Cheerleader: “P-E-R-I-O-D”
Last spring, Kotex introduced U by Kotex, a.k.a. You Buy Kotex, small tampons with bright neon applicators and a forward-thinking "Break the Cycle" advertising campaign announcing that Tampon Ads Are Ridiculous. Apparently tampon ads are STILL ridiculous. Here's the...
Menstrual Pain Hurts because It’s Cyclic
A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology reports that menstrual pain -- like annoying noises and tedious computer tasks -- hurts more in retrospect, if we anticipate experiencing it again: In the culminating field study of 180 women (average age...
Golly! Molly is growing up.
Preparing for class discussions this week about sex education policy in the U.S. found me flipping through the Prelinger Archives, where I found this gem: Molly Grows Up. It's a menstrual education film apparently intended for girls in about the sixth grade, made in...
Weekend Links
The FDA has approved a new 3-D imaging system for mammography. Between 60% and 70% of tonsil cancers are due to HPV. The virus is also linked to tongue and other oral cancers, and some experts are speculating that an increase in these head and neck cancers among...
Marked for Life
Norwegian athlete John Carew just revealed his new tattoo, which features wings and the phrase ‘Ma Vie, Mes Régles’. Apparently Mr. Carew believed that reads "My Life, My Rules", but with an acute accent (é) instead of a grave accent (è), the actual translation is...
Breaking News: Pfizer ordered to pay millions in PremPro cases
Pfizer, which now owns Wyeth's PremPro synthetic progestin-estrogen combination that was widely taken for relief of discomforts that sometimes accompany menopause, has been ordered to pay damages in two separate cases this week. The company must pay more than $10...
