by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 23, 2010 | Menopause, New Research, Pharmaceutical
The Endocrine Society has released a new, peer-reviewed statement on the risks and benefits of hormone therapy for menopausal women. The upshot is that risks and benefits vary depending on the age of the patient and the length of time since menopause: One interesting...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 25, 2010 | Activism, Birth Control, Pharmaceutical, Politics
A whole bunch of anti-choice political organizations are co-sponsoring a national protest against birth control pills, but they say it’s not about killing babies or controlling women; it’s all about the environment! The following is released by the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 25, 2010 | Activism, Birth Control, Books, Pharmaceutical
Only a latter-day Rip Van Winkle could avoid knowing that this month marks the 50th anniversary of the FDA’s approval of Enovid, the world’s first birth control pill. Hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles have marked this anniversary. Many incorrectly credit the...
by Laura Wershler | May 20, 2010 | Birth Control, Communication, Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Philosophy
MenstruationResearch.org – Today, during an email exchange among the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research blogging team, research-advocacy experts on the menstrual cycle spoke out in response to the unbridled passion for the pill expressed by members of the...
by Laura Wershler | May 17, 2010 | Birth Control, Men, New Research, Pharmaceutical, Reproduction
You know how most superheros become superheros because of exposure to some weird, intensified chemical or element? Take Peter Parker’s spider bite for example. According to a story reported in various media, including International Planned Parenthood...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 14, 2010 | Advertising, Birth Control, Humor, Pharmaceutical
…might look something like this parody by Jena Friedman: [via Salon.com’s...