Montara woman sues drug company over birth control pills (San Jose Mercury News)

March 19th, 2010    Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for birth control

She says drug caused organ failure, company knew it was risky

Conservatives put birth control back on the table (Toronto Star)

March 18th, 2010    Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for birth control

The government changes its tune and now says it will consider contraception as part of its global initiatives to help mothers and children in poor nations.

Bay Area woman sues drug firm over birth control pills (Contra Costa Times)

March 18th, 2010    Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for birth control

A Montara woman has filed a lawsuit against Bayer Pharmaceuticals claiming it sold birth control pills that it knew were risky and that she suffered organ failure as a result of taking them.

Birth Control Must Be Part Of PM’s G8 Initiative On Maternal Health: Opposition (CityNews)

March 18th, 2010    Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for birth control

The prime minister has yet to divulge whether reproductive rights will be included in his maternal health plan.

BOE votes on birth control issue (The New Britain Herald)

March 18th, 2010    Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for birth control

NEW BRITAIN — A recommendation by Board of Education member Aram Ayalon to look at making birth control products available at school-based health centers was killed Monday when the board voted not to look at the language on the issue.

Harper government’s aid plan omits birth control (Toronto Star)

March 17th, 2010    Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for birth control

Opposition parties are stunned that the Harper government won’t support birth control as part of its foreign-aid plans for maternal health.

Birth control must be part of PM’s G8 initiative on maternal health: Opposition (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

March 17th, 2010    Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for birth control

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to champion maternal and child health on the international stage has turned into a political fracas at home over the right of the world's poorest women to use contraceptives and have safe abortions.

Dimplex Remote Control Kits Recalled for Fire, Burn Hazards (NewsInferno)

March 17th, 2010    Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for birth control

A massive recall of 700,000 Remote Control Kits for Electric Fireplaces and Stoves has been initiated by Dimplex North America due to fire and burn hazards, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The recalled Remote Control Kits for Electric Fireplaces and Stoves were manufactured in China and imported by Dimplex North America, of [...]

DKT Healthcare enters the birth-control market (The Nation - Thailand’s English news)

March 17th, 2010    Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for birth control

DKT Healthcare (Thailand) plans to break into the contraceptives market with the help of its close ally, the Drug Store Club of Thailand.

Women Taking Birth Control Pill Likely To Live Longer, Reduce Risk Of Certain Cancers, Study Finds (Medical News Today)

March 17th, 2010    Posted by: Yahoo! News Search Results for birth control

Women who take the birth control pill are more likely to live longer than women who have never taken the pill, according to a study published Friday in the British medical journal BMJ, the AP/Boston Globe reports. Researchers in the United Kingdom followed more than 46,000 women who took the pill and then compared the mortality rate of those women with women who did not take birth control pills ...