by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 30, 2012 | Internet
What do menstruation & gender equality have in common? Check out this video from The Crimson Campaign to learn more, and how five minutes can change the world. Jezebel blogger Lindy West knows the difference and doesn’t care: It’s all vagina to me....
by Laura Wershler | Jun 28, 2012 | Menstruation
Body Literacy. It’s cool to see a phrase I championed infiltrate the language, be taken up and used by others. Not always referenced, but used. And that’s okay by me. I want #bodyliteracy to become a flourishing Twitter hashtag. I first used the term in June 2005,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 27, 2012 | Advertising, FemCare, Humor
Here’s Chella Quint, of Adventures in Menstruating, with more ad busting and shame busting. For even more, see her post at Ms. blog. Chella Quint is just back from delivering a TEDx Talk, ‘Adventures in Menstruating: Don’t Use Shame to Sell’,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 26, 2012 | Health Care, New Research, Pharmaceutical
Abnormal Pap Smears, Cervical Dysplasia and Cervical Cancer Spike Post-HPV Vaccination Guest Post by Leslie Botha, Women’s Health Freedom Coalition Coordinator, Natural Solutions Foundation, and Janny Stokvis, VAERS Research Analyst In 2006, the HPV vaccine...
by Paula Derry | Jun 25, 2012 | Health Care
On June 13, 2012, the medical website Medscape posted an interview with the president of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) on AAFP’s involvement with the “Choosing Wisely” campaign. “Choosing Wisely,” according to the article, is an initiative of the...