The Future Might Not Smell Rosy: The latest news on the potential dangers of antiperspirant use(no comments)

My over-sensitive nasal passages are already constricting as I think about all the sweaty, au naturel armpits I’ll have to stand next to on the subway if people take note of the latest research regarding antiperspirants — and if further research corroborates the adverse effects of the product’s use.
The concern with antiperspirants stems from aluminum salts, which are [...]

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Can antibiotics make oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) less effective?(no comments)

Last week, while flying home for a high school reunion, I sat next to a very pleasant, talkative woman and her adorable and polite 8 year-old son. The woman and I started chatting and eventually I learned that she is an accountant, and I in turn shared that I am a doctor. Sometime later she non-chalantly explained that she had gotten pregnant

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