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Monthly Archives: December 2006

Beating Breast Cancer

CNN.com
Breast cancer drop linked to less use of menopause hormones
POSTED: 11:41 a.m. EST, December 15, 2006
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — The millions of women who quit taking menopause hormones after a big federal study found that the pills raised the risk of breast cancer now have more reason to be glad they stopped.
A new […]

Chewable Birth Control Available

WebMD

Spearmint-Flavored Contraceptive Can be Chewed or Swallowed Whole
 
By Daniel DeNoon
WebMD Medical News
 
Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
on Friday, December 08, 2006
 
Dec. 8, 2006 - A spearmint-flavored, chewable birth-control pill is now available by prescription at U.S. drug stores.
Introduced last September as Ovcon 35 Chewable, it is now dubbed Femcon Fe by Warner Chilcott, which markets the chewable made by […]