New phone app aims to reduce women's health issues related to
tampon use   Leaving tampons in for more than the manufacturer's
recommended duration can cause serious health issues including,
in rare cases, death from Toxic Shock Syndrome. While people may
think “how could this possibly be a problem,” the company stated
that OB/GYNs and emergency room doctors see women in dire
circumstances due to tampons left in too long all the time. In
fact, the man who created the app, Cesar Jimenez Lithgow, did so
after seeing his 24-year-old daughter rushed to the doctor with
serious pelvic inflammation. She, like many other busy women,
simply forgot to remove her tampon in a timely manner and only
realized the problem when she began experiencing pain and
discomfort. By this time, the tampon had begun to disintegrate
and required a doctor to effectively remove it. It also required
her to be monitored for the following 48 hours due to the risk
of Toxic Shock Syndrome.  Tampon Minder is an intuitive app that
maintains a tw