Get more: Health Nov 18, 2009
A Bay Area woman says the birth control pill Yaz caused her to have a stroke. Tags. (KGO, CA)
Study debunks theories on priests' sex abuse Nov 18, 2009
The bishops adopted a pastoral letter on marriage, which delved into gay marriage, divorce, cohabitation and birth control. Yet none of the conference debate focused on gay marriage. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A new screen trend, after a fashion Nov 18, 2009
There has been an increasing prevalence of using designers as a mass-marketing tool over the past 10 years, for example, Nicole Miller's limited-edition birth control pill packets and Paul Smith's Evian bottle. Clements says this has ''democratised'' fashion, and interest in it has never been greater. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Women's health Nov 17, 2009
Movie stars, athletes and a former first lady who've all beaten the disease share what inspired them to keep fighting. Nov. 16: Breast cancer specialist Dr. Susan Love offers advice about what women should take away fromnew government recommendations advising women to wait until 50 to begin getting regular mammograms. (MSNBC -- Health)
Project presents on sex ed Nov 17, 2009
Thorn said the introduction of birth control has some complications in society in regards to male and female relations ... Thorn also said the chemicals in birth control pills have become a waste management issue as they have began to collect in the world s water systems. (The Observer, IN)
* Broaching the subject of birth control with Afghan mullahs Nov 17, 2009
Broaching the subject of birth control with Afghan mullahs ... It was a seminar on birth control, a likely subject for a nation whose fertility rate of six children per woman is the highest in Asia ... Nothing in Islam expressly forbids birth control. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
U.N., Islamic Bank Make $1B Farming Deal Nov 16, 2009
The problem is that far too many of these cultures regard birth control as evil. If the Pope wants to lend his authority to fighting hunger, he should announce that the Catholic Church no longer opposes artificial birth control. (CBS News)
Merits of abstinence education debated Nov 15, 2009
No birth control is prescribed at schools. Kanisha Meaders, a nurse practitioner at Jim Hill High School, said nurses talk to students about birth control and tell them abstinence is the only thing that's 100 percent effective. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Challenge to Nevada Personhood Initiative Filed Nov 14, 2009
"Since the Nevada electorate has gone to the polls to protect a woman's right to choose, and the U.S. Supreme Court has held that banning all abortions violate women's constitutional rights, this initiative seeks a radical new course for Nevada in not only reversing those decisions but further eliminating most birth control and fertility treatments as well," Rowland said. Depending on the outcome of the legal challenge, backers of the initiative would need to gather about 97,000 signatures to... (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
'Her Work Is Changing the Future of Women's Health' Nov 14, 2009
If you watch much TV, you may have noticed a change in how the birth control pill Yaz is advertised ... Today, Yaz ads are careful to point out that the pill, prescribed for birth control, has a side benefit of treating the symptoms of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, an extreme, debilitating form of PMS that affects only a tiny portion of the population. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Mountain medics Nov 14, 2009
"Before it was built, the health system here was absolutely bad. There were a lot of problems with birth control and immunisation. People had very bad infections and the hygiene was really bad," he says. Unusual. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Why Doesn't Health Care Cover Birth Control? Nov 13, 2009
Why Doesn't Health Care Cover Birth Control. Posted Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at 4:28 PM ETWhy Doesn't Health Care Cover Birth Control. (Slate)
Cocaine, Spices, Hormones Found in Drinking Water Nov 13, 2009
Around the world, scientists are finding trace amounts of substances from sugar and spice to heroine, rocket fuel, and birth control that might be having unintended consequences for humans and wildlife alike. Vanilla Seas. (National Geographic)
Internet Execs Teach Vatican Web Skills Nov 13, 2009
Even something a simple as approval of birth control would save untold numbers of lives each year. by pubsruineverything November 12, 2009 5:38 PM EST. (CBS News)
Chemical In Plastic Linked to Impotence Nov 12, 2009
Finally, another new option for birth control. by armyoftwelve November 11, 2009 2:22 PM EST. (CBS News)
Freedom To Confuse Nov 12, 2009
You know you could have used a copper IUD and/or progestin-only birth control methods. If the pro-life viewpoint if nothing more than men controlling women, how did you go about obtaining two abortions under your slavemaster's rule. (Townhall.com)
