by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 19, 2010 | New Research, Pharmaceutical, PMDD, PMS
Some of you may recall that in my book, Capitalizing on the Curse, I argued that the addition of PMDD to the DSM-IV and the re-branding of fluoxetine HCI as Sarafem are linked. It was no coincidence that pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly sought a unique FDA...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 18, 2010 | Internet
Ms. Magazine blog reports on crisis pregnancy centers using the lure of free pizza to attract women to fake clinics. Rodent research shows promise for treatment of premature ovarian failure with stem cells. Dozens of television stations (more than 100, by some counts)...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 16, 2010 | Advertising, Anatomy, Girls
Via Virginia at Beauty Schooled, who is celebrating her graduation from Beauty U by republishing selected posts, I found this August 24 article about the trend of spas offering hair removal services to increasingly younger clients – starting at age 8. Wanda...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 15, 2010 | Internet
re:Cycling is one year old today! We began with a few warm-up posts in the summer of 2009, but we launched officially (and sent out a press release to damn near everyone in the feminist blogosphere) on September 15. In that year, we’ve had more than 300 posts...
by David Linton | Sep 14, 2010 | Advertising, Internet, Media, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, Television
The challenge that advertisers face when promoting the sale of menstrual products is how to visually demonstrate how the product works or the aspects of the cycle that product addresses without showing actual menstrual blood or a woman’s anatomy. One well established...