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The company that supplied the once-popular but perpetually troubled Norplant contraceptive device has quietly decided to withdraw the product from the U.S. market. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals had ...

The company that supplied the once-popular but perpetually troubled Norplant contraceptive device has quietly decided to withdraw the product from the U.S. market. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals had ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories used to revel in stories like Stephen Heartwell's. When the company introduced the ...

A new contraceptive that is implanted in the upper arm and remains effective for three years will be made widely available in the United States early next year, filling a gap in birth control options ...

An advocacy group petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to halt sales of Norplant, saying the contraceptive is too risky. About a million American women use Norplant. The six ...

Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke yesterday defended his health commissioner, Dr. Peter L. Beilenson, who came under fire Monday night at a City Council hearing for his controversial proposal to offer the ...

The maker of the contraceptive Norplant has agreed to settle thousands of lawsuits filed by women who complained of severe side effects.American Home Productsstill insists Norplant is safe. But at ...

Baltimore’s proposal to attack teenage pregnancy by making the contraceptive Norplant available to students could help to alleviate a number of serious social problems. But the program must be ...

Waiting for the bus at North and Druid Hill, Patricia leans into a church window ledge to protect herself from a blustery wind. She is 16 years old. North and Druid Hill is cold this morning, so she’s ...