Archive: Health

Defensive Dating for Dykes

11 types of toxic women you should avoid.

Kate Lacey

Seeing Through the Greenwashing

What you should know about your personal products.

Bree Clarke

Elizabeth Saewyc Researches Teen Health

New research reveals surprising facts about LGB youth pregnancy

Andrea Millar

How to Stay Friends With Your Ex

A 10-step program to camaraderie after coupling.

Jen Berkowitz

Alcoholism: Are You at Risk?

Do you have the risk factors for alcoholism?

How to Fight Fair

Put in your mouth guards, ladies—it’s time to learn the rules for fighting fair with your favorite sparring partner.

Kate Lacey

The Top 10 Ways to Prevent Cancer

Lise Alschuler, N.D. and Karolyn Gazella, the co-authors of The Definitive Guide to Cancer, tell us the top 10 ways you can prevent cancer.

Mea Chavez

Common Disease Under the Radar

Bacterial vaginosis is a common health crisis that is easy to miss.

Jenna V. Loceff

Author Louise Sloan Gives Some Mothering Advice

In Knock Yourself Up!: A Tell-All Guide to Becoming a Single Mom, Louise Sloan talks about her experience getting pregnant on her own and speaks with dozens of women, both lesbian and straight, who chose kids now, dates later.

Athena Douris

Soaking in Sexy

One woman’s exploration into the secret world of lesbian bathhouses.

Gabrielle Sidon