http://www.mail.com/subjects/24160.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/24160.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081134-us-government-files-morning-after-pill-appeal.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. The legal paperwork asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan to postpone a federal judge's ruling that eliminated age limits on the pill while the government app... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081134-us-government-files-morning-after-pill-appeal.html 2013-05-13T21:23:46Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2076956-judge-nyc-refuses-to-suspend-plan-ruling.html NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Friday refused to delay enforcement of his decision giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control, calling the government's appeal frivolous, a "silly argument" and an insult to the intelligence of women. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn did agree to postpone implementation of his month-old de... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2076956-judge-nyc-refuses-to-suspend-plan-ruling.html 2013-05-10T20:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069454-judge-nyc-rips-opposition-to-plan-order.html NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge, asked by the government on Tuesday to freeze his plan giving teenage girls broader access to morning-after birth control, instead seized the chance to accuse health officials of taking steps that would end up hurting poor people and improve their chances of prevailing in a protracted legal fight with reproductive rights advocates. ... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:03:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069454-judge-nyc-rips-opposition-to-plan-order.html 2013-05-07T20:03:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2057892-obama-with-morning-after-pill-sales-age-15.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday had lowered the age at which people can buy the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without a prescription to 15 — youn... Thu, 02 May 2013 22:47:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2057892-obama-with-morning-after-pill-sales-age-15.html 2013-05-02T22:47:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059684-obama-comfortable-with-fda-approach-plan.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday had lowered the age at which people can buy the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without a prescription to 15 — younger than th... Thu, 02 May 2013 22:35:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059684-obama-comfortable-with-fda-approach-plan.html 2013-05-02T22:35:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050698-bayer-to-pay-11b-california-firm-conceptus.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German drug company Bayer AG says it has agreed to buy California-based Conceptus for around $1.1 billion to expand the kinds of birth control it offers. Bayer said Monday it would launch a public offer to pay $31.00 per share for all the stock in Conceptus, Inc., which is based in Mountain View. Conceptus makes Essure, an irreve... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:47:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050698-bayer-to-pay-11b-california-firm-conceptus.html 2013-04-29T11:47:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2002260-risk-obama-pursuing-morning-after-pill-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in court comes with its own set of risks. A federal judge in New York on Friday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to lift age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraception, ending the... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:44:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2002260-risk-obama-pursuing-morning-after-pill-case.html 2013-04-06T16:44:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2000432-judge-making-morning-after-pill-to.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The morning-after pill might become as easy to buy as aspirin. In a scathing rebuke accusing the Obama administration of letting election-year politics trump science, a federal judge ruled Friday that there should be no age restrictions on the sale of emergency contraception without a doctor's prescription. Today, buy... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2000432-judge-making-morning-after-pill-to.html 2013-04-05T23:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1939398-arkansas-gop-eyes-planned-parenthood-funds.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Not content with enacting the most restrictive abortion law in the country, Arkansas Republicans plan to press the legislative advantage their party hasn't enjoyed since Reconstruction by making it even more difficult for women to get abortions in the state. The GOP-controlled Legislature on Wednesday overrode Democratic Gov. Mike... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:34:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1939398-arkansas-gop-eyes-planned-parenthood-funds.html 2013-03-07T23:34:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1920984-lawsuit-charges-weigh-bayer-profits.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Charges for lawsuits over its birth control pills weighed on Bayer AG's earnings once again during the fourth quarter of 2012. The German company said Thursday it made a net profit of €374 million ($490 million) during the period, compared with €397 million the previous year. The company booked €455 million in charges during the ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:10:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1920984-lawsuit-charges-weigh-bayer-profits.html 2013-02-28T09:10:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1905892-german-bishops-contraception-rape-cases.html BERLIN (AP) — Roman Catholic-run hospitals can prescribe limited emergency contraception to rape victims, German bishops said Thursday as they sought to contain fallout from an embarrassing recent case in which two hospitals refused to treat a woman. In a statement issued at the end of a regular meeting in the western city of Trier, the German Bishops Con... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:15:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1905892-german-bishops-contraception-rape-cases.html 2013-02-21T16:15:45Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1891002-morning-after-pill-use-up-to-1-9-younger-women.html NEW YORK (AP) — About 1 in 9 younger women have used the morning-after pill after sex, according to the first government report to focus on emergency contraception since its approval 15 years ago. The results come from a survey of females ages 15 to 44. Eleven percent of those who'd had sex reported using a morning-after pill. That's up from 4 percent in... