by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 15, 2013 | Internet
Is it possible to get throat cancer from oral sex? Yes. Is it probable? Or even likely? No. Separate the hype from the facts, and ask why “the one sexual act that gives women pleasure and does not cause pregnancy is now being described as harmful to men”,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 1, 2013 | Internet
In a startling experiment, Andrea Donsky (of NaturallySavvy.com) shows just what disposable menstrual pads are made of, by setting them on fire. (See video at right.) Dr. Jen Gunter, the internet’s favorite vaginacologist, explains what to expect with regard to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 25, 2013 | Internet
Health Canada recently ruled that oral contraceptive Diane-35’s benefit as acne drug outweigh its risks. The European Medicines Agency is investigating the drug, as it is linked to four deaths and suspected in a number of strokes. A new article by Holly...
by David Linton | May 21, 2013 | Activism, Language, Literature
The World’s First Menstrual Poetry Slam, The Red Moon Howl, will occur the closing night of the SMCR conference, June 7, at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. Featuring the works of noted poets such as Lucille Clifton, Sharon Olds, Anne Sexton, and Ntozake...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 18, 2013 | Internet
We are big fans of Sarah Haskins Target Women series here at re:Cycling, and were sad to see her leave Current TV in 2010. So sad that we failed to notice the talents of her successor, Erin Gibson. A longitudinal population study of 2102 women over 20 years found that...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 11, 2013 | Internet
The National Institute of Mental Health – the world’s biggest mental health research funder — has announced that it will be “re-orienting its research away from DSM categories”. This announcement comes just a few weeks before the release of the newest edition of the...
