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British womens taxes on tampons pay for domestic abuse

British women's taxes on tampons pay for domestic abuse

Laura Coryton, 24, started the Stop Taxing Periods campaign in May 2014 while still a student.

22 Nov 2017 5:40 PM IST

Local MLA said this would help many girl students to develop a healthy practice of menstrual management in the college campus. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Representational)

Parents, experts welcome move to sensitise children

Experts feel 10 is the best age for a girl child to learn about menstruation and hygiene.

1 Nov 2017 1:25 AM IST

Ruhpreet (in white jacket) with the women and children in Patiala.

Starting a talk on menstrual health

Ruhpreet has resolved to create a change in her town by breaking the taboo around mensturation.

29 Jan 2018 1:23 AM IST

Exposure to air pollution in during high school was correlated with menstrual cycle irregularity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution may affect your menstrual cycle: study

Implications on human disease may come through reducing emissions on a global and individual level.

27 Jan 2018 12:12 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution may affect your menstrual cycle: Study

Researchers found exposure to air pollution during high school years was correlated with menstrual cycle irregularity.

26 Jan 2018 3:34 PM IST

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Winter can make periods worse, expert reveals

18 Jan 2018 11:16 AM IST

As progesterone and estrogen levels drop at the beginning of the period, this causes you to become hungrier. (Photo: Pixabay)

Craving chocolates during periods? Here's why

The researchers believed that the people now generally let their cravings run amok based on the cues predominantly set...

17 Jan 2018 8:20 PM IST

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Early periods, menopause linked to heart disease: study

The findings are not the first to uncover a link between reproductive factors and cardiovascular diseases.

16 Jan 2018 9:26 AM IST

During this period women are forbidden from touching cattle and men. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Menstrual exile of Nepal woman sees her dying in freezing conditions

21-year-old was thrown out because of tradition in which women are exiled during menstruation for being impure or...

13 Jan 2018 11:15 AM IST

Navami alleged that even her school-going sister was not spared and was threatened by a group of unidentified people earlier this week. (Photo: Facebook)

Kerala: Right-wing threatens law student for poem against menstrual...

The teenager posted the poem to extend support to another youngster who had also faced a similar threat for speaking out...

25 Feb 2018 7:39 AM IST

Taking into account other recent incidents, there is no doubt that the RSS was behind the act. (Photo: Pixabay)

Kerala law student 'bullied' for FB post on menstrual taboo

Taking into account other recent incidents, there is no doubt that the RSS was behind the act.

24 Feb 2018 6:14 PM IST

24-year-old Beth Evans and her boyfriend claim that they were asked to leave an Emirates flight bound for Dubai from UK when one of the attendants overheard Evans complaining about period pain to her boyfriend. (Representational Image)

Woman complains of period pains, Emirates forces her to not fly

Soon after the incident Emirates released a statement and justified the actions taken on grounds of 'medical emergency.'

21 Feb 2018 6:28 PM IST