by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 3, 2009 | Activism, Communication, Newspapers
I was quite excited to see our own Chris Bobel and Giovanna Chesler quoted in this piece from The Guardian about menstrual activism, and then to discover that the Guardian published a second piece the same day about menstruation: Rowena Davis explains What My Period...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 1, 2009 | Birth Control, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Mirena® has been approved for use as treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. Mirena® is an intra-uterine device (IUD) for preventing pregnancy. It combines the technology of old-school IUDs with the hormone...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 29, 2009 | Advertising, Celebrities, FemCare, Menstruation
Apropos of Chris’ most recent post, the video of Serena Williams’ new ad for Tampax just popped up in my RSS feed. You can check it out at right. I’m so torn on this. I’m pretty certain that this is the First. Time. Ever. that the word...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 26, 2009 | Law/Legal, Newspapers, Pharmaceutical
The popular birth control pill, Yaz is in the news again. Readers may remember that last autumn, Bayer (the maker of Yaz) was sanctioned by the FDA for their television commercials, “because they encourage use of Yaz in circumstances other than those in which...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 24, 2009 | Communication
I adore Penelope Trunk. I may not always agree with her, but I always read her column, and I’m glad she exists. Today, she wrote about the backlash she received for this recent tweet: She is a little stunned that there was such an uproar about her tweet: other...
