"Birth Control" Blogs & Blog Posts

Why do birth control costs vary so widely? Listen to a segment on The Brian Lehrer Show (with Clear Health Costs) and then look up how much your brand costs (cash or self-pay prices) in your area. Read more...    ...

As women, we have so much pressure put on us about birth control and reproduction. Somehow, society has made us feel as if it is our responsibility to “take care of things,” when it comes to having children. Women are the ones who carry the child...

A new University of Texas study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology recommends IUDs as a birth-control method for teenagers. The study's authors say increasing teenagers' access to IUDs could have a "tremendous impact" on rat...

A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled that the FDA must make the "morning-after" pill available over the counter for all ages, rather than requiring a prescription for girls 16 and under. This ruling is the latest breakthrough in a decade-long argument a...

Good day to you all. It is time for "Hey, Science," our splendidly scientific weekly feature in which we have your most provocative scientific questions answered by real live scientists (or related experts). No question is too intelligent for our leg...

Holy shit were there a whole lot of special guests who turned up for Justin Timberlake's fifth hosting gig. Special guests like two wild and crazy guys named Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd, or America's favorite human man, Tom Hanks. Murphy Brown was t...

Filed under: Green, World Leaders, Economy In its two millennia of existence, the Catholic Church has picked up more than a few valuable tchotchkes, including billions of dollars worth of real estate, thousands of churches, and an art collection that...