More women to get contraceptive pill from chemists in England
A range of new services will be available without the need to go to a GP, from December, in England. Source link
A range of new services will be available without the need to go to a GP, from December, in England. Source link
“Postpartum depression is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which women experience sadness, guilt, worthlessness—even, in severe cases, thoughts of harming themselves or their child,” said Tiffany Farchione, head of psychiatry in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Source link
The health ministry says making the pill more easily available “removes an important barrier”. Source link
Other HRT treatments have faced similar limits but ministers say there is good stock of most products. Source link
Women using this type of birth control have a slightly increased risk, a study finds. Source link
Prof Allan Pacey, professor of andrology at the University of Sheffield, said: “There is a pressing need for an effective, reversible, oral contraceptive for men and although many different approaches have been tested over the years, none has yet reached the market. Source link
Families say the government has not acted quickly enough to prevent deaths from diet drug DNP. Source link
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