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...American doctors at the end of October, University Health Services (UHS) should move as quickly as possible to make this alternative to surgical abortion available to Harvard students. While UHS has never performed surgical abortions for students, its pharmacy does provide oral contraceptives-such as the "morning after" pill-that can be term-billed under the anonymous title "pharmacy charges." We encourage UHS to add RU-486 to the prescription drugs and contraceptives already available to students...
...Women's Hospital about prescribing the drug and is waiting to hear their opinion. We ask that UHS present the strongest possible case to these doctors that RU-486 be prescribed at UHS, and that gynecologists at Brigham and Women's provide surgical abortions for students if the pill fails. We hope the doctors at Brigham and Women's will understand the importance of making RU-486 available and accessible to women on campus. Students should be able to be prescribed RU-486 by their regular doctor at UHS, not have to make three trips into Boston to meet with...
...report on government approval of the sale of the abortion pill RU 486 [NATION, Oct. 9] included a reference to Dr. Lisa Tucker, who we said works at the Florida clinic where Dr. David Gunn was murdered in 1993. Dr. Tucker does not work at that clinic, and she does not perform abortions. Also, our chart showing the decline in abortions mistakenly included percentage signs. The abortion rate per 1,000 women ages...
...PROBLEM PILL So much for free love. For women with a family history of breast cancer, birth-control pills that were made before 1975 may have raised the already heightened likelihood of developing the cancer. Advice: be extra vigilant about getting mammograms if you have close relatives with breast cancer--and if you were using the Pill back when the times they were a-changin...
PERCHANCE TO DREAM For every traveler who ever doubted that melatonin could help jet lag, here's new research confirming that the supplement is one potent pill. High doses were given to blind people who had no ability to perceive light and dark and as a result suffered profound sleep disorders. After just two months, all the patients were sleeping more restfully and returned to normal body rhythms. For melatonin to work for sighted frequent flyers, it must be taken at specific times during the day, depending on which direction they're traveling and how many time zones they cross...