News tagged with 'FEMA'

This Homeland Security report blames FEMA for taking too long to respond to reports of dangerous formaldehyde in trailers used to house displaced persons from the 2005 hurricanes. Victims were exposed to possible health risks from formaldehyde, which is still found in some homes today. 

An FDA advisory panel unanimously voted to approve a new, cheaper version of the female condom. The product has been unpopular in the past, largely because it is priced much higher than the traditional male condom. But the second generation FC2 product is expected to be 30 percent less making them more affordable.

A new study suggests, a combination of GlaxoSmithKline's drug Tykerb and Novartis's drug Femara can significantly delay the progression of breast cancer in some patients.

A new study finds 40 percent of women report sexual problems, but only 12 percent are distressed about it. According to the National Institutes of Health, sexual dysfunction can be classified as a lack of sexual desire, an inability to become aroused, a lack of orgasm or painful intercourse.

Katrina trailer residents have been displaced again.  The federal government has booted Katrina victims from their “temporary” trailers, partially because of high levels of formaldehyde.  Ironically, they were told the deadline to leave was June 1, this past Sunday, the first day of hurricane season. 

Scientists are currently researching Mifeprex, also known as mifepristone, RU-486 or the "abortion pill," to see if the medication may be useful to treat a form of severe depression. A new report published in the journal Biological Psychiatry analyses a recent study that found Mifeprex to be highly effective in people

According to a new study on the safety of sexual lubricants, women who sleep with partners infected with HIV increase their chances of contracting the disease when they use the spermicide nonoxonyl-9 several times a day during intercourse. As part of the study, which appears in the September 28th issue of The Lancet,

A new study conducted by researchers with McGill University in Montreal reveals that third generation oral contraceptives do not increase a user's risk of suffering acute myocardial infarction. The report, which appears in today's issue of the journal Human Reproduction, indicates that second generation pills pose a m

An antiabortion group is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to immediately ban the pregnancy medication Mifeprex, alleging the abortion pill causes adverse events. As part of the petition, Concerned Women for America, the American Association of Pro Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Christia

According to a new report presented at the Third European Breast Cancer Conference last week, birth control pills increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Dr. Merethe Kumle, an epidemiologist from the Institute of Community Medicine in Tromso, Norway, and several French and Swedish researchers followed 103

Italian researchers from the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche in Milan have linked the use of oral contraceptives (OC) with the development of focal nodular hyperplasia, a frequently benign liver tumor found mainly in women. Doctors involved in the study, which was published in the February issue of the American Jo

A new report published by researchers with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle says hormonal contraceptives, such as birth control pills and injectable progesterone, may increase a woman's chance of becoming infected with multiple strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The study examined over

Over the last forty years, female birth control medications have undergone many modifications in an effort to reduce side effects associated with the drugs. Health care providers received damaging news last week when researchers involved in a female contraceptive study revealed findings indicating that the latest gene

A newly released Dutch study found that third-generation birth control pills carry a smaller risk of contributing to heart disease than their predecessor, second-generation oral contraceptives. The study of nearly 2,000 women found that second-generation users increased their chances of developing cardiovascular disea

According to Dutch researchers, birth control pills and menopause hormone supplements may lead to protein deposits in urine, which in turn may result in increased kidney and heart disease risk. A study of 4,301 Dutch women revealed that estrogen-based products may double the risk of developing urinary protein deposits