by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 18, 2010 | Internet
Menstruation and blood symbolism in The Black Swan. Ovulating women don’t want to talk with their fathers, according to new research published in Psychological Science. Via CopyRanter, a billboard ad for maxi pads in Pakistan boasts that the pads stop leaks...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 14, 2010 | New Research, PMS
Not only does PMS not turn women into Vikings, heavyweight boxers, or Mexican wrestlers (see yesterday’s post about ads for Kitadol), it does not affect every woman who menstruates. Research using daily surveys to examine patterns of depression and anxiety...
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 Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 11, 2010 | Internet
The National Women’s Law Center issued the 2010 national and state-by-state report card on women’s health, evaluating criteria such as percentage of women with health insurance, access to abortion providers, causes of death, frequency of annual mammograms...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 4, 2010 | Internet
Dysmenorrhea and constipation both occur more frequently in young women who skip breakfast, according to survey research published in December, 2010, issue of Appetite. Joan B. Wolf’s new book, Is Breast Best?, argues that there is no scientific reason to prefer...