Verbally, bishop isn’t turning cheek Nov 12, 2009
Since his installation in 2005, he has challenged the Republican governor s crackdown on illegal immigration, inserted himself into last year s Republican presidential primary with a rebuke of Rudolph Giuliani on the abortion issue (in which he addressed him familiarly as Rudy in a commentary), and took on President Obama in a mock interview published in another of his columns (in which he facetiously quotes Obama advancing the rights of foreigners to kill their children and use abortion as a... (Boston Globe)
Abortion: More hypocrisy on health care Nov 11, 2009
How about supporting charities that provide food, clothing, shelter and health care for pregnant women who can t afford it and/or for married women who have birth control failure and don t want the child ... Also, I do not advocate abortion as birth control, since there are readily available inexpensive and effective means of contraception ... It s call abstinence, safe sex, birth control & not watching Oprah. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Kissing Wayne Newton, Ellen Slezak, Agni Nov 11, 2009
I d often challenged her about her Catholic faith, asking how she could identify as a member of a church that had doctrines against gay people, birth control, abortion, and women priests, when she herself supported gay rights, had used birth control, was pro-choice, and believed that a woman could turn water and wine into body and blood as well as any man. I d been at her for years. (Harper's Magazine)
IUD Is Most Popular Long-acting Contraceptive Amongst Europeans Nov 11, 2009
16, 2006) The IUD might be one of the best-kept birth control secrets for young women, according to researchers at the University of Rochester Medical. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Isotretinoin in the Treatment of Ac... Nov 10, 2009
Use double birth control measures while on the retinoid; both pills and barrier methods are to be used at a time. If you miss a period while on isotretinoin, immediately stop the medication and consult your doctor. (Suite101.com)
Saletan: House Democrats Traded Abortion Rights for a Health Reform Bill Nov 10, 2009
If people were that rational about their risk of unintended pregnancy and abortion, they'd be more diligent about birth control. -- Will Saletan(To reply, ). (Slate)
Man Confesses to Killing Abortion Provider Nov 10, 2009
" Good luck with that one Scott... by CaliforniaConservative November 9, 2009 11:51 PM EST I'n not sure Doc Tiller will have much luck standing in that same situation saying that he was just trying to protect feminist rights. by dscott2009 November 10, 2009 12:02 AM EST Cali Con...you may be right as well. They might both share the same eternal hot tub, but how does committing murder justify committing murder? by CaliforniaConservative November 10, 2009 12:22 AM EST I guess that's what they mean... (CBS News -- US)
Textual healing Nov 10, 2009
Loncar originally developed the company for diabetics, but has expanded it to include anyone with a chronic illness that requires medication or anyone taking a regular medication, from birth control to inhalers for asthma patients. A user would register for the text messages on the CareSpeak Web site with their phone numbers, the specific medication they're taking and what times they want to receive a reminder. (Daily Orange, NY)
Abortion a Key Fault Line in Health Fight Nov 10, 2009
Next, If my wife and I decide to have sex without using a condom, will I need to call you and ask if it is OK for her to use a birth control pill ... Next, If my wife decides to use abortion as a means of birth control then she and I might part ways. (CBS News)
Women's Health Office Funds Cut Nov 10, 2009
It also produces heavily requested health information about menopause, pregnancy, birth control, osteoporosis and other topics. The administration had requested -- and Congress had budgeted -- $4 million for the office in fiscal 2007, just as they have for several years running. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
House Votes to Ban Abortion Subsidies Nov 9, 2009
by ToolMangler1 November 8, 2009 5:06 PM EST The whole 'KEY' to this issue is, (1) Abortion for the sake of birth control is wrong. (murder) (2) Birth control must be practised in some way or the earth will becomme unable to sustain life ... "Au contraire, deux fois! They do indeed support government-sanctioned murder in the form of the death penalty - for crimes that don't involve le col blanc, of course.Heck, some of the righties insist it is OK for the government to kill convicted criminals... (CBS News)
NT webmaster Nov 9, 2009
bluenurse wrote on Nov 7, 2009 12:05 AM:" Oh great! Now not only am I immoral, I'm a coward, too. I'd rather be a coward than a few other things.Byron, I invite you to join me at the capitol one day when the new session starts. I will continue to lobby for patients & healthcare; accurate sex ed & birth control (the only two ways you will decrease abortion) & making it easier for people to adopt. You can lobby against knucklehead cowards from St. Louis who don't just complain about stuff, judge... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
