Plan B Proposes Its Own Alternatives
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Donnie Downs, president and chief executive of Plan B Technologies Inc., said the company itself is a "plan B."
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NEW YORK  - Many women who value the option of over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pills for themselves may worry that it's not a good idea for women in general, a small survey suggests.
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Wildlife managers are looking to contraception as a way to control nuisance animals.
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One budget-cutting proposal on the table
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To have a chance, you first have to have a plan.
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TRENTON, N.J. -- The first chewable birth-control method, a spearmint-flavored tablet that also can be swallowed without chewing, has hit pharmacy shelves.
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Not content with having a drug that might merely fight obesity and smoking, the company developing this eagerly anticipated pill will soon launch studies to see if it can treat and prevent clogged arteries and heart disease.
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A few years ago, drug giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. announced it was retooling its strategy, meaning a drug it was developing for insomnia was probably headed for the sidelines. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. pounced.
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Pregnant women should be offered an alternative to caesareans if they are facing breech births, experts say.
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NEW YORK  - A method of natural family planning that closely monitors two indicators of fertility is just as effective as oral contraception in preventing unwanted pregnancies if used correctly, European researchers report.
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NEW YORK Men with sexual dysfunction have gotten help in the form of a pill. Now women with sexual dysfunction may get help in the form of a patch.
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When taken within five days after unprotected sex, mifepristone works as well for emergency contraception as the approved drug levonorgestrel, UK researchers report.
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If the plans of the Turku-based company Biotie Therapies and the Californian Somaxon Pharmaceuticals work out, Americans could soon have access to a new medicine that is claimed to work against different types ...
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The Mayo Clinic proposal doesnât advocate a government-run single-payer system, but urges private insurance companies to offer plans with many options.
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It turns out that the new male contraceptive pill under development stops more than sperm. One of the U.K. researchers behind it tells us how it works. In Bodyhack.
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Advances in medical science should lead to improvements in birth control methods -- but current debates remain hung up on teenagers' sex lives. Adult women and men looking for better options shouldn't be left out in the cold. Commentary by Gina Lynn.
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A new polymer gel may offer an alternative to the injections required to manage diseases such as diabetes, Crohn&#39;s disease, ulcerative colitis, bowel cancer and infections.