Tag: pill
Obama supports less access to morning-after pill
by on Dec.08, 2011, under Health and Fitness
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he supports a controversial decision by the U.S. health secretary to overrule government scientists about access to an emergency contraceptive known as the morning-after pill.
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FDA accepts marketing application of Amarin's heart pill
by on Nov.25, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Biopharmaceutical company Amarin Corp said U.S. health regulators have accepted the marketing application for its heart pill AMR101 and set an eight-month review period.
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Gilead's HIV pill shows positive results in trial
by on Aug.16, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Gilead Sciences Inc said its four-medicine HIV pill, known as the Quad, worked as well as the company's widely used Atripla three-drug tablet in a late-stage trial.
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Correction: Drug in morning-after pill ok for non-emergency use
by on Mar.31, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The active ingredient in the morning-after pill, at a lower dose, may be safe and effective as a regular birth control method, researchers say.
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CO woman waits to see if pill mix up harmed embryo
by on Feb.10, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Doctors say the early stages of pregnancy are an especially bad time for a pharmacological mix-up where a woman prescribed antibiotics instead is given a powerful drug used in chemotherapy.
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Editor changes industry-backed tanning pill study
by on Jul.30, 2010, under Health and Fitness
A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L'Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of a company-sponsored study.
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FDA advisers back 5-day "morning after" pill
by on Jun.25, 2010, under Health and Fitness
A new, longer-lasting emergency contraceptive pill moved closer to the U.S. market on Thursday after U.S. medical advisers unanimously backed the one-dose drug as a safe and effective option to prevent an unplanned pregnancy.
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US panel approves French morning-after pill
by on Jun.23, 2010, under Health and Fitness
A US health panel Thursday voted unanimously to allow the sale of a controversial French birth control pill, which can prevent pregnancy for up to five days after unprotected sex.
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FDA staff question female sex-drive pill data
by on Jun.16, 2010, under Health and Fitness
U.S. drug reviewers questioned the safety and effectiveness of an experimental pill for treating women with low sex drive, according to documents released on Wednesday.
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