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  • July 2008

    • Vasectomy Is Young Man's Pill

      newser  |  Details  |  Jul 15, 08 11:44 AM CDT

      Vasectomy Is Young Man's Pill

      Once exclusive to the over-40 crowd, vasectomies are increasingly popular among young men who want condom-free sex and no fears of Daddydom. But there's also a control component, writes Richard Morgan in Details : These men are taking charge of birth control, not leaving it up to the woman. "I don't have to worry about being tricked," says one snipped man. More »

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      pregnancy  • sex  • birth control  • contraception  • condom  • birth control pill  • vasectomy

  • April 2008

    • J&J Hid Birth Control Patch Risks: Suit

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Apr 6, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      J&J Hid Birth Control Patch Risks: Suit

      Johnson & Johnson doctored data to get its birth control patch FDA-approved, according to a class action lawsuit that claims Ortho-Evra caused blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes. A J&J scientist allegedly doctored the data with a "correction factor" for the FDA, lowering estrogen-related risk by 60%: He "presented a truly misleading picture of the amount of estrogen delivered by the patch,'' the suit said. More »

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      FDA  • birth control  • estrogen  • class action  • birth control pill  • Johnson and Johnson  • blood clots

  • March 2008

    • Stocks Tumble as Bayer Loses Patent for Contraceptive

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 5, 08 4:27 AM CST

      Stocks Tumble as Bayer Loses Patent for Contraceptive

      Bayer shares tumbled to a 12-month low yesterday after a US judge ended the pharmaceutical giant's patent on Yasmin, the company’s top-selling birth control pill. The ruling means rival Barr Pharmaceuticals may introduce a lower-priced generic version of Yasmin in the next few months, Bloomberg reports.  More »

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      birth control  • birth control pill  • patent  • generic drugs

  • November 2007

    • Price of Pill for Students Soars

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 22, 07 3:45 AM CST

      Price of Pill for Students Soars

      Female students at US colleges may be cutting back on reliable contraceptives because a quirk in a federal law has made birth-control pills up to four times more expensive, health officials warn. A recent change in Medicaid regulations means drug companies no longer offer big discounts to health centers where students and low-income women obtain the pills, the New York Times reports. More »

    • Pill Use Boosts Cervical Cancer Risk Slightly

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 9, 07 1:26 PM CST

      Pill Use Boosts Cervical Cancer Risk Slightly

      A woman's risk of cervical cancer doubles after 10 years on birth control pills, a new study shows, but the risk begins to return to normal immediately after she stops taking them, the LA Times reports. The new research shows that the increase is both minor and "outweighed by reduced risks for ovarian and womb cancer," says the study leader. More »

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      cervical cancer  • HPV  • birth control pill

    • Pill Linked to Heart Attack Risk

      newser  |  CBS  |  Nov 7, 07 10:57 AM CST

      Pill Linked to Heart Attack Risk

      New research suggesting a link between birth control pills and heart attacks has reignited a furious debate among scientists about the risks of oral contraceptives. Researchers in Europe found women had a 20-30% increase in artery-clogging plaque for every 10 years on oral contraceptives, CBS News reports. Nearly 12 million American women—100 million worldwide—use the pill. More »

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      heart disease  • blood pressure  • American Heart Association  • birth control pill

  • October 2007

    • Alternative to the Pill Has No Side Effects

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Oct 17, 07 2:47 PM CDT

      Alternative to the Pill Has No Side Effects

      Contraception without the nausea, headaches, mood swings, weight gain, or heart attacks? Scientists are developing a non-hormonal patch that would side-step the side effects associated with the Pill by simply blocking a protein that allows sperm to bond with egg, the Telegraph reports. But don’t get too excited—it could take a decade to develop. More »

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      birth control  • hormones  • human genome  • birth control pill  • gene therapy  • contraceptive

  • September 2007

    • The Pill Reduces Cancer Risk

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Sep 12, 07 5:57 AM CDT

      The Pill Reduces Cancer Risk

      The pill has a possible new side effect: preventing cancer. Women who took oral contraceptives for less than eight years have up to a 12% lower risk of developing the disease, according to a new British study, one of the largest ever conducted. The risk of developing bowel and rectal, uterine and ovarian cancers was most reduced. More »

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      cancer research  • women's health  • birth control  • birth control pill  • contraceptive

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