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2012-12-08 05:02:49

The Drug Risk Resource Center is the Web’s largest source for information on prescription drug warnings, side effects and legal news. Visit http://www.DrugRisk.com New York, NY (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 The Drug Risk Resource Center, a patient awareness group, is alerting women prescribed the birth control Yaz or Yasmin that experts have related both the brand name and generic versions of the drugs to risks of blood clots. Bayer recently announced they are settling many of the claims...

2012-12-07 05:04:36

The Drug Risk Resource Center is the Web’s largest source for information on prescription drug warnings, side effects and legal news. Visit http://www.DrugRisk.com Orlando, FL (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 After difficulties earlier this year gaining approval of its cancer treatment ridaforolimus in the United States, drug maker Merck has withdrawn an application for approval of the drug in Europe as well, according to BusinessWeek on November 29, 2012.* The news for Merck comes as...

2012-12-07 05:03:38

The Drug Risk Resource Center is the Web’s largest source for information on prescription drug warnings, side effects and legal news. Visit http://www.DrugRisk.com Dallas, TX (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 The Drug Risk Resource Center, a patient awareness group, is alerting women prescribed the birth control Yaz or Yasmin that experts have related these drugs to blood clots. Also, Bayer recently announced they are continuing to settle certain patient claims. Anyone who suffered a blood...

2012-12-06 08:27:25

LONDON, December 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- You can't see, touch or taste them, but the latest app technology means you can now hear them. Digital drugs are the latest alternative to the traditional pill bottle. Digipill, a FREE new app, officially launched (7th December 2012) and available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, uses psychoacoustics to help you unlock your subconscious and change your perception. Use of psychoacoustics is not new. Early experiments were...

2012-12-06 05:04:30

The Drug Risk Resource Center is the Web’s largest source for information on prescription drug warnings, side effects and legal news. Visit http://www.DrugRisk.com Miami, FL (PRWEB) December 05, 2012 The DrugRisk Resource Center, a patient awareness group, is alerting women who suffered side effects after using the contraceptive NuvaRing that a judge recently postponed the start of important bellweather trials. U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel, who will preside over NuvaRing lawsuits...

2012-12-06 05:04:27

The Drug Risk Resource Center is the Web’s largest source for information on prescription drug warnings, side effects and legal news. Visit http://www.DrugRisk.com Orlando, FL (PRWEB) December 05, 2012 The Drug Risk Resource Center, a patient awareness group, is alerting women who were prescribed the birth control Yaz or Yasmin that Bayer has begun settling claims for certain patient injuries. However, only certain cases may qualify and the time to file is limited. Anyone who suffered a...

2012-12-06 05:02:23

The Drug Risk Resource Center is the Web’s largest source for information on NuvaRing warnings, side effects and legal news. Visit http://www.DrugRisk.com Dallas, TX (PRWEB) December 05, 2012 The DrugRisk Resource Center, a patient awareness group, is alerting women who suffered side effects after using the contraceptive NuvaRing that a judge recently postponed the start of important bellweather trials. U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel, who will preside over NuvaRing lawsuits filed by...

2012-12-03 20:55:35

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who are taking combined oral contraceptives have a 2-fold risk of blood clots compared with women without the disorder who take contraceptives, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). PCOS affects between 6% and 10% of women of reproductive age with some estimates as high as 15%, making it the most common endocrine disorder in this age group. Risk factors for heart disease such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity...

2012-12-02 05:04:18

The US Drug Watchdog says, “We are convinced most women have never heard about severe side effects associated with the birth control pills called Yaz, Yasmin, or generic version Ocella. To counter this we are urging friends, mothers, or loved ones of young to middle aged women who had a out of the blue heart attack, a stroke, a blood clot, or a pulmonary embolism to ask the victim if she was using these specific types of birth control pills. We are desperately trying to get the word out,...

Pediatric Group Recommends Advance Prescriptions For Emergency Contraception For All Teenage Girls
2012-11-26 10:59:23

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The United States has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in the world, yet efforts to curb these types of unplanned pregnancies have been largely avoided. Current federal policy bans the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills to girls under 17, and often young girls do not have immediate access to emergency contraceptives when they need them. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is now pushing to change this,...