Posted on December 9th, 2011 by Health News
Even though America has, by far, the highest rates of unwanted and unplanned teenage pregnancies in the developed world, and the FDA wanted to make the Morning-After-Pill, otherwise known as Plan B One-Step, available as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug to all females of reproductive age, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius slapped them down and said [...]
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Posted on December 9th, 2011 by Health News
Women who have non-melanoma skin cancers are more likely to have smoked cigarettes compared to women without skin cancer, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., who published study results in a recent issue of Cancer Causes Control…
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Posted on December 9th, 2011 by Health News
In a settlement reached this week, the FDA agreed to rule on the safety of BPA in consumer products by the end of March 2012. Medscape Medical News
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A new meta-analysis shows that the patients who take any class of antihypertensive medication have a significantly lowered risk for stroke. Medscape Medical News
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An international review of a broad range of strategies shows the greatest efficacy when healthy eating and physical activity are emphasized. Medscape Medical News
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Which articles were most read by your colleagues during the past year? Medscape Public Health
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What should healthcare providers advise patients about lifestyle changes that may reduce breast cancer risks? Medscape Medical News
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ADELPHI, Md. (MedPage Today) — In a lukewarm endorsement, an FDA advisory panel voted 15-11 that the benefits of controversial drospirenone-containing oral contraceptives such as Yaz and Yazmin outweigh the risk of venous thromboembolism.
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(MedPage Today) — After 10 years of mammograms, a woman may get more harm than good from the screening, researchers from the U.K. found.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved a topical gel formulation of oxybutynin 3% for the treatment of overactive bladder with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequency.
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