Headline Washington, Thursday 8 December 2011- President Obama, who took office pledging to put science ahead of politics, averted a skirmish with conservatives in the nation’s culture wars on Thursday by endorsing his health secretary’s decision to block over-the-counter sales of an after-sex contraceptive pill to girls under age 17. www.truth-out.org No doubt you’ve heard of the … Continue reading
If you were a woman between the years of 15-25 and in the market for an oral contraceptive, you might very well ask your doctor for a product called “Yaz”, and you’d have plenty of company. The maker of Yaz, Bayer Health Care Pharmaceuticals, enjoys $1.8 billion in sales from the drug annually. No wonder. … Continue reading
The other day a friend of mine, a nurse, by the way – touted the benefits of a weight loss remedy that has helped her to lose 31 pounds. Confident in her results, the only drawback she saw is that the drug was manufactured in China. Faces around the table fell. Manufactured in China: melamine … Continue reading
