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Rodale`s Healthy Living You know that a crushing chest pain is a reason to dial 911. But what you probably don`t know is that if you`re a woman, a bout of nausea could also be a warning sign of heart attack...

New contraceptive reduces menstruation to once a season Investigators in Virginia are spearheading research on a birth control pill that could cut the annual number...

Low-dose birth control pills can lower ovarian cancer risk Birth control pills with low doses of the hormones estrogen and progestin appear to be just as...

Women not always savvy about side effects of the Pill Knowing in advance about some common side effects can help women to use oral contraceptives more effectively...

Newer oral contraceptives just as safe as older types Despite a 1995 "scare" over the safety of the newest wave of birth control pills...

Most pregnant teens have sought birth control advice The majority of pregnant teens in the UK have discussed contraception with their doctors and half have been prescribed...

The Pill Goes On Sale In Japan After nearly a decade of debate and delay, oral contraceptives were launched on the Japanese market on the Japanese market on Thursday by 10 firms, including Japan`s Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical and American Home...

Newest Version Of The Pill May Cause Blood Clots The latest generation of birth control pills, which were introduced in the 1980s and early 1990s, may raise a woman`s risk of blood clots even more than earlier oral contraceptives...

Study Finds Higher Risk Of Clots With Newer Contraceptive Pills So-called ``third generation`` oral contraceptive pills, the most recent ones developed, may cause more potentially dangerous blood clots than with older pills...

Teens Lack Information About Sexual Health Students lack knowledge about pregnancy prevention and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and they want to know where to get such information...