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Pee-Proof Underwear Brand Launches ‘Piss Off’ Campaign To End The Stigma Of Bladder Leaks

wyskNovember 15, 2017

Period-proof underwear company Thinx is taking on the incontinence industry with its sister brand Icon, “patented pee-proof underwear that lets leaky ladies kic...

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To Dye, Or Not To Dye? That Is The Question Facing This Breast Cancer Survivor

Guest ContributorOctober 3, 2017

"I survived cancer, so I was pretty happy every time I looked in the mirror, regardless of what color tresses were staring back at me."...

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“I Touch Myself”… 90s Rock Hit Takes On New Meaning As Breast Cancer Awareness Anthem

wyskOctober 2, 2017

"'I Touch Myself' is so appropriate now, more than ever. You know, it really should be the breast cancer song." - Chrissy Amphlett, Divinyls...

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Onward! What Walking 131 Miles From Boston to Maine With 108 Strangers Did To My Feet… And For My Soul

Leah LaRoccoSeptember 26, 2017

In 2013, when endurance athlete and motivational speaker, Diana Nyad, fulfilled her dream of being the first person to swim the 111 miles of open water from Hav...

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Gaga: Five Foot Two [Trailer]… New Documentary Spotlights Pop Icon’s Life And Battle With Fibromyalgia

wyskSeptember 18, 2017

As news quickly spread this week that Lady Gaga has had to postpone the European leg of her Joanne World Tour due to “severe physical pain that has impacted her...

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Dr. Aruna Pradhan Is Helping To Heal Those With A Devastating Vascular Disease

Guest ContributorSeptember 18, 2017

By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS - Aruna Pradhan, M.D., grew up in the 1970s in Selma, Alabama, when the small Southern city was tending to wounds from its ye...

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“Viagra. Getting Hard Is Easy, Getting Birth Control Is Not.” Chelsea Handler Takes On Gender Healthcare Gap

wyskSeptember 13, 2017

Last week on Chelsea, the comedian took on the ridiculous gender healthcare gap with this hilarious parody of a Viagra commercial. “Viagra. Getting hard is eas...

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Martha Carucci Bravely Shines A Spotlight On Alcoholism By Sharing Her Journey To Sobriety

Guest ContributorAugust 17, 2017

"I drank to numb. I drank to escape. I drank to celebrate, mourn, relax and to feel better. Name an occasion and I drank to it."...

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All-Female Crew Is Sailing ‘Round Britain’ To Spotlight The Plastics Poisoning Our Oceans And Us

wyskAugust 16, 2017

Unseen women. Unseen pollution. Unseen disease. These are the critical issues that inspired Emily Penn, an oceans advocate, skipper and artist, and Lucy Gilliam...

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