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Austria's health ministry says the contraceptive morning-after pill is now available in pharmacies without a prescription.
A consumer advocacy group is petitioning the government to ban the weight loss pill Meridia because a recent study suggests it increases risk of heart attack, stroke and death.
More than 300 people were arrested and 200 more targeted in a crackdown on a multi-state prescription pill pipeline, a bust that Kentucky officials said Thursday was the largest in the state's history.
The birth control pill may have done more than just help liberate women, it may also have changed “the laws of attraction” between the sexes, according to a new study.
I can’t sleep on a plane, especially on long flights. I’m guessing it has something to do with having my body jammed into a space the size of a milk carton. But like most situations in life, the problem isn’t that simple.
You can’t avoid jet lag altogether, but you can minimize its effect, so you can get the mos
Roughly a fourth of American women getting early abortions last year did so with drugs rather than surgery, statistics show, as a new study reported improved safety in using the so-called "abortion pill."
Abbott Laboratories and AstraZeneca PLC on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve a drug that combines their cholesterol pills TriLipix and Crestor.
Spain said Monday it plans to make the contraceptive morning-after pill available over the counter in pharmacies without prescription within three months.
Government health officials warned dieters and body builders Friday to immediately stop using Hydroxycut, a widely sold supplement linked to cases of serious liver damage and at least one death.
Women's groups cheered the government's decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, but conservatives denounced it as a blow to parental supervision of teens.
Seventeen-year-olds will be able to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, a decision conservatives denounced as a blow to parental supervision of teens.
Seventeen-year-olds will be able to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, a decision that conservatives denounced as a blow to parental supervision of teens but that women's groups said represents sound science.
The Food and Drug Administration let politics cloud its judgment when it denied teenage girls over-the-counter access to the Plan B morning-after pill, a federal judge said Monday as he ordered the FDA to let 17-year-olds obtain the medication.
Illinois pharmacists who object to dispensing emergency contraception won another day in court to fight a rule they claim forces them to choose between their livelihood and conscience.
Nine-month-old Shayla Davidson was a sick little girl, and her mother had no idea why.
The drug that got American skeleton racer Zach Lund barred from the Turin Olympics hours before the opening ceremony is being removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list.
Here's a couch potato's dream: What if a drug could help you gain some of the benefits of exercise without working up a sweat? Scientists reported Thursday that there is such a drug — if you happen to be a mouse.
Canada's national pharmacy regulation body is recommending that "morning-after" contraceptive pills be sold over the counter.
Chile's Constitutional Court halted a government program Friday that provided the contraceptive known as the "morning-after" pill free to women and girls as young as 14.
A group of pharmacists asked the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday to throw out a rule that forces them to dispense emergency contraception despite moral objections, claiming it amounts to illegal coercion.
The first warning sign came when a sharp-eyed worker sorting pills noticed that the odd blue flecks dotting the finished drug capsules matched the paint on the factory doors.
Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said.
Women taking the birth control pill have a slightly higher risk of cervical cancer, but that risk disappears a decade after they stop taking it, scientists say.
A morning-after pill is best served without a sermonA significant number, mainly Christians and Muslims, refuse women the morning-after pill because they believe it is a form of abortion.
Arianna is running around trying to get on as many shows as she can to push her ludicrous idea for Joe Biden to resign as Vice President. She sounds like a nut because the VP plays a significant role in the Obama administration.
Healthcare reform that's hard to swallow -- latimes.comCutting costs at the expense of pharmaceutical firms could lead to drug rationing By Jeff Stier
US recalls leading diet pillFood and Drug Administration officials said on Friday the manufacturer of Hydroxycut has launched a recall of the dietary supplmenent, used by people trying to shed kilograms, and by bodybuilders to sharpen their muscles.
'Superpill' halves heart risk ORLANDO - HEALTHY people could cut their risk of heart disease in half with a new 'super pill' that combines low doses of aspirin and drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol, a study said on Monday.
