Abortion Pill&#39;s Safety Questioned Amid New Warnings
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WASHINGTON -- The government says a controversial abortion pill is safe enough to remain on the market despite three deaths. The father of a teen who died after taking Mifeprex, also known as RU-486, said
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The drugs that control epilepsy may pose a risk to a fetus if a woman takes them while pregnant.
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A new study linking high doses of Vioxx to an increased risk of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths has re-ignited a running debate about the safety of the arthritis drug.
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The maker of a controversial pill used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy - and linked to the death of a California teenager - is adding a new warning to the pill label indicating it can lead to serious bacterial infections.
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WASHINGTON - An abortion pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California woman last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.
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Some newer birth control pills, which carry twice the risk of dangerous blood clots as older contraceptives, should be banned, an advocacy group said in a petition filed with U.S. regulators on Tuesday.
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The abortion pill RU-486 is safe enough to remain on the market with strengthened warnings, the government said Tuesday despite a third death after the drug's use.
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Federal drug regulators strengthened the warning label on the pill, RU-486, after the death of a woman who took the pill.
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TORONTO - The manufacturer of an injectable contraceptive is warning teenagers and young women that the drug could permanently weaken bones.
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FDA on Monday announced that it will revise the &quot;black box&quot; warning for Danco Laboratories&#39; Mifeprex, a drug taken to induce a medical abortion, in response to numerous reports of infection, bleeding and death among women who have taken the drug, the San
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The US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that a strong new warning will be issued for the medical-abortion drug known as RU-486, citing the risk of &quot;rare but serious complications that may occur with any abortion.
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Scientists and European regulators are now questioning the safety of other pain relievers like Vioxx, saying they also might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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An American nationwide study has told women that the birth control pill is safe. In fact, women on the pill have a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Joanne Silberner reports on the Federal Drug Administration&#39;s announcement of new warning language for labels on the drug Mifepristone, also known as RU-486.
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The recent decision by the Food and Drug Administration to strengthen warnings on labels for mifepristone, more widely know as RU-486, appears sound.
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WASHINGTON Nov 16, 2004 - The government on Tuesday said a controversial abortion pill is safe enough to remain on the market, despite a third death and a grieving father&#39;s plea.
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BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major Wayne State University studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer -- results contrary to many previous findings.