First Lady in March Jill Biden The White House announced a women’s health initiative and touted a seemingly vague research question: What if you could delay menopause and all its associated health risks? The question comes from an area of research that has begun to gain attention in the last few years; Scientists who study… Read More »
With the new Amy Winehouse biography “Back to Black”, which will be released in the USA on May 17, 2024, the late singer’s relationship with alcohol and drugs is being put under the spotlight again. In July 2011, at the age of 27, Winehouse was found dead in her North London flat from “death by… Read More »
The double burden of malnutrition and diet-related diseases has been attributed to diets high in ultra-processed and discretionary foods that contain high sugar, saturated fat and sodium content, and insufficient dietary fiber. A study funded by the a2 Milk Company aimed to identify the highest priority nutrients in ANZ, or those with the highest potential… Read More »
Question: My parents’ generation didn’t think menopause was a big deal. But my friends and I agree that hot flashes and night sweats are extremely uncomfortable. Is menopause getting worse? A: How we frame menopause has certainly changed culturally, but something seems to be changing biologically, too—especially in terms of hot flashes and night sweats.… Read More »
Vuokkoset, a Finnish company, launched its controversial product last month to coincide with Transgender Awareness Week and International Men’s Day. The world’s first tampons for men have been criticized by feminist campaigners as an “insult” to women facing menstrual discrimination. Vuokkoset, a Finnish company, launched its controversial new sanitary product earlier this month to coincide… Read More »