women aged
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WASHINGTON The death of a Northern California woman last year has prompted the maker of a so-called abortion pill to add new warnings about its use.
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BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer - results contrary to many previous findings.
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NEW YORK  - Women who have used birth control pills seem to have a slightly decreased risk of colon cancer as they age, a new study suggests.
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PHILADELPHIA - Results of a controversial study suggest that women who use oral contraceptives have lower risks of heart disease and stroke.
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WASHINGTON - An abortion pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California woman last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.