House to Consider Abortion Anesthesia Bill Nov 8, 2009
Even the bill's definition of pregnancy -- beginning at the moment of fertilization, rather than at implantation in the uterus -- is problematic to some abortion rights groups, since it would legislatively establish that some forms of birth control induce abortion by blocking implantation after fertilization. Backers of the bill have framed it as a common-sense extension of existing state laws that mandate that patients receive information about abortion procedures before giving their consent. (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)
Public option gives real choice (13) Nov 8, 2009
In dealing with unwanted pregnancies there are two sorts of institutions providing services: (1) organizations such as Planned Parenthood, which provide abortions as well as sex education, birth control, gynecological services and STD testing; and (2) crisis pregnancy centers, which seek to persuade a woman, through counseling based on fundamentalist Christian theology, not to have an abortion ... The way to do that is prevention in the first place: all girls and women of child-bearing age must... (Boerne Star, TX)
Planned Parenthood: Your Tax Dollars At Work Nov 8, 2009
Some interpret this as damning evidence that Planned Parenthood still actively embraces the vision of its founder, , who openly advocated for the sterilization of "undesirables" like minorities, immigrants, and the handicapped; and who viewed birth control primarily as a means "to create a race of thoroughbreds." While the organization would deny that its goal today is to "control" the growth of minorities, it is worth noting that minorities are by abortion, of which Planned Parenthood is the... (Townhall.com)
Study favors options in sex education Nov 7, 2009
The task force report endorses the comprehensive approach to prevention that includes condoms and birth control. We should be spending taxpayer dollars only on evidence-based programs. (Boston Globe)
Why breed division? Nov 7, 2009
15] regarding the Catholic Church's regard of homosexuals and those who use artificial birth control not being encouraged to receive the Holy Communion is hypocritical injustice that misses the whole point of God's love for all and just how "worthy" one must be to except the gift of communion. With respect to the true heart of the church and the devotion of its followers, the Catholic Church is quite far from perfect, and it astounds me that with the many scandals led by those cloaked in robes,... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Birth Control May Help Ease Asthma Nov 6, 2009
Women with asthma who take birth control pills may have fewer problems than those who do not, according to a new study. But anyone with asthma who takes a common painkiller could make things worse. (KIRO TV, WA)
Teenage pregnancy does not discriminate Nov 5, 2009
There are any number of reasons why our teens have gotten lazy about birth control, but Albert believes the No. 1 reason is that teen guys, who never felt like teen pregnancy was their problem anyway, are not nearly as concerned about contracting HIV as they might have been before so many people stopped dying from it. In addition, teen pregnancy has been pushed to the back burner by other, more high-profile health causes, such as childhood obesity, which has the outspoken attention of first lady... (Albany Times Union)
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Didn't Learn Because You Grew Up in China) Nov 5, 2009
(The birth control pill is unpopular, as many people believe it harms a woman's body. . (Slate)
News Stories Nov 5, 2009
Birth Control Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Bust Sex Myths Nov 4, 2009
The site points out that women get pregnant even if they're breastfeeding, don't have an orgasm or use the withdrawal method of birth control. None of those things can do much to prevent pregnancy. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Net girl takes on ad men Nov 4, 2009
HEY ladies you know how sometimes you re in a bar with your friends, having cocktails and girl talk, and one of your pals starts going on and on about all the side effects of taking the Yaz birth control pill ... HEY ladies you know how sometimes you re in a bar with your friends, having cocktails and girl talk, and one of your pals starts going on and on about all the side effects of taking the Yaz birth control pill. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Wis. Assembly takes up birth control education Nov 4, 2009
Assembly takes up birth control education ... Wisconsin schools that decide to teach sex education would have to instruct students on the use of birth control under a bill given preliminary approval by the state Assembly on Tuesday ... Anti-abortion groups and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference oppose requiring teaching about birth control. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Former Planned Parenthood Director Telling Fishy Story Nov 4, 2009
