Posted on Dec 6, 2010
by Erika Jahn
Have you ever been on the receiving end of a very well intentioned, but very toxic, holiday gift? Perhaps smelly lotions full of pthalates, parabens, and parfum? Or, maybe cheap plastic toys you would rather your children not play with for fear of lead-laden paints? There is no nice way to say thanks, but no thanks.
Navigating holiday and gift giving politics and politesse can be tricky. Unfortunately I don’t have any great advice for avoiding these toxic run-ins, but I do have some great ideas for how you can take the initiative in sharing a very merry non-toxic Holiday with others. (Maybe next year they will get the hint.)
Posted on Dec 2, 2010
Sex, lies & pharmaceuticals: How drug companies plan to profit from “female sexual dysfunction” Tues. Dec. 14, 2010 9:30-10:30 a.m. Pacific (12:30-1:30 p.m. Eastern) With Dr. Barbara Mintzes, co-author of the new book by the same name
The Canadian Women’s Health Network welcomes drug assessment specialist Dr. Barbara Mintzes to discuss the medicalization of women’s sexuality by pharmaceutical companies. Mintzes will look at the ways women’s sexual difficulties are being repackaged as symptoms of a disorder called “female sexual dysfunction” in order to feed a marketing machine that promises to “cure” it. Mintzes will use examples from her research for Sex, lies and pharmaceuticals to demonstrate how global drug companies are exploiting the exploration of women’s sexual dissatisfaction in an attempt to create the next billion dollar disease.
