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U.S. OK’s 1st nonprescription birth control pill. Should Canada follow?The FDA has approved a nonprescription, progestin-only birth control pill called Opill, which experts are saying could be a positive step forward for increasing access.CanadaJul 13, 2023
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Health advocates call for publicly funded birth control in Nova ScotiaPublicly funded birth control would save money and improve the health of Nova Scotians, doctors and health advocates in the province said Tuesday.HealthApr 12, 2022
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Teen birth control pill use linked to adult depression, but don’t ditch them yet: expertsThis isn’t the first time researchers have looked at a possible link between the two, but one expert says women should take the study with a grain of salt.HealthAug 30, 2019
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The current way oral birth control is prescribed can be costly, ineffective: studyThe pill is typically dispensed in three-month increments, but researchers say there's a better way.LifestyleJul 30, 2019
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Broken or too-small Alesse birth control pills reported to Health CanadaThe government says it's received complaints that in packages of both Alesse 21 and Alesse 28, there has been at least one pill that is roughly half the size of the others.CanadaDec 2, 2017
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Alberta’s wild horses on birth control as part of pilot projectA new birth control program is said to be a real game-changer in a polarizing debate about what to do with Alberta's wild horses.CanadaJul 18, 2016
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Overpopulation has Wisconsin town putting pigeons on the pillFeeding stations atop downtown buildings include a contraceptive feed. It's aimed at lowering reproduction in the birds that leave droppings on sidewalks, awnings and park benches.WorldMay 20, 2016
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New warnings for women who use NuvaRing contraceptiveNuvaRing, which was approved for use in the U.S. in 2001 and a year later in Canada, has sparked numerous lawsuits involving thousands of women.CanadaJul 31, 2014
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