Topic: bacterial infection

Kotex Tampon Recall Reminds Me Why I Don’t Wear Tampons

Today must be the day of tampons. First we told you about a pretty ridiculous–and dangerous–trend among those oh-so-bright college students who use tampons soaked in vodka. And now we find out that your monthly remedies can not only make you drunk, they can also contain bacteria that will make you really sick. I’m adding this to my argument of why I don’t wear tampons.

After a voluntary recall, Kimberly-Clark has many of us running to the bathroom today to dispose of any Kotex tampons that may be lurking in our cabinets or vaginal walls for fear that the plastic applicator could contain a dangerous bacteria. More »

Bogus Food Scare: Bacteria In Sliced Onions

This week, I received an email from my mother, the gist of which was more or less ONIONS WILL KILL YOU. My mom’s not typically a junk email forwarder, unless she thinks its news my sister and I need to know to stay safe, so I guess this fell in that category—my mother was only trying to save us from the evils of toxic onions, bless her heart. You probably have someone like this in your life—a relative, a co-worker, a random conspiracy theorist you vaguely knew in college—and normally the warnings are so absurd as to not be worth commenting upon. But something about this one struck me as particularly interesting and hilarious. More »

David Duchovny and Demi Moore: Sickened By a Smooch?

David Duchovny and Demi Moore (photo: WENN.com/FayesVision) Word at Starpulse is that David Duchovny initially refused to kiss Demi Moore while filming their new movie The Joneses, because the actress had what he calls a “raging cold.” Duchovny eventually relented and … More »