Sharpening an election-year confrontation over religious freedom and government health insurance rules, the nation's Catholic hospitals on Friday rejected President Barack Obama's compromise for providing Birth Control coverage to their women employees. read more..
Your Brain on Birth Control: When scientists showed women a video of a traumatic car crash and later had them recall what happened, women on the Pill remembered the general story line better than they did specific details. "Sex hormones play a key role in memory, and when they're reduced by birth control, the type of information recalled from an emotional event changes," Shawn Nielsen, researcher at UC Irvine. read more..
A ruling last week on the morning-after pill, as well as government recommendations on new forms of Birth Control, could have long-lasting effects on Women's perceptions of its safety, health experts say. read more..
Pfizer Inc is reaching out directly to women consumers to warn them about its U.S. recall of one million packets of Birth Control pills as concerns mounted that a manufacturing error could raise the risk of unplanned pregnancies. read more..
By Allison BeckerMyHealthNewsDailyWomen who dine together tend to eat at the same pace, according to a new study. The researchers say they now want to find out whether the same applies to men. read more..
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| Texas Governor Perry stands next to his wife Anita as he announces he is dropping his run for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination during a news conference in Charleston, South Carolina |
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The federal government will withdraw funding for a Texas program providing more than 100,000 poor women with birth control and other health services because Planned Parenthood clinics are not allowed to participate, a Health and Human Services spokeswoman said on Friday. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the decision in Houston on Friday, prompting a furious response from Texas Governor Rick Perry, who called it an "egregious federal overreach. ... read more..
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| FILE - In this April 12, 2005 file photo, the world headquarters of Pfizer Inc. is seen in New York. Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate dose, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) |
Birth control pills are known to be nearly 100 percent effective when taken properly, but a recall of the drugs could send a shudder through women of childbearing age. read more..
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration on Friday is expected to propose official language laying out its plan to accommodate the moral concerns of religiously affiliated institutions that oppose Birth Control, according to sources familiar with the matter. The announcement of a new “Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" would not alter President Barack Obama's adopted policy requiring access to free employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for women's contraceptives, the sources said. ... read more..
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama invoked his young daughters on Tuesday to hit back at Rush Limbaugh over the conservative talk show host's incendiary comments about a Birth Control activist. In remarks that outraged many women and drew criticism from both Democrats and Republicans, Limbaugh branded Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a "slut" and "prostitute" for speaking out in support of Obama's policies on birth control. Carefully measuring his words at a White House news conference, Obama would not take on Limbaugh directly or comment on his apology. ... read more..
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| Chart shows failure rate of popular female contraceptives |
Worried about birth control in light of headlines about side effects from Yaz and the patch? Women have a lot of options that are safe and effective, including some that are even more reliable. read more..
Lots of people swear by various concoctions to help them get over a cold, and celebrities are no different. A few well-known women share their favorite cold remedies, and a doctor weighs in on whether they actually work. read more..
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| An anti-abortion demonstrator passes the U.S. Capitol as he takes part in the |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Republican leaders are looking for a way to reshape the debate over the administration's new rule on birth-control insurance coverage before moving ahead with a bid to nullify the requirement. Representative Jeff Fortenberry, who has introduced legislation on the issue, acknowledged hesitation by some fellow Republicans to take on the incendiary issue. But he said a delay could give Republicans time to recast the issue as a question of religious freedom rather than women's rights. ... read more..
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| A vendor displays novelty condoms with the likeness of U.S. Republican presidential nominee McCain and U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Obama during an Obama campaign rally in Las Vegas |
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - New Hampshire's Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to exempt religious institutions from having to include contraceptive coverage in health insurance plans. The move was the latest in a national effort by Republicans opposed to provisions of President Obama's 2010 national health care reform law that would require all insurance plans -- even those sponsored by religious institutions -- to provide coverage for birth control pills and other contraception for women. ... read more..
What do you think of the new contraception guidelines from the White House?White House Alters Controversial Birth Control Rule - Health News - Health.comnews.health.comBy Steve Reinberg and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (Healthday News) -- Facing a firestorm of criticism from Catholic leaders, the Obama administration on Friday said it will adjust its health care guideline mandating that religious employers provide women with access to birth c... read more..
