Panic buying: Women stockpile abortion pills in U.S before Donald Trump takes over as PresidentFears about Donald Trump's potential presidency have prompted an increase in women seeking abortion pills, emergency contraception, and lon...
13 Nov, 2024, 12.58 AM IST
Attacking birth control pills, US influencers push misinformationUS wellness influencers on platforms like TikTok and Instagram are spreading misinformation about birth control pills, making false claims ...
13 May, 2024, 10.21 AM IST
UK launches first trial of hormone-free male birth control pill. Details insideUK trials hormone-free male pill, YCT-529, blocking vitamin A for contraception. Promising, reversible, and side-effect-free; trial ends Ju...
20 Dec, 2023, 09.07 PM IST
USA FDA approves Perrigo's contraceptive pill for over-the-counter useThe USA Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the over-the-counter use of Perrigo's contraceptive drug, making it the first non...
13 Jul, 2023, 07.10 PM IST
The district where India's population control battle is falteringSuccessive state governments have been aware of the population growth problem, particularly in this district, and have mounted programmes t...
11 Apr, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
Use of hormonal birth control pills may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%, says studyThe use of progestogen-only contraceptives has increased substantially in recent years.
23 Mar, 2023, 05.42 PM IST
Abortion Pill: What is Japan debating?In such a regressive approach, Japanese women are not allowed to take birthing decisions alone as they will need their partner’s consent to...
31 Aug, 2022, 06.23 PM IST
Male contraceptive pill found 99% effective in miceEver since the female birth control pill was first approved in the 1960s, researchers have been interested in a male equivalent.
24 Mar, 2022, 01.01 AM IST
How does Merck's COVID-19 pill compare to Pfizer's?Merck in November said its full trial results showed that molnupiravir lowered the chance of hospitalization or death by about 30% in patie...
31 Jan, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
Scientists believe coronavirus may increase risk of blood clots in pregnant womenThe virus aggravates the risk of blood clots and strokes associated with oral contraceptive pills.
30 Jul, 2020, 04.00 PM IST
New male contraceptive pill is safe, and doesn't affect libidoThe contraceptive, called 11-beta-MNTDC, is a modified testosterone.
27 Mar, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
Myth busted! Birth-control pills do not cause depressionThere is no evidence to show that contraceptive pills may harm mental health.
27 Feb, 2018, 06.39 PM IST
Why authorities in Adelaide want to administer contraceptive pills to the local pigeonsApparently, all the methods hitherto tried — including the use of tranquillisers and decoy predators — to bust the pigeon boom have laid an...
02 Feb, 2018, 10.37 PM IST
Safe birth control 'pill' for men a step closerScientists have discovered a way to produce a key enzyme found only in sperm, an advance that may help develop a birth control drug for men...
14 Apr, 2016, 04.46 AM IST
New research may lead to birth control 'pill' for menThe drugs are given to transplant recipients to reduce the risk that the patient's body will reject its new organ.
04 Oct, 2015, 04.28 PM IST
Crackdown on female foeticide in Maharashtra creates shortage of abortion pillsA crackdown on female foeticide in Maharashtra has, triggering a shortage of medicines used to terminate unwanted pregnancies.
07 Sep, 2012, 04.50 AM IST
- UP govt website hacked, files FIR
Uttar Pradesh government has filed an FIR after the website of its basic education department was hacked and advertisements of viagra and b...
13 Aug, 2010, 07.32 PM IST