by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 15, 2009 | Disposable menstrual products, DIY, FemCare, Humor, Internet, Objects
So I heard there are a couple of big holidays this month that involve elaborate (or not-so-elaborate) decoration of one’s home. Perhaps you’re the crafty sort, and would like to make your own holiday decorations; Tampon Crafts is the web site you’ve...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 14, 2009 | Dysmenorrhea, Girls, Menstruation, New Research, PMS
A recently published population-based study of teens in Australia found that menstrual pain is the norm among young women: Typical menstruation in adolescence includes pain (93%), cramping (71%), premenstrual symptoms (96%) and mood disturbance (73%). This surprises...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 13, 2009 | Activism, DIY
Want to wear your menstrual pride on your sleeve – er, across your chest? The NinjaWitch offers several t-shirts that celebrate menstruation. Note: This is not an advertisement or paid endorsement – I just think the shirts are kinda...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 13, 2009 | Advertising, Law/Legal, Media, Menopause
There’s a pretty good essay in this weekend’s New York Times (online here Saturday, in print Sunday in the Business section) about how hard Big Pharma has worked to market menopause as an estrogen deficiency disease. In addition to discussion of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 11, 2009 | Girls, Health Care, Law/Legal, New Research, Pharmaceutical
Today I want to point to two important articles about women’s health from our friends at Women’s eNews: Yesterday, they published a story about Myriad Genetics and their firm grasp on the patents for diagnostics tests for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are...