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  • January 2008

    • Pill Guards Against Ovarian Cancer: Study

      Canadian Press  |  Jan 25, 08 8:45 AM CST

      Pill Guards Against Ovarian Cancer: Study

      (Newser) - Oral contraceptives "confer powerful and long-lasting protection" against ovarian cancer, a cancer that often proves deadly because it's so difficult to diagnose early, a new study has found. The effect is so strong that women who take the pill for 10 years will enjoy significant protection against ovarian cancer even 30 years later, the Canadian Press reports. More »

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      medical research  • birth control  • Oxford University  • ovarian cancer  • cancer prevention  • birth control pills  • over the counter

  • December 2007

    • Congress Must Restore College Birth-Control Discounts

      Slate  |  Dec 20, 07 2:41 PM CST

      Congress Must Restore College Birth-Control Discounts

      (Newser) - With Congress sprinting toward its holiday recess, Slate’s Amanda Schaffer urges legislators to correct a 2005 omission that has made birth-control pills much more expensive for college women. With heavily funded federal abstinence programs doing little and teen birth rates back on the rise, now's not the time to make it tougher for college women to get contraception, Schaffer writes. More »

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      Congress  • abstinence  • birth control pills

  • November 2007
  • July 2007

    • Birth Control Prices at US Colleges Skyrocket

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 26, 07 1:49 PM CDT

      Birth Control Prices at US Colleges Skyrocket

      (Newser) - Many college students may no longer be able to afford birth control come September, thanks to a 2006 bill that discourages drug companies from offering schools deep discounts on contraceptives. The change went into effect this year, but students will feel the crunch only now, as health centers that stocked up on cheap birth control run out, the Journal reports. More »

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      pregnancy  • college  • pharmaceutical companies  • college student  • birth control  • contraception  • condom  • STD  • sexual health  • birth control pills  • contraceptive patch

  • May 2007
  • April 2007

    • Stop Periods, Period?

      New York Times  |  Apr 20, 07 11:01 AM CDT

      Stop Periods, Period?

      (Newser) - Women may complain about their periods, but would they miss them when they're gone? The FDA is set to approve an oral contraceptive that suppresses periods entirely, sparking controversy—including a documentary making the rounds of college campuses—over the meaning of menstruation. More »

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      health  • women  • FDA  • women's health  • birth control  • contraception  • birth control pills

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