by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 5, 2011 | Activism, Girls, Menstruation, New Research, Reusable menstrual products
At re:Cycling, we’re interested in all kinds of menstruation and women’s health issues, all over the world. We have written several times about the need for menstrual pads for girls and women in developing nations, like the Kasissi Project Girls Program...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 26, 2010 | Internet, Menstruation
A few things that crossed my screen during my week-long holiday: Drug companies are becoming expert at using social media to promote pharmaceutical products. Soon, the US FDA will issue guidelines for such usage. Current methods of screening for ovarian cancer have...
by Chris Hitchcock | Dec 16, 2010 | Menstruation
There’s a new book about the intimate role of the pharmaceutical industry in the construction of diseases, using the example of FSD (female sexual dysfunction). The authors are Ray Moynihan, an Australian investigative journalist with a longstanding interest in...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 13, 2010 | Advertising, Media, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, Television
At least according to the newest ad for Kitadol, a menstrual pain reliever sold in Chile. According to The Viking Network, Viking women retained property and inheritance rights after marriage, plus the right to divorce a husband who mistreated her or their children,...
by Chris Hitchcock | Dec 9, 2010 | Menstruation
Apparently in the US the Republicans are advocating that the general public be given the opportunity to comment on the usefulness or suitability of publicly funded research. While on the face of it this might not seem to be related to menstruation research, it allows...
by Chris Hitchcock | Dec 7, 2010 | Menstruation, New Research
According to this article in the journal Radiology, menstrual timing affects how sensitive screening mammography is. The authors analysed the results of screening mammographies collected as part of the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium. They used menstrual timing...
