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Tampons with parachutes being dropped on Dutch beaches {Gadling}
Jul 21st 2009 12:25PM
Although this video is absolutely brilliant, no one mentioned the environmental waste that is routinely created by MOST women -- simply by using and discarding these disposable menstrual products in the “normal” way. In other words, tampons are truly BAD for the environment!
The statistics astound. While I doubt that 100% accurate statistics exist, it is estimated that, in a woman's lifetime, she’s likely to use 15,000 sanitary pads or tampons. Put another way, she throws away 250 to 300 pounds of tampons, pads and applicators in her lifetime. And plastic tampon applicators may not biodegrade for several hundred years.
But these numbers are too large to fully imagine. To VIEW a comparison photo showing the amount of waste caused by tampon use in 1 month, 1 year, 10 years, and 40 years (one woman’s average menstruating lifetime), go the Keeper.com, the website of The Keeper, Inc., manufacturer (since 1987) of The Keeper reusable latex menstrual cup. Click on “New: Photos,” on the left side of the page. You’ll be shocked by what you see there. (HINT: A DUMP TRUCK was used to show an average lifetime use!)
By the way, I just checked on YouTube and this video, placed there 2 weeks ago, has so far garnered 146,402 views, up from 144,869 views yesterday. I have no doubt that the tons of online publicity it is getting will add to its acclaim!
How sad that companies like The Keeper, Inc. -- and other small manufacturers of environment-friendly products -- don’t have the budgets necessary to create slick videos like this one! If they did, they could REALLY change the world.
Thanks so much.
Julia Schopick
Director of Marketing
The Keeper, Inc.
www.Keeper.com
Katie Couric: Breaking the Cancer Code {The Cancer Blog}
Oct 23rd 2006 5:12PM Dalene:
I think I may be able to shed some light on your questions, %u201CWhy haven't we made more advancements, why don't we understand cancer any better than we do, why must we endure treatments that attack healthy cells in order to kill off cancerous ones with generalized treatments that might or might not stick?%u201D Unfortunately, you are correct that %u201Cright now, that's all there is to offer in the fight against cancer.%u201D
But you%u2019re not 100% correct when you assume that this situation %u201Cis frustrating for the cancer patient, for the oncologist, for the cancer community.%u201D While l know the situation is frustrating for cancer patients, I don%u2019t think we can assume that oncologists and cancer organizations are equally frustrated.
The sad truth is that many oncologists actually make a profit on the chemotherapy drugs they prescribe and that many of the organizations that ostensibly %u201Cfight cancer,%u201D have conflicting financial ties with pharmaceutical companies, as well as with companies that manufacture pesticides and mammography machines!
For articles that attest to both of these shocking situations, please see the following links to two articles on my website, http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com.
The two articles may be found on the left side of my site, under %u201CCANCER%u201D:
1. %u201CChemo Concession%u201D (gives some surprising information about the chemotherapy industry)
2. American Cancer Society: The World's Wealthiest %u201CNonprofit" Institution
Several of the other article links on my site, under both CANCER and PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, also address these harmful financial ties.
Sincerely,
Julia Schopick
http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com
Hallmark offers breast cancer greeting card for free {The Cancer Blog}
Oct 23rd 2006 4:31PM For an interesting twist on the topic of the "pinking" of breast cancer awareness, there are several articles I link to from my website, http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com, that you might like to read. Here are just a few of them:
To access the articles, go to the left side of my site, and look under “CANCER”:
1) "Welcome to Cancerland: A Mammogram Leads to a Cult of Pink Kitsch," by Barbara Ehrenreich. A classic.
2) "Chemo Concession" (gives some surprising information about the chemotherapy industry)
Both articles will give you another perspective on the “think pink” phenomenon. I hope you will find them informative. Thanks for giving them a look!
Sincerely,
Julia Schopick
http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com
Breast cancer: gene testing to predict chemotherapy drug effectiveness {The Cancer Blog}
Oct 23rd 2006 4:25PM I have been reading about these genomic tests with great interest -- and some puzzlement -- since another sensible way to appraise the efficacy of a chemotherapy treatment, called Chemosensitivity Testing, has existed for many years. This other kind of test can also tell which chemotherapy will work best on a patient prior to loading his or her body up with a toxic treatment that may well not work.
Chemosensitvity testing has been pioneered by both Robert Nagourney, MD, and his colleague Larry Weisenthal, MD, both well known experts/pioneers in the area of this controversial, but well-studied protocol. Briefly, these physicians test a person's cancer cells outside the body, in vitro, to see which chemotherapies will work best to kill the person's particular cancer.
To read more about Chemosensitivity Testing, you may go to the left side of my website, http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com, where you will see the link to this treatment under "cutting edge (sometimes controversial) treatments."
I hope you find this treatment interesting, as well.
Thanks.
Julia Schopick
http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com
Special edition pink knives {Slashfood}
Oct 12th 2006 12:34AM For an interesting twist on the topic of the "pinking" of breast cancer awareness, there are three articles I link to from my website, http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com, that I think you might like to read.
To access these three articles, please go to the links on the left side of my site, and look under “articles of importance."
1)"Welcome to Cancerland: A Mammogram Leads to a Cult of Pink Kitsch," by Barbara Ehrenreich. A classic.
2)"Chemo Concession" (contains some surprising information about the chemotherapy industry)
3) “Vaccine Against Cancer,” about a really interesting cancer treatment being used by a doctor in Germany.
All three articles will give you another perspective on the “think pink” phenomenon. I hope you will find them informative. Thanks very much for giving them a look!
Sincerely,
Julia Schopick
http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com
A sweet way to support breast cancer research {ParentDish}
Oct 12th 2006 12:24AM For an interesting twist on the topic of the "pinking" of breast cancer awareness, there are three articles I link to from my website, http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com, that I think you might like to read.
To access these three articles, please go to the links on the left side of my site, and look under “articles of importance."
1)"Welcome to Cancerland: A Mammogram Leads to a Cult of Pink Kitsch," by Barbara Ehrenreich. A classic.
2)"Chemo Concession" (contains some surprising information about the chemotherapy industry)
3) “Vaccine Against Cancer,” about a really interesting cancer treatment being used by a doctor in Germany.
All three articles will give you another perspective on the “think pink” phenomenon. I hope you will find them informative. Thanks very much for giving them a look!
Sincerely,
Julia Schopick
http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com
Even hard drives available in breast cancer pink {The Cancer Blog}
Oct 9th 2006 12:19AM For an interesting twist on the topic of the "pinking" of breast cancer awareness, please see the link on my website, http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com, to the article "Welcome to Cancerland: A Mammogram Leads to a Cult of Pink Kitsch" by Barbara Ehrenreich. (You can access the article by going to the left side of my site, under “articles of importance.”)
This article will give you a different perspective on the topic! It is a classic.
Sincerely,
Julia Schopick
www.honestmedicine.typepad.com
a.testoni Pink Turtle Bag, Handbag of the Day {Luxist}
Oct 9th 2006 12:00AM For an interesting twist on the topic of the "pinking" of breast cancer awareness, please see the link on my website, http://www.honestmedicine.typepad.com, to the article "Welcome to Cancerland: A Mammogram Leads to a Cult of Pink Kitsch" by Barbara Ehrenreich. (You can access the article by going to the left side of my site, under “articles of importance.”)
This article will give you a different perspective on the topic! It is a classic.
Sincerely,
Julia Schopick
www.honestmedicine.typepad.com
