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ADELPHI, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. drug advisers recommended that the label for Johnson and Johnson's Ortho Evra birth control patch be simplified to better explain the risk of blood clots.In a 20 to 3 vote with one abstention, advisers to the Food ...

(Reuters) - Most U.S. doctors believe pregnancy starts when the sperm fertilizes the egg, a survey shows, contradicting the position of a key medical group with a view that could potentially affect U.S. policy and laws regarding contraception and research.The American College ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very few women choose to get an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted soon after giving birth, even though it's one of the most effective methods of long-term contraception, according to a new study. Instead, the research showed, many ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving women free access to long-term birth control after they've had an abortion may help them avoid a second one, New Zealand researchers suggest.Of 510 women who'd been offered contraceptives free of charge at an abortion clinic, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Institute of Medicine recommended eight preventive health services, including birth control, be covered for women at no cost under the country's healthcare overhaul.The IOM report, commissioned by President Barack Obama's administration, recommended that all U.S.-approved birth control ...

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - New Hampshire may lose over $1 million in federal funds for family planning and women's health after the state's executive council voted to end a $1.8 million contract with six Planned Parenthood clinics in the state.The federal ...

BANGALORE (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is reviewing results from two studies that showed there is a higher risk of blood clots in women taking birth control pills containing the compound drospirenone.The FDA said it is ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - A southern Chinese province has begun investigating a report that officials had seized at least 16 babies born in violation of strict family planning rules, sent them to welfare centers and then sold them abroad for adoption.The children in ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker John Boehner on Friday said a dispute over possible defense cuts in a budget deal to avoid a government shutdown has "pretty much been resolved," though spending cuts were still an issue.Boehner said "almost all" of the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to earlier signs that women on the Pill have a higher risk of heart disease, a new look at the medical literature found no link between heart attacks and the so-called mini-pills.Such pills, including brands like ...