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with epidural shortages, more people are opting for laughing gas during childbirth
nitrous oxide is less invasive than an epidural, and it allows for a person giving birth to have more control — but it may not be the right option for everyone.
maija kappler
reproductive health
aug 25 2022
laughing gas use during labor is self-administered, allowing people to use as much or as little as they want. getty

ctv head asked who 'approved' lisa laflamme's grey hair
lisa laflamme's abrupt ousting from ctv news has raised questions about how we treat women who age naturally.
karen hawthorne
aging
aug 19 2022
the silver-haired lisa laflamme, 58, had garnered praise and support from women across canada in 2020, when she stopped dyeing her hair. ctv news/youtube

'a silver revolution': more women are embracing their grey and aging naturally
during the pandemic, lisa laflamme, like many other women who couldn't access hair colourists, grew out her natural silver hair and stopped dyeing it
lynn chaya
世界杯决赛2022
aug 19 2022
at the network’s year-in-review special, laflamme revealed that she was having to spray her roots every day before going on air and decided the upkeep was no longer necessary.

the period products act makes scotland first country to offer free tampons and pads
in canada, pads, tampons and menstrual cups were taxed as 'luxury items' until 2015.
maija kappler
women's health
aug 18 2022
it's estimated that globally, 500 million people experience "period poverty," meaning they can't afford vital menstrual products. getty

doctors are ‘failing a generation of young women’ by not talking about anal sex
the practice is on the rise in young straight couples and should be talked about more, a pair of doctors say.
dave yasvinski
sexual health
aug 16 2022
around one in four women with anal sex experience said they had been pressured to participate in the practice at least once. getty

soap star robyn griggs dies at 49 from cervical cancer
the another world and one life to live star was diagnosed with stage 4 endocervical adenocarcinoma in 2020.
karen hawthorne
cervical cancer
aug 15 2022
cervical cancer starts in the cells of the cervix where a malignant tumour, a group of cancer cells, grows into and destroys surrounding tissue, according to the canadian cancer society. getty

women in menopause before 40 face risk of heart failure, atrial fibrillation: study
it's a misconception that heart disease affects mostly men, says experts, who point out that "sex-specific risk factors have been largely ignored" in research.
dave yasvinski
menopause
aug 8 2022
the decline in estrogen that accompanies menopause is thought to increase vulnerability to cardiovascular disease. getty

asking for a friend: menopause came, and now i have chin hair
there's a lot of things that are annoying and uncomfortable about menopause, and hair in unexpected places is just one.
karen hawthorne
advice
aug 5 2022
“you’ll get that chin hair, moustache hairs, hair around the nipples and on the lower abdomen,” says dr. michelle jacobson. getty
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with epidural shortages, more people are opting for laughing gas during childbirth
nitrous oxide is less invasive than an epidural, and it allows for a person giving birth to have more control — but it may not be the right option for everyone.
maija kappler
reproductive health
aug 25 2022
laughing gas use during labor is self-administered, allowing people to use as much or as little as they want. getty

ctv head asked who 'approved' lisa laflamme's grey hair
lisa laflamme's abrupt ousting from ctv news has raised questions about how we treat women who age naturally.
karen hawthorne
aging
aug 19 2022
the silver-haired lisa laflamme, 58, had garnered praise and support from women across canada in 2020, when she stopped dyeing her hair. ctv news/youtube

'a silver revolution': more women are embracing their grey and aging naturally
during the pandemic, lisa laflamme, like many other women who couldn't access hair colourists, grew out her natural silver hair and stopped dyeing it
lynn chaya
世界杯决赛2022
aug 19 2022
at the network’s year-in-review special, laflamme revealed that she was having to spray her roots every day before going on air and decided the upkeep was no longer necessary.

the period products act makes scotland first country to offer free tampons and pads
in canada, pads, tampons and menstrual cups were taxed as 'luxury items' until 2015.
maija kappler
women's health
aug 18 2022
it's estimated that globally, 500 million people experience "period poverty," meaning they can't afford vital menstrual products. getty
powered by
canadian society for exercise physiology

doctors are ‘failing a generation of young women’ by not talking about anal sex
the practice is on the rise in young straight couples and should be talked about more, a pair of doctors say.
dave yasvinski
sexual health
aug 16 2022
around one in four women with anal sex experience said they had been pressured to participate in the practice at least once. getty

soap star robyn griggs dies at 49 from cervical cancer
the another world and one life to live star was diagnosed with stage 4 endocervical adenocarcinoma in 2020.
karen hawthorne
cervical cancer
aug 15 2022
cervical cancer starts in the cells of the cervix where a malignant tumour, a group of cancer cells, grows into and destroys surrounding tissue, according to the canadian cancer society. getty

women in menopause before 40 face risk of heart failure, atrial fibrillation: study
it's a misconception that heart disease affects mostly men, says experts, who point out that "sex-specific risk factors have been largely ignored" in research.
dave yasvinski
menopause
aug 8 2022
the decline in estrogen that accompanies menopause is thought to increase vulnerability to cardiovascular disease. getty

asking for a friend: menopause came, and now i have chin hair
there's a lot of things that are annoying and uncomfortable about menopause, and hair in unexpected places is just one.
karen hawthorne
advice
aug 5 2022
“you’ll get that chin hair, moustache hairs, hair around the nipples and on the lower abdomen,” says dr. michelle jacobson. getty
powered by
movember canada

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