Birth Control Is A Medical Right

by Michele Fromowitz February 15, 2012
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Humans have been using birth control for thousands of years.  These methods have ranged from using animal hides or intestines as condoms to mixing dung and honey to make a pessary,  (an object inserted into the vagina that physically prevents sperm from entering the cervix).  Currently, an estimated 11.2 million U.S. women aged 15–44, or 18% [...]

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Is My Birth Control Faulty? : One Million Birth Control Pills Have Been Recalled

by Michele Fromowitz February 1, 2012
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Check Your Birth Control – Yours May Be Defective and You Can Become Pregnant On January 31, 2012 Pfizer Inc. announced that they are recalling over one million birth control pills, particularly Lo/Ovral®-28 (norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets and Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets (generic) for U.S. customers. These tablets were manufactured and packaged by [...]

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Health Effects of Pepper Spray and Other Riot Control Agents

by Michele Fromowitz November 21, 2011
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The country, and even the world, is shocked by the recent excessive use of pepper spray on seated students who were peacefully protesting on the UC Davis campus. Pepper spray contains between 1.2%-12.6% of oleoresin capsicum (OC), which is an oil extract of pepper plants of the genus Capsicum. It is also used as a [...]

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Green Economy to Help Rebuild America’s Economy

by Michele Fromowitz November 15, 2011
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This guest post is by Dave Suntin of Trending Today Today, Wall Street is at the center of a great wave of consumer disappointment and chaotic unrest. More people than ever are gathering to protest the big banks’ self-involvement and self-protection at the expense of their customers. Everyday Americans are sick of being the last in [...]

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On Veterans Day Support Our Veterans By Supporting Mental Health and PTSD Treatment Funding

by Michele Fromowitz November 11, 2011
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Since 2001 the US has sent over 2 million men and women to war and over 1 million have become Veterans.  Over 800,000 of these men and women have been deployed more than once. I am proud of the men and women who have served our country.  The statistics and information below are not a reflection [...]

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