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Posted: 28 October 2011 WASHINGTON: Some birth control products, including contraceptive pills , rings and patches for women, carry a significantly higher risk of blood clot than low-dose medications, US regulators said Thursday. The US Food and Drug Administration said in its review of studies that have included more than 800,000 women that the higher risks are posed by products such as the pill Yaz , the transdermal Ortho Evra patch, and the NuvaRing vaginal insert. All three methods are "associated with an increased risk of VTE (deep venous thrombosis) relative to the standard low-dose" pills, the FDA said. Featured in the study were pills that contain drospirenone, as opposed to another type of progestin known as levonorgestrel. Some brand names include Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz, Ocella , Loryna, Gianvi, Safyral, Syeda and Zarah. Yaz is the second biggest selling product made by the German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, with 1.56 billion in global sales. NuvaRing is...

Now this is really an eye-opener; we've known this for some time, but i think many more don't know this. So how about the iPad ? I've heard parents say that it is a 'boost' to their child's learning the alphabets and numbers. Maybe it is just the videos after all. Think so? ----- Posted: 18 October 2011 WASHINGTON: Watching television or videos is discouraged for babies under age two because studies suggest it could harm their development, a US paediatricians ' group said on Tuesday. Instead of allowing infants to watch videos or screens, parents should talk to them and encourage independent play, said the first guidelines issued in more than a decade by the American Academy of Paediatrics. The advice is the same as that issued in 1999 by United States' largest association of paediatricians, but this time it also warns parents of how their own screen-watching habits may delay their children's ability to talk. "This updated policy ...