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Myths and menstruation: Overcoming Pakistan's period taboo
Lifestyle 6 years ago

Myths and menstruation: Overcoming Pakistan's period taboo

Bent over her hand-crank sewing machine, Hajra Bibi stitches sanitary pads for the women of her mountainous village in northwestern Pakistan, one of many rural areas in the deeply conservative country where periods are still taboo.
Not all heroes wear capes: Environmental heroines use cups
Opinion 6 years ago

Not all heroes wear capes: Environmental heroines use cups

The more I read about why women should switch to menstrual cups, the more horrified I become, not about wearing the cup but about the facts of why the switch is necessary.
Menstrual cups safe, practical and cheap: Study
Health 6 years ago

Menstrual cups safe, practical and cheap: Study

Inexpensive and reusable menstrual cups are safe and as unlikely as disposable pads or tampons to leak, according to the first major scientific review of the devices, published Wednesday.
Seeking sustainable menstrual solution
Opinion 6 years ago

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Seeking sustainable menstrual solution

Addressing the taboo of menstrual hygiene is a complex challenge, laden with age-old traditions and gender norms. In recent years many initiatives around the world have been working to break this stigma by connecting girls and women in disadvantaged communities to the menstrual products they need.
Exercising on a treadmill may diminish menstrual pain
Health 6 years ago

Exercising on a treadmill may diminish menstrual pain

A new study suggests that running on a treadmill at least three times a week could help make period pain more manageable and have long-term effects on quality of life.
Starting menstruation early linked to high blood pressure later in life
Health 7 years ago

Starting menstruation early linked to high blood pressure later in life

New US research has found that the age a woman starts her periods might be linked to her risk of hypertension (high blood pressure) later in life.
UK launches global fund to help end 'period poverty' by 2050
Lifestyle 7 years ago

UK launches global fund to help end 'period poverty' by 2050

Britain launched a global “period poverty” fund and taskforce on Monday to help all women and girls access sanitary products by 2050 and to tackle the stigma around menstruation.
Sanitary pad record in India to promote menstrual hygiene
Health 7 years ago

Sanitary pad record in India to promote menstrual hygiene

Participants at a medical congress in India have set a new Guinness World Record for the longest line of sanitary pads, in a move aimed at promoting menstrual hygiene.
Tradition, and mobs, keep women out of Indian temple
World 7 years ago

Tradition, and mobs, keep women out of Indian temple

At the Indian temple that is the focus of a battle over gender equality, Hindu hardliners are in festive mood, successful -- so far -- in their bid to keep women out.
Clashes as Hindu hardliners block women from Indian temple
World 7 years ago

Clashes as Hindu hardliners block women from Indian temple

Clashes erupted on Wednesday as Hindu hardliners prevented women visiting one of India's most sacred temples, with baton-waving police charging stone-throwing protesters.
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