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New Contraceptive Methods To Bring More Choices The most popular birth control pill in the United States just got a new look -- a more ``discreet`` case resembling a makeup compact -- and other packaging changes to make it easier to use...

Behind A Sexual Revolution, The Pill She was a sophomore at a Catholic women's college in Baltimore. Her boyfriend was...

Cheap Newborn Aids Preventative Cited In Report For just $3.67, the chances that an infected mother will pass the AIDS virus to her newborn can be cut by at least half, according to a new study with profound implications for the developing world, where...

Health Tips Four people in Missouri have been diagnosed with a dangerous and potentially fatal tick-borne disease that researchers previously believed could only infect animals like dogs and cattle..

Organon to launch clinical trials of novel male contraceptive The Dutch pharmaceutical company Organon is to begin full-scale clinical trials of a potential...

Thyroid Disease in Women The thyroid gland, which is located in the neck, secretes hormones necessary for growth and proper metabolism...

Rodale`s Healthy Living Colon and rectal cancer rank as the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. About 56,600 people will die of them this year....

Study Says Quitting Snuff Helps Avert Cancer For those thinking about giving up the smokeless tobacco habit, here is some good news: An Air Force study says most pre-cancerous changes in the mouth caused by snuff and chewing tobacco disappear within weeks...

New products spur US smokers to kick the habit About 70% of the almost 50 million Americans who smoke want to quit. A new study suggests that...

Kaposi's sarcoma sometimes responds to thalidomide Oral doses of thalidomide appear to be safe and effective in the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma...