“You can’t bias a jury with the truth”
That was Zoe Littlepage's response to Pfizer's request to a judge that her law firm remove this video press release about Pfizer's malfeasance regarding cancer risk of Prempro, their menopause hormone therapy drug. The motion reads, in part, "Plaintiff’s counsel...
The Cycle Sisters Manifesta
Guest Post by Kaitlyn Elliott, The Cycle Sisters at St. Mary's College of California 14 September 2009 A brief twenty-four hours ago we stormed campus, with 350 flyers and two rolls of packing tape in our collective hands. Detailed within are our intentions, goals,...
Tampon Crafts: For Any Time of the Month (and Any Time of Year)
So I heard there are a couple of big holidays this month that involve elaborate (or not-so-elaborate) decoration of one's home. Perhaps you're the crafty sort, and would like to make your own holiday decorations; Tampon Crafts is the web site you've been looking for!...
Teenagers and Menstrual Pain
A recently published population-based study of teens in Australia found that menstrual pain is the norm among young women: Typical menstruation in adolescence includes pain (93%), cramping (71%), premenstrual symptoms (96%) and mood disturbance (73%). This surprises...
The Period is Coming Out of the Closet
Want to wear your menstrual pride on your sleeve - er, across your chest? The NinjaWitch offers several t-shirts that celebrate menstruation. Note: This is not an advertisement or paid endorsement - I just think the shirts are kinda cool.
Marketing Menopause
There's a pretty good essay in this weekend's New York Times (online here Saturday, in print Sunday in the Business section) about how hard Big Pharma has worked to market menopause as an estrogen deficiency disease. In addition to discussion of Wyeth's advertising...
