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Ibuprofen works wonders for your headaches, joint pain, muscle aches, and menstrual cramps, so it's probably no surprise that it's the second most common over-the-counter (OTC) drug behind paracetamol (Tylenol), according to a 2023 article https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36876700/ in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. You might get a prescription for ibuprofen if you have rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis to reduce the pain and swelling from these conditions. Ibuprofen might also be used for psoriatic arthritis, arthritis of the spine, and gouty arthritis. Like other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), ibuprofen works by blocking an enzyme that makes prostaglandins that cause...

Ann Arbor will require all public restrooms in the city to carry menstrual products under a new ordinance that takes effect in January. It means pads and tampons, as well as soap and toilet paper, will have to be available for free in every public restroom throughout the Michigan city. "We as a society, for too long, have not taken menstruation seriously," Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor told NPR. "Access to menstrual products is a fundamental human necessity." Some U.S. states and cities already supply free menstrual products at certain locations, such as school and homeless shelters, but Taylor said...

The Boston City Council wants to make sure everyone who needs menstrual products has access to them, regardless of income. During the regular city council meeting, Councilors Matt O’Malley and Lydia Edwards called for a hearing about menstrual equity. “It’s important to have conversations about public health that impact women, girls, and low-income families,” said O’Malley during Wednesday’s meeting.

Well, well, well, it appears the hostless Oscars came to play. The 2019 ceremony just delivered what could be an Academy Awards first: An acceptance speech dedicated to none other than menstrual periods! Period. End of Sentence. just won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short. “I’m not crying because I’m on my period, or anything,” said director Rayka Zehtabchi. “I can’t believe a film about menstruation just won an Oscar,” she continued. Zehtabchi (who is 25!!) shared the stage with producer Melissa Berton and the rest of the Period team. Period tells the story of women in rural India fighting...

It’s that time of the month and all you want to do is stay in bed. If you are a woman employed in Italy, you might soon get to do that if you can prove you suffer from painful periods. The Italian parliament is considering a bill that would require employers grant women three days of paid leave every month, according to the Washington Post. To qualify for menstrual leave, the Post said, women would need a certificate from a medical specialist. The bill, which says that between 60 and 90 per cent of women suffer from painful periods, was...

Fluctuations in sex hormone levels during women's menstrual cycles affect the responsiveness of their brains' reward circuitry, an imaging study at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has revealed. While women were winning rewards, their circuitry was more active if they were in a menstrual phase preceding ovulation and dominated by estrogen, compared to a phase when estrogen and progesterone are present. "These first pictures of sex hormones influencing reward-evoked brain activity in humans may provide insights into menstrual-related mood disorders, women's higher rates of mood and anxiety disorders, and...

1 J. Havlicek and others Male dominance and odour attractiveness Biol. Lett.   Biol. Lett.doi:10.1098/rsbl.2005.0332Published online Women’s preference for dominant male odour: effects of menstrual cycle and relationship status Jan Havlicek(1),*, S. Craig Roberts (2)and Jaroslav Flegr (3)(1) Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, CharlesUniversity, Husnikova 2075, 155 00 Prague, Czech Republic (2)Evolutionary Psychology and Behavioural Ecology Research Group,School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, LiverpoolL69 3BX, UK (3)Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University,Vinicna 7, 127 44 Prague, Czech Republic*Author for correspondence ( jan.havlicek@fhs.cuni.cz) Body odour may provide significant cues abouta potential sexual partner’s genetic quality,reproductive status and health....