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...years, if a woman missed a birth-control pill, tore a condom or engaged in unprotected sexual intercourse, she was powerless to prevent pregnancy. The 1999 introduction of the emergency contraceptive Plan B, known as the “morning-after pill,” allowed some women to avert unintended pregnancy. But barriers to obtaining the emergency contraceptive—available by prescription only—precluded it from becoming a viable back-up plan for most women...
...junior year, she was a self-described “pill popper” and visited a UHS-affiliated clinician three times per week...
...only 5% of U.S. kids were overweight, we were trim, maybe even skinny. But the percentage of overweight or obese children has tripled since then, along with all manner of related health risks, from diabetes to heart disease. And now our quick-fix society has come up with a pill for the problem: Xenical, the first obesity drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adolescents...
While the drug may help some kids, compliance might not be easy. Because the pill works by blocking an enzyme that absorbs fat, there can be embarrassing consequences--including gas, diarrhea and incontinence for kids who dip into fatty treats. Many teens would rather give up Xenical than ice cream. And because it costs $1,500 a year, their parents may be similarly inclined. Xenical was only moderately effective when it was tested on adults; after treatment stopped, the pounds tended to return...
Access to contraception can still cause a ruckus these days. But the effort to make the morning-after pill available as an over-the-counter drug is sailing along pretty smoothly. Two FDA advisory committees voted last week 28 to 4 to recommend that the pill known as Plan B be as easy to buy as condoms or cough syrup. Plan B is a high-dose oral contraceptive that prevents fertilization or the implantation of a fertilized egg within 72 hours after intercourse. (Unlike the drug RU 486, it cannot induce an abortion.) "The vote," says committee member James Trussell...