by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 29, 2010 | Dysmenorrhea, Health Care, Menstruation, New Research
A cross-sectional study published in the November, 2010, issue of Fertility and Sterility reports that very painful menstrual periods during the teen years (that is, period pain so severe that girls miss school) may be predictive of an increased risk of developing...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 28, 2010 | Internet
More about TSA “enhanced” scanners: GladRags published a letter this week from a customer whose flannel pantyliner led to a search of her genital area. Who writes health news? Maybe re:Cycling is more of a public service than I realized. An urban legend...
by Holly Grigg-Spall | Nov 24, 2010 | Birth Control, Health Care, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
15 Dangerous Drugs Big Pharma Shoves Down Our Throats Alternet recently posted a list of the drugs most likely to make you sick. Writer Martha Rosenberg’s ’15 Dangerous Drugs Big Pharma Shoves Down Our Throats’ contained some startling choices. Yaz...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 24, 2010 | Menopause, New Research
So there’s a surge today in news stories about how hormone treatment for menopause (popularly known as ‘hormone replacement therapy’ or HRT) benefits the brain, apparently based on publicity over this study published in Hormones and Behavior. In...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 22, 2010 | Menstruation, New Research
Last week, we reported that new research shows a relationship between irregular menstrual cycles and sleep difficulties. Now we learn that irregular menstrual cycles are associated with a higher risk of both type 2 diabetes and coronary disease. As we’ve said...