Merck Announces Second-Quarter 2012 Financial Results
Merck , known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2012.

Officials: 232 pregnancies prevented
It s amazing when you look at the numbers, declared district health director Claude Burnett. They say, given effective birth control, how much money you save by not having a hospital birth or a low-birth-weight birth It s a very cost-effective program.

More U.S. women choosing IUDs for birth control
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A growing number of U.S. women may be opting for intrauterine devices (IUDs) as their birth control method, a national survey finds. That's good news, researchers say, since IUDs and contraceptive implants are the most effective forms of reversible birth control. In the U.S., though, they are still far from the most popular, with use lagging well behind birth control ...