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Scientists are also working on the line extensions for Inneov, L'Oreal's line of edible beauty supplements, developed with Swiss food giant Nestle and launched last year. The promise is simple: take one of the little dark pink pills every day, and the firmness of your skin will improve. By the end of the year, consumers may be able to buy Inneov pills to thicken hair and tackle cellulite. On the horizon: a pill to enhance sun protection. "We started with a product that demonstrably shows you have firmer skin," Owen-Jones says. "This is not snake...
...pharmacy shelves. Just last month, advisors of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the “morning-after” pill—currently only available though prescription—be available over-the-counter. Taken up to 72 hours after unprotected sex, the pill drastically reduces the chance of pregnancy and thus gives sexually active women more choices in preventing unwanted pregnancies...
...culture of the morning-after pill has already influenced many college campuses. After having unprotected sex, many female undergraduates heed the wisdom of their friends: Go to the hospital and get a prescription for the morning-after pill. With a move to make the pill over-the-counter, women will simply be able to do so with much less restrictive oversight. As expected, abortion rights advocates and college women alike have lauded the recommendation. Says Anne M. Morris ’04, “I am a very strong supporter of putting measures in place so that...
Women in the U.S. are a step closer to getting emergency contraception without the need for a doctor's prescription. An advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the morning-after pill become available over the counter. If approved, Plan B, as the two-pill regimen would be called, would enable women to end pregnancies within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse...
...what lengths should you go to make sure you get enough sleep? Today's sleeping pills can help, but are they safe to take in the long term? The drug company Sepracor has been testing a new pill, Estorra, that appears to be both safe and effective when taken for six months. The drug is under review for approval by the FDA. No doubt competitors will be looking at their own sleep drugs to see if they can pass the six-month test...