This may very well be old news to many of you, as I've personally seen it on my friends page SEVEN times today ( and counting), but apparently, according to new Federal guidelines, doctors are now supposed to treat all females, from their first period to the onset of menopause, as though they are "pre-pregnantCoffee? Bad. Alcohol? Bad. Cigarettes? ( Read more... )

The environmentally-friendly company Seventh Generation is sponsoring an excellent new program. From http://www.tampontification.com/donate.php:

Women’s shelters in the U.S. go through thousands of tampons and pads monthly, and, while agencies generally assist with everyday ( Read more... )

misia wrote a great thing today about how the news media is hyping up Bird Flu hysteria and the things that people should actually do to be prepared and deal with the flu virus. It was a good enough post that I'm directing y'all to it now.