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Is this a rare case of Teva Pharmaceutical being forced to swallow its own bitter medicine? The world's largest generic manufacturer, founded on its unflinching willingness to challenge the patented protection of branded products owned by other drugmakers, is suing generic rival Mylan .

October was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we should have been talking about how birth control drugs can double, or triple a woman's risk of developing breast cancer if she is over 40 and has been on a pill, worn a patch or had an injection for five, 10 or 20 years or more.

"[J]ust as the prognosis for our health care system is beginning to look sunnier, yet another complication has emerged: so far, reform legislation has failed to require insurers to cover some basic preventive services for women, or prevent providers from charging extra for them," Sharon Lerner, author of the upcoming book "The War on Moms: Life In ...

Suddenly, healthcare reform seems to be on the mend. The public option returned from the brink of death.

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But at age 48, nearing menopause , Gaurdi went off it for eight months and was overwhelmed with severe symptoms: nausea, breast tenderness and fatigue.

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The lawsuit, captioned Galinis v. Bayer Corp. et al 09-cv-4980, is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

A menstrual cycle, typically between 28 to 35 days in length is important for a woman's health amounting to once a month.

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A Newark, Calif., woman and her husband sued drugmaker Bayer in federal court in San Francisco on Monday, saying she suffered a debilitating stroke after taking the company's popular birth control pill Yaz for a month.

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What side effects are normal on alesse? 10/14/09 Danielle Topics: Alesse birthcontrol side effects and risks I started the pill more than 3 weeks ago and since then I've had my period ever since! More than just spotting, I'm also mildly depressed, extremely irritable and very uninterested in sex.

I need to know if I could possibly be pregnant? 10/15/09 glob1222 Topics: birth control and antibiotics issues I am 18 years old, and have been on birth control for about five months, but I recently had sinusitis and tonsilitis and was put on augmentin 4000 mg a day.

Swissmedic, the medical regulatory agency in Switzerland, is looking into the death of a young woman who suffered a pulmonary embolism that appears to be a side effect of her birth control medication.

Womena s health care needs are currently being outsourced by Rowan University. Rowan offers health care on campus, but students seeking sexual health care are typically referred to a service known as FamCare, which visits the campus every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. or the Planned Parenthood of Southern New Jersey , located in Camden County.

Bayer AG, Germany's largest drugmaker, was sued by two Pennsylvania pension funds and accused of misrepresenting the safety and effectiveness of the Yaz contraceptive to boost sales.

In today's economy, most students are looking to save money everywhere they can.

A lot of women are confused and concerned about mixed messages they're getting about certain birth control pills.

The oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin are the top-selling pharmaceutical line for Bayer HealthCare, largely as a result of marketing that presents them as much more than mere pregnancy prevention.