Pill packages have active pills (with hormones) and placebo pills (no hormones). The number of placebo pills can vary depending on the type of pill used. Your menstrual period should occur during the placebo pills due to lack of hormones. You are still protected from pregnancy during the placebo pills.
Making the Case against the biting midge: evidence is building that the biting midge, Culicoides sonorensis, is a vector of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), which causes significant economic losses in cattle, horses, and swine.
RSV stands for Respiratory Syncytial Virus -- a virus that affects the respiratory tract, usually in children under two. When adults and older children have it, it's usually very mild. Small children and infants admitted to the hospital with respiratory illness often have RSV, and it's most common in early spring and winter.