States Consider Ways to Limit Stem Cell Research"I just think it's immoral to create life and destroy it in the name of science," said Georgia State Sen. Ralph Hudgens. "In Nazi Germany they did experiments with human beings. I don't want to see that done here."
The Soul of an Embryonic Stem CellIf they are otherwise to be destroyed, then does not the good that can be done to heal disease outweigh protecting a non-existent potential? Theologians must advise the bishops that there is a difference between metaphysical potentiality and this specific case. More Articles
Pill Could Erase Bad MemoriesScientists have discovered a drug that could erase fearful memories in humans. propranolol By Robert Roy Britt, Editorial Director. posted: 16 February 2009 12:04 pm ET
Pill to erase bad memories: Ethical furore over drugs 'that threaten human identity' A drug which appears to erase painful memories has been developed by scientists. The astonishing treatment could help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder and those whose lives are plagued by hurtful recurrent memories.
'Memory pill' that could help with exam revision could be available soonA "memory pill" that could aid exam revision and help to prevent people forgetting important anniversaries may soon be available over the counter.
Caffeine Poisoning Calls Pour In To CentersConvenience stores are packed with products to give consumers a quick boost of caffeine. The stimulant comes in all forms -- from drinks to pills to sprays -- and is available at almost all locations.
Vatican Issues Sweeping Bioethics DocumentIt condemned in-vitro fertilisation, saying the techniques "proceed as if the human embryo were simply a mass of cells to be used, selected and discarded."
'Anti-Aging' Pill Makes Mice MightyEat more than you should. Stay skinny. Run twice as far. Those are the big claims coming from a new drug study from Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., based in Cambridge, Mass.
Scientists may soon be able to erase fear and trauma from your mindScientists are a step closer to being able to wipe the mind clean of painful memories, a deveolpment that will offer hope to those with a fear of spiders or who are trying to bury traumatic experiences.
New Federal Regulation to Consider Birth Control Pills an AbortionThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to introduce new regulations that would make it more difficult for women to get access to common birth control.
Take Your Robot Pill NowOnce inside the body, it can be used to view damaged areas, deliver drugs, as well as biopsy questionable tissues, and possibly even be used to cauterize bleeding wounds with a small laser.
Researchers Identify Drugs that Enhance Exercise Endurance Researchers have identified two drugs that mimic many of the physiological effects of exercise. The drugs increase the ability of cells to burn fat and are the first compounds that have been shown to enhance exercise endurance.
Treating the Pill as Abortion, Draft Regulation Stirs DebateSet aside the fraught question of when human life begins. The new debate: When does pregnancy begin?
BBC NEWS | Health | Child placebo pill is criticisedA fruit-flavoured sugar pill which parents can use to soothe childhood aches and pains has been criticised.
A Pill to Cure Alcoholism? - US News and World ReportPeople struggling with alcohol addiction got some promising news this week: A team led by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System reported that the drug topiramate can lead to a reduction in heavy drinking.
Better Fathers: Courtesy of the Sexual Revolution | Reproductive Health | RHRealityCheck.org"The unheralded result of women entering the workforce, thanks in large part to family planning, has been the rise of the real family man and the making of the more devoted father.
Camera in a pill can photograph your colonA tiny camera in a pill that you swallow is designed to take high-quality, color pictures in confined spaces. Such a device could find warning signs of esophageal cancer, the fastest growing cancer in the United States.
BBC NEWS | A future where your brain is betterFrom the odd capsule of fish oil to major brain surgery, the options for boosting our mental capacity are expanding all the time.
Pharma Tests Fountain of Youth Pill Sirtris Pharmaceuticals is testing a fountain-of-youth pill in humans. You won't live forever, but it may slow aging and increase lifespan. So far, it's working.
Druggists Sue Over "Morning After" PillSome pharmacists in Washington State are, of course, suing the state for passing a law requiring them to hand out Plan B.
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