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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

    • Mac Speechless on Fiorina Birth Control Slip

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 10, 08 2:56 PM CDT

      Mac Speechless on Fiorina Birth Control Slip

      A full day after the blogosphere was lit up over Carly Fiorina’s decidedly un-conservative suggestion that health insurers should cover birth control, John McCain still had no comment when asked about it, the Wall Street Journal reports. And a decidedly awkward no-comment, at that: McCain: “I certainly do not want to discuss that issue." Reporter: “But apparently you’ve voted against—“ More »

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      John McCain  • health insurance  • birth control  • Carly Fiorina

    • Ex-HP Chief a Risky VP Choice

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 9, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      Ex-HP Chief a Risky VP Choice

      Carly Fiorina sparked stunned silence when talking over breakfast yesterday about the unfairness of health insurance plans that cover Viagra, but not birth control. “These women would like a choice,” she said, despite the fact that her nominee, John McCain, voted against a proposal to mandate coverage. Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post that the moment typifies why she’d be a risky VP choice for McCain—but also “potentially the most rewarding.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • vice president  • vice presidential sweepstakes  • birth control  • Viagra  • Carly Fiorina

  • June 2008

    • Mayor: No Proof of Teen Pregnancy Pact

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 23, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      Mayor: No Proof of Teen Pregnancy Pact

      The mayor of Gloucester says there’s no proof that teenage girls in the Massachusetts town made a pact to have babies together, the AP reports. The principal of Gloucester High School, where a bizarre spate of 17 girls got pregnant this year, was quoted in Time saying the girls had conspired to conceive. But the principal can’t remember his source of information, the mayor says. More »

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      pregnancy  • teen pregnancy  • birth control  • contraception  • weird  • Catholic  • social conservatives

    • 17 High School Teens Pregnant After Secret Pact

      newser  |  Time  |  Jun 20, 08 3:21 AM CDT

      17 High School Teens Pregnant After Secret Pact

      A pact among teenage girls to get pregnant has resulted in 17 pregnancies at a single Massachusetts high school—and sparked a debate in the conservative Catholic fishing town about birth control and available career options, reports Time magazine. Officials began to get wise to the secret pact when girls flooded the high school clinic for pregnancy tests last fall—and high-fived each other after positive results. More »

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      pregnancy  • teen pregnancy  • birth control  • contraception  • weird  • Catholic  • social conservatives

    • With 16K Condoms, Antarctic Base Ready for Winter

      newser  |  The Press  |  Jun 11, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      With 16K Condoms, Antarctic Base Ready for Winter

      The McMurdo Antarctic station got a vital shipment last month just before the southern winter descended—a year's supply of condoms. Some 16,500 condoms were delivered to the base's 125 staff. Supply flights won't resume until after the sun rises again in August, when the polar station's population begins to swell to more than 1,000, reports New Zealand's Press . More »

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      Antarctica  • birth control  • condom  • winter  • polar region

    • Teen Sex Rate Stops Dropping

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 5, 08 8:45 AM CDT

      Teen Sex Rate Stops Dropping

      A decade-long drop in the teen sex rate leveled off between 2001-2007 and it may now be slowly rising again, the Washington Post reports. The government survey of thousands of high school students also found that an increase in condom use flattened out in 2003. The numbers have alarmed public health workers and revived debate about the effectiveness of abstinence-focused sex-ed programs. More »

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      teen pregnancy  • birth control  • condom  • abstinence  • teenager  • abstinence education  • teen sex

  • May 2008

    • Canadian Town Split on Bear Birth Control

      newser  |  Canada.com  |  May 1, 08 2:43 AM CDT

      Canadian Town Split on Bear Birth Control

      Plans to put a British Columbia bear on birth control have stirred up controversy in Whistler, reports the Victoria Times-Colonist. The wild bear, known as Jeanie, is a local celebrity who's been featured in a BBC documentary, but authorities say she is putting her life in danger by coming to the ski town and foraging in garbage to feed her cubs. More »

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      Canada  • animal  • birth control  • British Columbia  • bear

  • April 2008

    • J&J Hid Birth Control Patch Risks: Suit

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

      J&amp;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

    • Urologist: Shoot, Don't Score

      newser  |  Oregonian (Portland)  |  Mar 11, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      Urologist: Shoot, Don't Score

      Crafty Oregon urologists are boosting their vasectomy clinic business at a time of year when a lot of men are on the sofa anyway, the Oregonian reports. A weekend of NCAA basketball tournament action allows just about enough time to recuperate from the surgery. "When March Madness approaches, you need an excuse to stay at home in front of the big screen," says a radio ad for the clinic. More »

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      basketball  • NCAA basketball  • March Madness  • birth control  • contraception  • vasectomy  • urology

    • 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

  • January 2008
  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Maine Middle School Offers Preteens the Pill

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 18, 07 10:56 AM CDT

      Maine Middle School Offers Preteens the Pill

      A Portland, Maine, middle school stirred controversy last night when its board voted 5-2 to make birth control pills and patches available for its pupils, typically between 11 and 13 years old. The move was prompted by the school nurse's claim that five of 134 students treated by the health center last year were sexually active, the AP reports. Opponents cited religious and health concerns. More »

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      birth control  • contraception  • sex education  • Portland, Maine

    • 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

  • August 2007

    • Sales Rocket for Morning-After Pill

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 23, 07 3:54 AM CDT

      Sales Rocket for Morning-After Pill

      Sales of the morning-after pill have zoomed since it became available over the counter last year, but conservative activists are still lobbying to block it from pharmacy shelves. The federal Food and Drug Administration ruled in 2006 that the pill, marketed under the name Plan B, be made available without a prescription to customers 18 and older . More »

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      rape  • abortion  • birth control  • contraception  • Plan B

  • July 2007
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