PremPro’s Losing Streak Continues
There are more than 10,000 lawsuits against Wyeth/Pfizer regarding the link between PremPro and breast cancer. There have been 12 verdicts so far, and juries have awarded money to the plaintiffs in ten of those cases. The latest was announced today, in Donna Kendall...
Telling Secrets
I'm guessing many re:Cycling readers are familiar with Frank Warren's Post Secret project. Every Sunday, Frank publishes online a collection of confessional postcards he's received. He's also curated several larger collections into best-selling books. The postcards...
With Vampax, He’ll Never Guess It’s Your Bleeding Vagina
Concealing menstruation is always a chore, but especially when your boyfriend is a vampire. Twilight Cycles from Brandon Routh [via Glad Rags]
Is Menstruation a Disability?
I think few people would consider menstruation per se a disability, with exceptions for menorrhagia and unusually painful periods. But I've been reading a bit in the field of disability studies lately, for both professional and personal interest, and starting to think...
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Hysteria: It’s HIS, too
There's a brief article in the current issue of The Lancet (free registration required) about the history of hysteria. Although I was aware of the history of the word referring to women's health and behavior being determined by the uterus (hystera is Greek for womb),...