Also, either women are getting pregnant with all that wonderful birth control, or they are using abortion as birth control ... Abby Johnson said Planned Parenthood is focusing on abortions, not birth control. (Slate)
U.S. Grapples with High Infant Mortality Nov 4, 2009
Let's face it - a lot of these pregnancies shouldn't have happened in the first place but they did anyway because too many women are too stupid to use birth control ... They need to start handing out birth control pills and rubbers at the welfare office. (CBS News)
Cleveland Rapist Charged with 5 Murders Nov 4, 2009
As an advocate of birth control I wish ... "The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda." Birth Control Review, October 1921, page 5 ... Blame the wingnuts who don't advocate birth control(or even good sex education), or free legal abortion for the stupid women. (CBS News -- US)
Iran has another hero, this one still living, in Mahmoud Vahidnia Nov 3, 2009
4:15 pm November 2, 2009, by Jay. Dissidents in Iran have a new hero in Mahmoud Vahidnia, a deceptively mild-looking math student at Sharif University in Tehran. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Local Planned Parenthood Director Quits, Is Slapped With Restraining Order Nov 3, 2009
The clinics offer lower-cost birth control to women who might not otherwise be able to afford it, which is a good thing for all of us who are interested in reducing abortions, not punishing people for having sex ... If Planned Parenthood IS emphasizing abortion over birth control to help its financial situation, expect the right to be up in arms, and expect cries for the group to lose its federal funding to grow louder ... Abby Johnson said Planned Parenthood is focusing on abortions, not birth... (Slate)
The Closeted Groom Nov 3, 2009
That said, the pill can be a libido killer for some, and maybe your girlfriend would be more interested if she tried another form of birth control. Since, however, she works long hours, and you're at home alone a lot, you should take care of your own needs before she gets home, then you two will have a better chance to enjoy each other's company before you jump her. (Slate)
- Just Warming Up: Talk with your kids about sex (1) Nov 3, 2009
I also personally believe that young people should be taught about and have access to birth control. I realize this is a sore subject with certain people for religious reasons and others say giving young people access to birth control only encourages them to have sex ... I think leaving teens on their own to learn about sex because their parents won t discuss it; not teaching them that abstinence is the best way to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases; and letting them know that if... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Population Control in an Aging Society Nov 1, 2009
As means to that end, they advocate aggressive birth control and abortion ... Wealthy countries, so the thinking goes, are particularly suited to implement this strategy because they have ready access to birth control and legalized abortion. (Townhall.com)
Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘What the Dog Saw’ takes riveting look at range of issues Nov 1, 2009
For example, a piece on Dr. John Rock, inventor of the birth control pill, opens into a perceptive discussion of unintended consequences. Other essays counter-intuitively examine how we deal with evidence and theories. (Boston Globe)
'I spend most of Christmas cooking. How sad is that?' Nov 1, 2009
- There's an old joke that goes that female lawyers use their personalities as birth control. Clearly not you. (India Times, India)
A woman's right to choose a losing candidate? Nov 1, 2009
" Below you will find "typical comments" from "typical" embryos, as creatively imagined by the folks at Choice Kills. Share: Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009 05:15 PDT Global study reconfirms: Limits on the procedure don't lower its rate -- only its safety By So do you want the good news, or the bad news? OK-, first good: According to a major just-released report from the Guttmacher Institute, increased use of contraception has helped decrease unintended pregnancy worldwide. (Globally, the percentage of... (Salon)
Kenya: Population - We Must Go Back to the Basics [editorial] Oct 31, 2009
However, the gains on birth control are being reversed. This week, Planning minister Wycliffe Oparanya drew the country's attention to the fact that it is losing the plot. (allAfrica.com)
Fertility: Go forth and multiply a lot less Oct 31, 2009
The policy (which is one of population control, not birth control) has had dreadful costs, including widespread female infanticide, a lopsided sex ratio and horrors such as mass sterilisation and forced abortions. But in its own terms, it has worked 20m people enter the workforce each year, instead of 40m and, to the extent that China is polluting less than it would have done, it has benefited the rest of the world. (The Economist)
