Many ignore indoor tanning risks.
Indoor tanning does, in fact, increase the risk of skin cancer, and may speed up the aging process in skin, causing wrinkles. Despite this, a new survey released today found that 18 per cent of women and more than 6 per cent of men said they have gone ...
Tampon toxic-metals scare follows years of warnings about oversight gaps
“New research finding toxic metals such as lead and arsenic in tampons came as no surprise to Alexandra Scranton. Scranton, the director of science and... Read More
The VAN tour!
Women’s Voices for the Earth is taking the show ON THE ROAD! Join us in Missoula, Helena or Bozeman to learn how you can help... Read More
PCBs may impair fertility.
PCB exposure may interfere with a woman’s ability to get pregnant, a new study of women undergoing in vitro fertilization suggests.
Lead and other toxic metals found in tampons, study finds
“In 2021, New York became the first state to enact a menstrual product disclosure law require companies to list all intentionally added ingredients on packaging. At... Read More
Period Activists Want Tampon Makers to Disclose Ingredients
The New York Times Roni Caryn Rabin May 24, 2017 “The Food and Drug Administration regulates menstrual hygiene products as medical devices, a category that... Read More
Protection from Toxic Chemicals? Not For All.
Wall Street Journal June 13, 2013 A letter was sent today to Senators David Vitter, Barbara Boxer and other Senators asking for true protections for... Read More
Are We Seeing the End of Scented Tampons?
Menstrual product manufacturers have mostly stopped manufacturing scented tampons for the U.S. market – including the world’s leading manufacturer of tampons, Procter & Gamble.
Western lifestyle ‘to blame for soaring breast cancer rates.’
Britian's high number of breast cancer cases is being fuelled by the Western lifestyle that encourages women to over-eat, drink too much and exercise too little, say new figures.
M.R.I.’s help women at high risk for breast cancer.
For women with a high risk of breast cancer because of genetic mutations or family history, yearly M.R.I. scans in addition to mammograms and breast exams may save lives, a new study finds.