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Researchers pinpoint three days when pregnancy is most likely to start
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Coventry [England], January 14 (ANI): A team of researchers from the University of Warwick has pinpointed the three days when pregnancy sickness, characterised by nausea and vomiting, is most likely to start.
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Punjab govt to provide sanitary pad vending machines to schools
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 12 (ANI): To promote menstrual hygiene, the Punjab Government will provide sanitary pad vending machines for girls in schools, said an official statement on Monday.
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UK abolishes 'tampon tax' on menstrual products
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], January 3 (ANI): The UK has abolished the 5 per cent rate of value-added tax (VAT) on menstrual products, known as the tampon tax -- meaning that there will no longer be VAT on period products from January 1 onwards.
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Study: Women with low levels of physical activity can experience severe me
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): A study published online on Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) found that earlier development of menopause symptoms can be alleviated with sufficient volume and intensity of physical activity.
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Scotland becomes first country to provide free menstrual products
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], November 25 (ANI): Scotland became the first country in the world to provide free menstrual products as part of a global movement against period poverty on Wednesday.
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Kashmiri woman provides sanitary kits in ladies washrooms
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 7 (ANI): A Kashmiri woman, Irfana Zargar, is placing sanitary kits in public washrooms of Srinagar as part of a menstrual hygiene campaign to provide napkins free of cost to local women.
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Manushi Chhillar says she wants to dedicate her life to women, children is
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): Former Miss World and actor Manushi Chhillar who conceived and spearheaded a non-profit organisation, Project Shakti, aimed at improving the menstrual hygiene of women in India, on Friday said that she wants to raise awareness on issues regarding children
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Group of CAs distributes sanitary napkins to underprivileged women in Chan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 26 (ANI): With an aim to make underprivileged women aware about menstrual hygiene, a group of Chartered Accountants (CAs) distributed sanitary pads here in Chandigarh to young girls and women who cannot afford it.
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Plea in HC to direct Centre, Delhi govt to grant paid menstrual leaves to
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to Union of India and others to grant paid leaves every month to all class of women employees including daily wage, contractual and outsourced worker and during the me
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Study reveals seizures during menstrual cycle linked to drug-resistant epi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], Aug 26 (ANI): More frequent seizures during the menstrual cycle in women with genetic generalized epilepsy have been linked for the first time to drug-resistant epilepsy when anti-seizure medications don't work, according to a study. The Rutgers coauthored study may help lea
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#LetsTalkPeriods: Rajasthan Royals partners with personal hygiene brand Ni
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], Aug 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Conversations around periods and the usage of sanitary napkins must no longer happen in hushed tones.
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Kashmiri woman distributes menstrual kits to girls amid coronavirus lockdo
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): While some people are distributing necessary food items to the needy amid Covid-19 lockdown, Irfana Zargar is busy distributing free of cost sanitary kits to women and young girls in Srinagar and nearby villages in Kashmir valley.
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