May 9 -- Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Pull Ortho-Evra Birth-Control Patch From Market: Public Citizen The Ortho-Evra birth ...
It’s should be common knowledge that the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Ortho-Evra birth-control patch has more risks than the birth control pill (it’s on the label) — because it exposes women to higher ...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's announcement that additional warnings have been added to the label for Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) Ortho Evra ...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The maker of the Evra* birth control patch sold in Canada is warning women there that they are at "particularly high risk" of developing blood clots if they ...
Johnson & Johnson misled doctors and regulators for years by altering and withholding medical data about the health risks of its Ortho Evra birth-control patch, lawyers for women suing the company ...
The makers of a popular birth-control patch warned millions of women Thursday that the patch exposes them to significantly higher doses of hormones and may put them at greater risk for blood clots and ...
WASHINGTON - Risks of blood clots in legs and lungs are twice as high for women using the birth control patch instead of the pill, says a study reported by the drug maker and the Food and Drug ...