Tag: pads
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8 best heating pads in 2024, according to experts
As a gym-goer and former high school athlete, I’m no stranger to aches and pains. Thankfully, heating pads are a safe and easy way to soothe soreness at home. Specifically, according to the experts, heating pads reduce your body’s perception of pain and stiffness by generating heat to increase blood flow to a certain area,…
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1 in 3 teens can’t get tampons or pads during their periods, study finds
A third of teens and young adults in the U.S. can’t afford or otherwise access menstrual products, according to new research from Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. The study found that “period poverty” — that is, insufficient access to menstrual hygiene products and related education — appears to affect young people equally, despite differences…