News tagged with birth control

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Pair call for public discourse on treating wastewater contaminated with birth control pill chemicals

(Phys.org) -- As people go about their daily lives, it’s easy to overlook the impact their lifestyle has on the environment. Resources are used and as a result of their use, certain elements are placed ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Not tonight deer: A new birth control vaccine helps reduce urban deer damage

A new birth control vaccine for white-tailed deer -- a growing nuisance in urban areas for gardens and landscaping -- eliminates the dangerous reproductive behavior behind the annual autumn surge in automobile-deer collisions. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US births down for 3rd year; economy may be factor

(AP) -- U.S. births apparently have declined for a third year in a row, probably because of the weak economy.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

US reviews birth control pill safety over clot risk

The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it is reviewing recently published studies which have pointed to an increased blood clot risk associated with a certain type of birth control pill.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Birth control prescribed for Hong Kong monkeys

Wild monkeys don't seem to care that Hong Kong is a concrete jungle -- they thrive so well on its fringes that the government has introduced birth control to curb a population boom.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 06, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

US teen births decline: study

The US teen birth rate fell to the lowest level on record in 2009 but remains one of the highest in developed countries, a report released Tuesday said.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Fewer multiple births in states with insurance coverage for infertility

Faced with the prospect of costly in vitro fertilization (IVF) but with no help from insurance coverage, some infertile couples feel pressure to transfer multiple embryos in an attempt to ensure that the IVF is a success. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Non-hormonal contraceptive a future possibility

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco and the Center of Advanced European Study and Research in Bonn, Germany published simultaneous papers this week in Nature which could ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

Passive smoking increases risk to unborn babies, study says

Pregnant non-smokers who breathe in the second-hand smoke of other people are at an increased risk of delivering stillborn babies or babies with defects, a study led by researchers at The University of Nottingham has found.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Increased contraceptive supply linked to fewer unintended pregnancies

Rates of unintended pregnancies and abortions decrease significantly when women receive a one-year supply of oral contraceptives, instead of being prescribed one- or three-month supplies, a UCSF study shows.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Family planning programs have success in developing countries, but need to be expanded

While many researchers generally credit the desire for smaller families for the decline in fertility rates in developing, low-income countries, new research suggests that prevention of unwanted births may actually be a larger ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 20, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Morning after pill linked to increase in STIs, study shows

Offering the morning after pill free over the counter has not reduced the number of teenage pregnancies and may be associated with a rise in sexually-transmitted diseases (STIs), according to a report by experts at The University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Probing Question: Are drugs in our water harmful?

Some medications are so prevalent, people jokingly suggest they should be added to the water supply. OK, consider it done. Detectable levels of common pharmaceutical medications have been found in drinking ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US teen birth rate at all-time low, economy cited

(AP) -- The U.S. teen birth rate hit an all-time low in 2009 - a decline that stunned experts say is partly because of the economy.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

This is a man's world? Yes and no, says new book

"Man up!" is an emerging expression whose significance has become loaded in our society, according to Anthony Synnott, a professor at the Concordia University Department of Sociology and Anthropology. In his most recent book, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0