Migraine With Aura Doubles Risk Of Stroke Oct 30, 2009
In light of these findings, the authors recommend that young women who have migraine with aura should be strongly advised to stop smoking, and methods of birth control other than estrogen containing contraceptives should be considered. They also call for additional research to investigate the association between migraine and cardiovascular disease in more detail. (Science Daily)
Guinea Bissau: Planning Families, Saving Lives Oct 30, 2009
At San Domingos government hospital 90km north of the capital Bissau, health staff distribute the birth control pill, condoms and contraceptive implants, said hospital director Inghala Na Uaie. UNFPA helps fund the provision of free contraception nationwide, trains health workers on family planning and reproductive health and advises the Health Ministry. (allAfrica.com)
Too Small to Lead Oct 30, 2009
While McDonnell has talked of jobs and roads, Deeds has spent millions on ads warning of the Talibanization of Virginia by Mullah McDonnell, who was accused of opposing birth control, women in the workplace and breast cancer screening. The charges did not stick. (Townhall.com)
Is Planned Parenthood killing your business? Oct 29, 2009
They receive hundreds of millions of tax dollars every year to promote childlessness through condoms, birth control and human pesticides that decrease our population. Death, sterility and a barren womb are products of Planned Parenthood. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
'Aura' Migraines Double Stroke Risk Oct 29, 2009
The researchers recommend that young women who have migraine with aura should stop smoking and use estrogen-free birth control methods. "Clinicians need to identify young women with migraine, particularly those who are seeking estrogen-containing hormonal contraception," concurred Elizabeth Loder of Harvard Medical School in a commentary, also in the British Medical Journal. (Newsmax)
Essure for Female Sterilization Oct 28, 2009
Women who want permanent birth control have a safer, easier alternative to traditional methods for tubal ligation, commonly called having the 'tubes tied ... Drawbacks of Essure Permanent Birth Control ... To manage birth control in the interim, patients must rely on their regular birth control method. (Suite101.com)
Today's Mailbag Oct 28, 2009
The 1976 resolutions told the bishops to reconsider some matters of church teaching and discipline, such as married clergy, the ordination of women, local participation in selecting bishops, sacraments for divorced/remarried Catholics, and birth control ... Personally, I find the Churchs moral pronouncements of birth control as unnatural and abortion as murder ludicrous. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Increasing tribe of marketers using 'sex' in ads Oct 28, 2009
Take for instance the brand Unwanted 72 a birth control pill to be taken post-intercourse to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The brand depicts two young girls in which one of the girls is worried about her previous night's activities and the other one tells her not to worry and just use Unwanted 72. (India Times)
'Aura' migraines a stroke risk Oct 28, 2009
" Sex hormonesThe authors recommend that young women who have migraine with aura should be strongly advised to stop smoking and methods of birth control other than oestrogen containing contraceptives should be considered. They say recent animal studies have shown that high levels of oestrogen can produce auras in animals, so it could be the sex hormones affecting the vascular system, but more research is needed. The British Heart Foundation recommended the women concerned reduce their risks as... (BBC News -- Health)
China parents lynch book salesman Oct 27, 2009
The problem is exacerbated by strict birth control policies, which limit many couples to only one child. There have been several high profile cases of abducted children being rescued from mines and brick kilns - prompting a Chinese government campaign against slavery. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
My opposition to health curriculum frameworks Oct 27, 2009
Over half of all high school pregnancies are due to birth control failure. The National Institute for Health is unable to prove that condoms reduce the risk of herpes, HPV, Chlamydia and syphilis. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Doctors Baffled by Depo-Provera WithdrawalSome women report "nightmare" symptoms when stopping birth control injections. Oct 27, 2009
Depo-Provera Birth Control Injections Cause Withdrawal Symptoms - ABC News ... Birth Control Injections Have Long Safety Record, But No Tests on So-Called Withdrawal Symptoms ... For 15 years, Kae Guardi loved her , taking injections of the synthetic birth control hormone once every three months and never having to worry about menstruating. (ABC News)
