Tag: tampon
Sarnia’s Tampon Tuesday chapter marks fifth anniversary
Sarnia’s Tampon Tuesday chapter is celebrating half a decade of community generosity. Article content “When we started this five years ago, we didn’t know if it would last,” said the…
Tackling ‘period poverty’ with Tampon Tuesday
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News March 5 event will highlight challenges faced by marginalized families and women Author of the article: Postmedia Staff Published Feb 17, 2024 • Last…
Neighborhood-backed ‘tampon library’ stolen for second time
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News A “tampon library” offering free menstrual products outside a southeast London home was stolen for the second time Sunday morning. Published Feb 08, 2024…
Tampon Tuesday slated for Oct. 17
With the rising cost of living, local groups are collecting period and hygiene products for those in need. Article content The United Way of Chatham-Kent and Women United will hold…
Monthly Tampon Tuesday events resuming in Sarnia
Monthly Tampon Tuesday events in Sarnia are resuming, to collect menstrual products for food bank users at the Inn of the Good Shepherd. Such products are “the most requested and…
Forgetting a tampon: what are the risks?
News Published on 01/06/2023 at 5:16 p.m. Updated 01/06/2023 at 5:16 p.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr Odile Bagot (Gynecologist-obstetrician) Medical validation: January 08, 2023 Forgetting tampons is…
Periods: a high-tech tampon could predict the first signs of illnesses
News Published on 22/12/2022 at 11:05 a.m. Updated 22/12/2022 at 11:05 a.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr Odile Bagot (Gynecologist-obstetrician) Medical validation: December 22, 2022 A smart stamp,…
Toxic shock syndrome: tampon, symptoms, streptococcus
Toxic shock syndrome (or tampon disease) is a rare but serious infectious disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus or group A streptococcus. Symptoms, risks of a forgotten tampon, alternatives to the…