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Birth control pill Yaz linked to gallbladder disease

Posted: March 8, 2010 Pharmaceutical

An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease, a condition in which the bile in the gallbladder becomes concentrated and thickens. The condition most often affects people over 60 years of age, says Dr. Ronald Hoffman, an active clinician, author,

Bayer facing more than 1,100 lawsuits from women injured by Yaz

Posted: March 3, 2010 Pharmaceutical

Drug company Bayer is facing more than 1,100 lawsuits alleging its popular birth control pill Yaz causes life-threatening blood clots. According to the pharmaceutical company’s 2009 annual report, 129 new suits were filed in November 2009 alone. Many suits have

Bayer pockets billions from dangerous birth control pill Yaz

Posted: February 24, 2010 Pharmaceutical

Bayer HealthCare is facing numerous lawsuits from women and their family members who say they were seriously injured or killed after taking the drug company’s blockbuster birth control pill, Yaz. Yet, Yaz remains the company’s top-selling pharmaceutical, generating a whopping

Woman claims Yaz/Yasmin/Ocella caused her stroke

Posted: February 3, 2010 Pharmaceutical

From April 2009 until July 2009, Adrienne Cechura of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, took Ocella, the generic band of the oral contraceptive known by the brand names Yaz or Yasmin. Yaz is the top-selling birth control pill in the United States,