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Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley say they found 16 types of metals while testing tampons, including toxic metals like lead and arsenic. Thirty tampons from 14 brands and 18 ...

A new study found that more than a dozen brands of tampons contain heavy metals, including lead and arsenic. The revelation, published in the journal Environment International, has many women saying ...

In the wake of news that some tampons have been found to contain toxic metals such as lead and arsenic, many women who menstruate find themselves asking: Now what? After all, between 52% and 85% of ...