by Laura Wershler | Dec 14, 2011 | Birth Control, Law/Legal, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
Blood clots are a serious, if rare, side-effect of hormonal contraceptives. If left untreated, clots can lead to debilitating, or fatal, strokes. The increased risk of blood clots in users of some hormonal birth control brands has been the subject of several recent...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 8, 2011 | Law/Legal, Menopause, Pharmaceutical
Pfizer, which now owns Wyeth’s PremPro synthetic progestin-estrogen combination that was widely taken for relief of discomforts that sometimes accompany menopause, has been ordered to pay damages in two separate cases this week. The company must pay more than...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 24, 2011 | Advertising, Media, Menorrhagia, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, Television
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved tranexamic acid tablets as treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding more than a year ago, but you probably haven’t seen much of this television commercial to promote the drug (brand name Lysteda). Matthew Arnold...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 30, 2010 | Health Care, Humor, Internet
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by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 29, 2010 | Activism, Pharmaceutical
Guest post by Leslie Botha, S.A.N.E. Vax Increasing Number of Consumers are Concerned over HPV Vaccine Safety The FDA’s December 22, 2010 ruling to expand the use of Gardasil for anal cancer prevention is unacceptable, according to Norma Erickson, President of S.A.N.E...