A total of 30 samples of five different absorbencies, representing 18 product lines (different tampons produced by the same brand), and 14 brands were tested. The samples included top-selling ...

The 2024 Environment International study put tampon samples in a microwave acid digestion system and used mass spectrometry ...

Well, at the forefront of menstrual blood diagnostics is a women's health company called NextGen Jane, which created an ...

Top-selling products and leading retailers' store brands showed metalloids "which could be absorbed by the vagina’s highly ...

Today's health news includes the FDA's probing into metal in tampons and scolding Abbvie for a 'misleading' Serena Williams ad.

The FDA announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women from heavy metals such as lead and arsenic found ...

These and other metals found in the environment can collect in the body and exacerbate heart disease, new research suggests.

The team analysed 60 tampon samples representing 30 individual tampons from 14 different brands. They purchased “widely available” tampons from stores across the globe, including both name ...

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The 2024 Environment International study put tampon samples in a microwave acid digestion system and used mass spectrometry to determine concentrations of the 16 metals. “These initiatives will ...