Synthetic progesterone taken for therapeutic purposes such as dysfunctional uterine bleeding may increase the risk of heart disease, according to new data. ...
Current use of antipsychotic drugs significantly raises the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), say researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine. ...
Physicians who freely prescribe hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to women who are approaching, but have not yet reached, menopause may be increasing the woman's risk of developing venous thromboe ...
A Dutch radio journalist has found evidence that the drug company Wyeth had discovered that the so called third generation oral contraceptives can increase the risk of thromboembolism. ...
Newer third generation birth control pills such as desogestrel or gestodene may not be safer for your heart than their predecessors, as originally predicted. ...