The risk of blood clots and thromboembolic accidents may increase in patients who undergo hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as well as oral contraception. The plasma levels of estrogen can, in fact, influence the coagulation cascade,…
Essure is a permanent birth control method produced by Conceptus Inc., a subsidiary of Bayer AG. Initially approved by the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in 2002, this device provided many women with an alternative female…
A small study published last month in the International Journal of Psychophysiology showed that young children who play sports may suffer from minor, yet lingering brain damage after they sustain a concussion. While childhood sports…
A new research published in the medical journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention analyzed the most recent trends of cancer rates. The results seem to point towards a general improvement in cancer rates in the Western…
Xarelto liver damage can be a serious threat associated with this drug, and recent findings indicate that this drug could be even more dangerous that it was thought to be. One of the most controversial…