by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 26, 2010 | Internet
Institute of Medicine (part of the National Academies) held a series of meetings on Assessing the Human Health Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: An Institute of Medicine Workshop. Click the “Presentations” button (under “Other Meeting...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 19, 2010 | Internet
This week’s picks: The FDA declines to approve “pink Viagra”, a.k.a. flibanserin, to treat low female sexual desire. For more, check out these materials from the New View Campaign. In other FDA news, the organization’s Advisory Committee for...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 12, 2010 | Internet
The ladies at Evil Slutopia uncover the rigors of Cosmopolitan magazine’s investigative journalism techniques. Nursing in public: If it bothers you, put a blanket over YOUR head. The CDC recent released a report about medical conditions that may interfere with...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 15, 2010 | Internet
Blogger RMJ (Deeply Problematic) wrote a series on disability and birth control: Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Feministing reports on clinical trials of a new hormone-free birth control method – for men. Via Ms. magazine’s blog, we learn that vulvodynia,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 1, 2010 | Internet
Here’s some recommended reading to start your weekend. So Rachel Carson and Margaret Sanger Walk into a Room…The 50th anniversary of The Pill is also the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Stefanie Weiss discusses the relationship between the two in her new book, ...