For years, concerns have circulated about the safety of tampons, with users questioning the chemicals and materials used in their production. Now, a recent U.S. study by the University of California, ...

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Anyone who has raised an alarm about the materials used to make menstrual products, specifically tampons, may just have a point. Several brands of tampons, including organic brands, have been found to ...

Jenni Shearston receives funding from the United States National Institutes of Health. About half of the global population menstruates at some point in their lives. Disposable products, such as ...

About half of all people on Earth menstruate at some point in their lives, and many of them manage their monthly periods with tampons. Yet new research suggests some worrying compounds are likely ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Many people are wondering if tampons are safe after an alarming study claims to find toxic metals in popular tampons used by millions of women each month. "Actually, I wasn't ...

A new study that detected variable levels of heavy metals, including lead, in tampons currently on the market is being reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a spokesperson for the agency ...