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Get in Gear: Pill Fob
If you take daily vitamins or pills such as allergy medicine, or like to carry around Tylenol or ibuprofen, you'll definitely find this useful.
The Pill Fob is a mini holder for your pills. It's great if your are traveling, camping, on a day trip, or just need to carry around a few pills in your purse, but don't want to carry around a huge container.
Reduce Your Flow
The commercial for Seasonale, a birth control pill, raves about getting only 4 periods a year. So what's the deal? Is that safe?
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Are Occasional Breaks From the Pill Necessary?
Almost every woman I know has been on the pill at some point in her life, and many of us started when we were under 20 years old. It has many health benefits, such as preventing unwanted pregnancies, decreasing the risk of ovarian cancer, and alleviating PMS symptoms. The one big negative about the pill is that statistics show being on it for longer than 10 years puts you at a higher risk for breast cancer.
Myths on the Pill Debunked
Do you take "the pill?" If so, you're not alone. However, despite the overwhelming number of women on the pill right now, there are still some serious myths floating around out there, giving the pill a very bad rep.
Wynonna Judd Uses Alli Diet Pills — Should You?
Wynonna Judd has been struggling with her weight both in and out of the public eye. In 2003, she opened up to Oprah about how her cholesterol levels were putting her at risk for a heart attack, and three years later, she checked into a treatment center for food addiction. Wynonna will be turning 45 in May, and she recently opened up to People magazine about the changes she's making to become more healthy.
Have You Ever Tried Diet Pills?
As of last Friday, Hydroxycut diet aids have been voluntarily recalled after a warning from the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA had received 23 reports of "serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplants" after using the supplement.
Hydroxycut pills, drinks, and powders are promoted as weight loss supplements that increase energy while boosting the metabolism.
New Birth Control Pill Means NO PERIOD!!!
See ya Aunt Flo. Adios cramps! Sayonara uncontrollable mood swings and chocolate cravings!
Seriously? An Exercise Pill?
The fitness world just got a new prescription. Scientists have developed a pill that helps you burn calories without exercising one bit. So far only mice have benefited from this new exercise pill.
Are Remote-Controlled Pills in Our Future?
Yes they are!
Philips, the electronics company, has designed a remote-controlled pill to help solve the problem of faulty time released medications already in use. Basically, it will be a little capsule that has a reservoir inside it (see 144 in the diagram) that holds the medicine.
First Over the Counter Diet Pill Approved by FDA
I have a pretty bad opinion of weight loss pills, I am not convinced there is a magic bullet. Nor am I convinced that diet pills are the answer to losing weight.
The FDA doesn't agree with me and has recently said the fat-blocking weight-loss pill Orlistat (aka Xenical), which has been available by prescription, can be sold in a reduced-strength version over the counter.
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