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Natural family planning is gaining support with some women because of health concerns about hormonal birth control. (FOTOLIA) "Women start to realize if I’m eating organic and I’m drinking out of glass, and I’m making all these efforts in every other aspect of my life, why would I manage my fertility with a carcinogen?" — Karen Murphy Corr, Serena BC Natural family planning is gaining popularity with those who have no religious reasons for abstaining from hormonal birth control. “I would say that there is a shift of people using NFP for reasons other than faith,” said Kristen Gilbert,...

It's an investigation every woman should see. Thousands are coming forward about Yaz, a popular birth control pill.Blood clots, gall bladder disease, heart attacks and even strokes -- in each case, the women say their decline in health is directly linked to the contraceptive they chose.Where you see advertisements for Yaz, you'll see bright colors and smiling faces. But now there's also an added emphasis on the serious side effects of this contraceptive -- results of a $20 million corrective marketing campaign by its manufacturer, Bayer, getting a message out that thousands of women now claim was missing when...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A popular, relatively new birth control pill is the subject of several television ads from attorneys that ask people to come forward if they have suffered side effects. The controversy involves Yaz, a contraceptive taken by mouth that has been on the market since 2006, 6News' Sarah Cornell reported. When it came out, the label listed very few side effects, and that's partially the reason law firms, including Ken Nunn, are pursuing legal action. Attorneys are actively gathering clients to sue Bayer, the manufacturer of Yaz, claiming that the company neglected to list side effects, such as blood...

Carl Yastrzemski has had successful triple bypass surgery Tony Massarotti By Tony Massarotti Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - Longtime Red Sox [team stats] great Carl Yastrzemski has undergone successful triple bypass surgery and is now in recovery at Mass General Hospital, Yaz spokesman Dick Gordon confirmed a short time ago. According to Gordon, Yastrzemski actually was brought to Mass General yesterday after complaining of tightness and pains in his chest. The Hall of Fame left fielder underwent an array of tests before it was determined that he needed surgery, which took place early tonight at the hospital. The procedure took...

Baseball Hall of Famer Yastrzemski hospitalized By HOWARD ULMAN – 39 minutes ago BOSTON (AP) — Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, was hospitalized for tests Tuesday after experiencing chest pains. The Boston Red Sox confirmed the 68-year-old Yastrzemski was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital and was undergoing evaluation and testing. The team said no further information was immediately available on its longtime great.

MIDI - CENTERFIELD - 1st version A summer day...in Fenway park...young Kerry cheers 'em on He's hoping on this day his SOX prevail Each year the Yanks have broken their hearts...it is time to end the curse If they build a little streak, the Yanks they'll nail So bring in Eddie Yost...we need his big bat today Bring in Eddie Yost...you know that he came to play And this year the...Stanley Cup...will be ours When John heard fans shout, "Come on, rip one, Yaz" He really became confused And he was wondering who the F this Yaz guy was...

<p>Granted, there is upheaval in the world and there are battles where a great deal is at stake -- life itself. All the more precious, then, the minor skirmishes on the home front that mean a great deal in a small way and remind us of how lucky we are to feel innocent hatreds, from summer to summer, at the ballpark.</p>