News tagged with control pills

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

50 years on, the pill still changes lives

On Sunday, men and women around the world will mark an event 50 years ago that revolutionized their lives -- the approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the birth control pill.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Gender-bending fish on the rise in southern Alberta

Chemicals present in two rivers in southern Alberta are likely the cause of the feminization of fish say researchers at the University of Calgary who have published results of their study in the journal Environmental To ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New methods of contraception mean women must weigh choices

Puzzled by the onslaught of advertising that touts pregnancy prevention along with bonuses like clearer skin and a period-free lifestyle, Jennifer Meyer balked at a birth control pill that would reduce her monthly cycles ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0