In need of some self-care but worried about your environmental impact? Prioritise looking after yourself and the planet with these green fitness finds. From comfort-boosting (and waste-reducing) period undies to stylish activewear made from regenerated materials, keeping reading to discover what’s on offer. Kvitravn Candle Norwegian music group Wardruna has…
Novel MRI contrast agent sidesteps toxic effects of current products
Adding a contrast-enhancing agent to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) significantly improves image quality and allows radiologists who interpret MRI scans to pick up subtle anatomic details and abnormalities that might otherwise be missed. But this important diagnostic tool is often denied to patients with chronic kidney disease because all commercially…
Schoolgirls urge world to follow Scotland on free period products
A group of schoolgirls who started a campaign to educate fellow pupils about period poverty want more countries to follow Scotland’s example and make sanitary products free. The Scottish parliament this week unanimously passed a groundbreaking law to make tampons and sanitary napkins free in all public buildings—making Scotland the…
Scotland becomes first country to offer free period products
Scotland on Tuesday voted to offer free universal access to period products, becoming the first country in the world to do so. The Scottish Parliament voted unanimously in favour of the Period Products Bill, which makes it a legal right to have free access to sanitary products in public buildings….
Babies’ Exposure to Household Cleaning Products Tied to Later Asthma Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 — A key to your baby’s asthma risk may be as close as your laundry room. Canadian research shows that an infant’s exposure to household cleaning products in the first few months of life is tied to heightened odds for asthma by age 3. Babies may…
Aussies don’t know enough about nicotine vaping products
There are a lot of misconceptions around nicotine vaping products (NVP) in Australia, according to a survey of 470 pharmacy customers in Brisbane, 37 per cent of whom believed NVPs are just as harmful as regular cigarettes. Aussie researchers also found 76 per cent of respondents relied on family and friends…
Ashley Graham Swears By These 5 Anti-Aging Products for Radiant Skin
Not only is Ashley Graham a body positive queen with a super relatable social media presence, but she also has phenomenal skin. It’s the angelic skin the rest of us mere mortals dream of when slathering on serums and spot treatments. So when Harper’s Bazaar released a video of the…
Smokeless tobacco: 5 common questions about ‘heat not burn’ products answered
Heated tobacco device. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 ‘Heat not burn’ or ‘heated tobacco’ products are electronic devices that, unlike e-cigarettes, contain tobacco leaf and heat it to a high temperature, without setting it alight. This difference is important. Because the devices contain tobacco, they come with all the long-term…
Collective nostalgia makes people prefer domestic products
Nostalgia for events experienced by members of your own group can make you prefer domestic products over foreign ones, concludes the first systematic investigation into the effects of collective nostalgia on consumer decisions. The results could help countries bolster domestic industries without resorting to hard interventions, such as tariffs or…