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PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI), today announced the U.S. commercial launch of Generess(TM) Fe (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol chewable tablets and ferrous fumarate chewable tablets) 0.8 mg/25 mcg, a new low-dose oral contraceptive option that's highly effective at preventing pregnancy and proven to provide users with short, lighter, predictable periods. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100121/LA41294LOGO) Generess Fe...
A new study finds that more U.S. women seem to be using the "morning-after" pill now that the emergency contraceptive is available over-the-counter. Researchers found that about twice as many women ages 15 to 44 said they had used emergency contraception, compared with four to six years earlier. The emergency contraceptive Plan B has been available in the U.S. since 1999. The pills cut the risk of pregnancy after unprotected sex by stopping the ovaries from releasing an egg....
LOS ANGELES, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 3, just in time for Mother's Day, comes The Mommy Docs' Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy and Birth (Da Capo Lifelong Books) by Drs. Yvonne Bohn, Allison Hill, and Alane Park - preeminent Los Angeles-based OB/GYNs and doctors of "Deliver Me," the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network documentary series about pregnancy and childbirth. The "Mommy Docs" - who are mothers themselves - have delivered more than 10,000 babies. Urban legends and old wives' tales...
PHILADELPHIA, April 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release is being issued by law firms RodaNast, P.C.; Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman and Feldman & Pinto: According to two new studies published in the online edition of the British Medical Journal, Bayer's birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, containing a new progestin drospirenone (DSRP), carry up to triple the risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromboembolism) over traditional pills containing the...
WAYNE, N.J., April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is aware of two studies published today in The British Medical Journal, ONLINE FIRST. These papers are "Risk of venous thromboembolism in users of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone or levonorgestrel: nested case-control study based on UK General Practice Research Database" by Lianne Parkin et al(1); and "Risk of non-fatal venous thromboembolism in women using oral contraceptives containing...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The risk of gallbladder disease associated with newer types of oral contraceptives is similar to older oral contraceptives, according to a new study.Used by about 100 million women worldwide, oral contraceptives are the most popular form of birth control. There are many risks associated with birth control, but the risk of gallbladder disease associated with different formulations of oral contraceptives is less clear. Recent concerns have been raised linking drospirenone...
Drospirenone, the top-selling oral contraceptive marketed as Yaz or Yasmin in the U.S. and Canada, doesn't carry any more risk of gall bladder disease than the older generation of birth control pills, despite claims by some consumers and lawyers in both countries, according to a new study by University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Mahyar Etminan.In the study, published today in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), Etminan and...
Risk of gallbladder disease virtually the same with newer and older types of birth control pillsThe risk of gallbladder disease associated with newer types of oral contraceptives is similar to older oral contraceptives, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj110161.pdf.Used by about 100 million women worldwide, oral contraceptives are the most popular form of birth control. Deep vein thrombosis, stroke and...
According to a new study released by Thomson Reuters, more US teenagers are using oral contraceptives. The study found that 18 percent of teenage women between ages 13 and 18 filled prescriptions for oral contraceptives in 2009, which is a number that has jumped since 2002. Reuters reported that the number of commercially insured teens filling birth control prescriptions from 2002 to 2009 increased 63 percent, while prescriptions for those with Medicaid jumped 38 percent. The study found that...
Australian researchers studying the effects of drug use in the real world, attended parties where people were using a particular drug known as ecstasy (which often also contains a variety of other drugs), discovering that the drug posed far greater risk on users' brains than anyone previously believed. Dr. Thomas Newton, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine, who was not involved in the study, told Reuters that what was most concerning "is that most studies looking at toxicity in people...
