by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 30, 2010 | Health Care, New Research
I’m too swamped at work to write a proper review of this book-length report this week, but re:Cycling readers might like to know that the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice (BPH) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are releasing a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 28, 2010 | Menstruation
The health and fitness web site Helium has recently posted some sound suggestions for coping with menstrual pain without drugs (personally, I’m a big fan of medication for pain but I know that not everyone is). They recommend exercises, iliopsoas stretches, and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 25, 2010 | Internet
More evidence that “abortion trauma syndrome” is a political label, not a clinical one: new research finds that teens who have abortions are no more likely to experience depression or self-esteem problems than than those who keep the pregnancy. Jezebel...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 23, 2010 | Activism, Anatomy, DIY, Humor, Objects
Have you ever wanted to make a uterus piƱata? Say, for a baby shower or a menarche party? Liz Henry explains how. Ms. Henry notes that the symbolism is not as violent as it might first appear: Now you might think of this as perturbingly violent or promoting the idea...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 22, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, magazines, Media
Poor Mother Nature. Defeated again. In saying “Paper wins”, do you think this ad is intended to criticize cloth pads and menstrual cups? Magazine ad for Tampax Pearl, October...