by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 21, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Humor, magazines
The latest magazine ads for Always “Infinity” maxi pads remind me of this old joke: Two young boys walk into a pharmacy one day, pick out a box of Tampax and proceed to the checkout counter. The man at the counter asks the older boy, “Son, how old...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 20, 2010 | Dysmenorrhea, Menstruation, New Research, Pharmaceutical
A new meta-analysis of previous research on acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol outside the U.S.) vs. NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) for treatment of menstrual pain indicates that NSAIDs are more effective. NSAIDs include aspirin, ibuprofen, and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 19, 2010 | Activism, Celebrities, Menstruation
Remember last fall, when half the Western world was shocked – shocked! – by The Guardian‘s publication of an Ingrid Berthon-Moine photo of a woman with menstrual blood on her lips? We’ll never forget. Apparently menstrual activists are just a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 19, 2010 | Celebrities, Communication, FemCare, Television
Guest Post by Heather Dillaway, Wayne State University First, it was Tampax, and then it was Vagisil. But it’s good they didn’t leave out Summer’s Eve. And I expect Midol (for those irritating PMS-y women) and something about menopausal women’s hot flashes (can’t they...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 18, 2010 | Health Care, Menorrhagia, New Research
Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal reports a new surgical technique for relief of uterine fibroids is currently being tested at six medical centers in the U.S., along with two in Mexico and one in Guatemala. Presently, the only sure cure is hysterectomy, because...
