by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 3, 2011 | Internet
Five guaranteed ways to start your period, from Dr. Jen Gunter (with tongue firmly in cheek). A new piece from the National Women’s Health Network recommends NOT treating osteoporosis in healthy women, and that women under 65 avoid bone mineral density...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 19, 2011 | Internet
Aunt B uses SCIENCE to explain why no one is getting buzzed from vodka-soaked tampons. Our blogger Laura Wershler reported on Tuesday about the news that Canadian researchers have discovered a possible link between birth control pills and prostate cancer — and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 29, 2011 | Menstruation
What have you been doing with your weekends without the latest in menstruation and women’s health news to read?!? What you should know about (bi)cycling while (menstrual) cycling. o.b. tampons, a Johnson & Johnson product, has launched a new campaign to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 1, 2011 | Internet
Today is October 1, the first day of what is known as “Breast Cancer Awareness Month” in the US, or “Pinktober” as Gayle Sulik and other critics of Pinkwashing call it. It’s a good day to watch Raise A Stink, a new video from Breast...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 24, 2011 | Internet
Women who use hormonal contraceptives experience memory changes, according to new UC Irvine research. Their ability to remember the gist of an emotional event improves, while women not using the contraceptives better retain details. Researcher Shawn Nielsen takes...
