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IUDs, implants more reliable than birth control pills
While birth control pills are the most commonly used reversible contraceptive in the United States, a new study has found that women who use the pill are actually 20 times more likely to have an unintended pregnancy than women who use longer-acting birth control methods such as intrauterine devices (IUD) or hormonal implants
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Birth control pills more likely to fail than IUDs
Study finds risk of pregnancy twice as high for women under 21 who use birth control over IUD
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Pills, Pills, Pills; How about just one to fix my ills?
Pills, Pills, Pills, where is the ONE big one that does it all? When you are 92, you can't remember all that so One pill seems like a good idea. Sort of like the One-A-Day brand vitamins, but this one would fix whatever ails you. I take one pill to energize me in the morning, another to give me a restful night. Then I swallow a mood pill, a cholesterol pill, a neuropathy pill, salt pill, and a ...
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Long-term contraception more effective than pills
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A large real-life test of several types of contraception found more women got pregnant while using short-acting methods such as pills, patches and vaginal rings -- and the failure rate was highest when they were used by women under 21. "We found that participants using oral contraceptive pills, a transdermal patch or a vaginal ring had a risk of contraceptive failure ...
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Drug trafficker busted after trying to sell pills from city in New England
Maybe the pills were intended to help numb the pain of the Superbowl loss. An enterprising drug trafficker bought painkillers from pill dealers in Manhattan and then made millions a year reselling them at a huge mark-up in New England, authorities said. Jose Garcia Acosta, 33, was nabbed Sunday on...
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Birth Control Pills, HRT Tied to Digestive Ills
Title: Birth Control Pills, HRT Tied to Digestive Ills Category: Health News Created: 5/21/2012 4:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/22/2012 12:00:00 AM
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Hundreds of illegal pills found with driver
State troopers seized pills and liquid codeine during a traffic stop Tuesday night in Auglaize County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today driver Jarmane Charles Keys, 29, of Detroit, Mich. was arrested after officer found more than 200 Hydrocodone pills, 100 Ecstasy pills and more than 60 ounces of liquid codeine. The drugs are worth more than $12,000, officials said. Keys was pulled ...
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Millions in pills and cash seized in drug operation
An operating pill press, performance and image enhancing drugs, prescription medicines and a large sum of cash were amongst items seized in a series of inter-agency searches of properties across the country this week.
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Calcium pills pose 'heart risk'
People who take calcium supplements could be increasing their risk of having a heart attack, according to researchers in Germany.
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Calcium pills may up heart attack risk, study suggests
After years of Canadians hearing that they need to take in more calcium, a new study suggests calcium supplements might increase their risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
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