Birth Control Pills May Cut Risk of Knee Injuries
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Taking birth control pills may stabilize knee joints and reduce the risk of injuries, suggests a McGill University study.
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Some knee injuries appear to cause years of pain and increase the risk of arthritis among female soccer players, a new study shows.
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Hormone-suppressing drugs increasingly used to treat prostate cancer make men so prone to broken bones that the risks of the treatment may outweigh the benefits in those whose cancer was caught early, researchers say.
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NEW YORK  - Boston researchers report a  link between low serum levels of vitamin D and decreased knee  function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
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If you&#39;re taking raloxifene (Evista) because you have osteoporosis, a new study finds a probable added benefit: The drug may also significantly reduce your risk of developing breast cancer.
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Oral contraceptives with low  levels of estrogen and progestin reduce the risk of ovarian  cancer even more than older versions of the "Pill," according  to investigators at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu.
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Drug company Pfizer is assuring patients there will be plenty of information about the possible side effects of a contraceptive. The injectable drug Depo-Provera has the potential to decrease women&#39;s bone mineral density, which may lead to osteoporosis.
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Birth control pills reduce the incidence of heart attacks and other forms of cardiovascular disease and lower the incidence of certain types of cancer, including ovarian and endometrial cancer, researchers said Wednesday.
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Taking the contraceptive pill greatly reduces women's risk of ovarian cancer and continues to protect them for at least 30 years after they stop taking it, research has shown.
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MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The bone loss experienced by teenagers who use Depo-Provera for birth control appears to be reversible.
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Certain low-dose birth control pills increase a woman's risk of a potentially deadly blood clot more than others and should be pulled off the market, a consumer group said Tuesday.
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A contraceptive drug that avoids the side effects of hormonal birth control is on the horizon, say scientists.
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Women have long blamed the birth-control pill for packing on extra pounds. Now it turns out excess weight may be to blame when the pill fails to prevent pregnancy.
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Very active young women who took higher-than-recommended doses of calcium and vitamin D supplements for eight weeks had fewer stress fractures than women who were given dummy pills, a study of Naval recruits showed.
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Women were warned Wednesday that their risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs may be higher if they use the birth-control patch instead of the pill.
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Two recent studies that suggested oral contraceptives reduced a woman&#39;s risk of heart disease and cancer seemed to take conventional wisdom and stand it on its head.
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PHILADELPHIA - US health officials are warning of flawed research in two major studies that recently suggested birth control pills can reduce the risk of heart disease and have no effect on rates of breast cancer.