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:19:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1891002-morning-after-pill-use-up-to-1-9-younger-women.html 2013-02-14T05:19:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1875800-bishops-press-broader-birth-control-exemption.html American bishops said Thursday the Obama administration's latest compromise on birth control coverage and religious employers doesn't go far enough to answer church concerns. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said a bigger buffer is needed between religious charities and any third party arranging contraceptive coverage. Bishops also want a clearer s... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1875800-bishops-press-broader-birth-control-exemption.html 2013-02-07T20:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1848400-obama-birth-control-mandates-loosens-lawsuits.html NEW YORK (AP) — The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme Court. Faith-affiliated charities, hospitals and universities have filed dozens of lawsuits against the mandate, which requires employers to provide insurance th... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1848400-obama-birth-control-mandates-loosens-lawsuits.html 2013-01-26T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1797234-law-points-to-philippine-churchs-waning-sway.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III picked a fight with the church over contraceptives and won a victory that bared the bishops' worst nightmare: They no longer sway the masses. Aquino last month signed t... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1797234-law-points-to-philippine-churchs-waning-sway.html 2013-01-04T00:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1793776-judge-halts-contraceptive-mandate-mich-firm.html DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a property management company owned by the founder of Domino's Pizza doesn't have to immediately implement mandatory contraception coverage in the health care law. U.S. District Judge Lawrence Zatkoff ruled Sunday in favor of Tom Monaghan and his Domino's Farms Corp., near Ann Arbor. Monaghan, a devout Roman Cathol... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1793776-judge-halts-contraceptive-mandate-mich-firm.html 2012-12-31T22:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1793410-texas-judge-oks-ban-planned-parenthood-funding.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas can cut off funding to Planned Parenthood's family planning programs for poor women, a state judge ruled Monday, requiring thousands to find new state-approved doctors for their annual exams, cancer screenings and birth control. Judge Gary Harger said that Texas may exclude otherwise qualified doctors and clinics from receiving ... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1793410-texas-judge-oks-ban-planned-parenthood-funding.html 2012-12-31T20:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1789124-atty-hobby-lobby-wont-offer-morning-after-pill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney for Hobby Lobby Stores said Thursday that the arts and crafts chain plans to defy a federal mandate requiring it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill, despite risking potential fines of up to $1.3 million per day. Hobby Lobby and religious book-seller Mardel Inc., which are owned b... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1789124-atty-hobby-lobby-wont-offer-morning-after-pill.html 2012-12-27T23:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1787644-justice-refuses-to-block-morning-after-pill-rule.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday denied a request to block part of the federal health care law that requires employee health-care plans to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after pill and similar emergency contraception pills. Hobby Lobby Stores and a sister company, Mardel Inc., sued the government, claiming t... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1787644-justice-refuses-to-block-morning-after-pill-rule.html 2012-12-26T22:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1782332-court-strikes-costa-rica-in-vitro-ban.html SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A Costa Rican ban on in-vitro fertilization has been struck down by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in a decision that reproductive health groups said could lead to greater access to abortion and some contraception in other Latin American countries. The court said in a ruling late Thursday that a long-standing Costa Ri... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1782332-court-strikes-costa-rica-in-vitro-ban.html 2012-12-21T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1770962-philippines-oks-divisive-contraceptives-bill.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill Monday that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church and its followers, some of whom threatened to ask the Supreme Court to block the legislation. The Senate and the House of R... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1770962-philippines-oks-divisive-contraceptives-bill.html 2012-12-17T13:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1716772-us-abortions-fall-5-pct-biggest-drop-decade.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. abortions fell 5 percent during the recession and its aftermath in the biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade, perhaps because women are more careful to use birth control when times are tough, researchers say. The decline, detailed on Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, came in 2009, the most recent ye... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1716772-us-abortions-fall-5-pct-biggest-drop-decade.html 2012-11-21T17:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1715118-obgyns-over-the-counter-birth-control-pills.html WASHINGTON (AP) — No prescription or doctor's exam needed: The nation's largest group of obstetricians and gynecologists says birth control pills should be sold over the counter, like condoms. Tuesday's surprise opinion from these gatekeepers of contraception could boost longtime efforts by women's advocates to make the pill more accessible. But no one ex... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1715118-obgyns-over-the-counter-birth-control-pills.html 2012-11-20T23:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1712428-judge-hobby-lobby-offer-morning-after-pill.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge Monday rejected Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s request to block part of the federal health care overhaul that requires the arts and craft supply company to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after and week-after birth control pills. In a 28-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton denied a request by Hobby Lobby ... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1712428-judge-hobby-lobby-offer-morning-after-pill.html 2012-11-20T00:25:00Z