Bayer has recalled a batch of its Yas Plus contraceptive pills over what it calls a packaging 'mix-up'. According to the pharmaceutical giant, this could compromise the efficacy of the birth ...

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer has recalled a batch of contraceptive pills it manufactures over what it calls a packaging “mix-up”, which could compromise the efficacy of the birth control medication.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Bayer started putting in the cotton in the early 1900s to keep those powdery pills in place so they wouldn't get knocked around in the bottle and break.

Of all the medical breakthroughs introduced during the past 125 years, possibly no medicine has saved so many lives as the tiny, economical, humble-appearing aspirin. We can thank Felix Hoffman or ...