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Lisa Belkin, senior columnist for life/work/family at The Huffington Post recently wrote something that resonated with me on so many levels. In “(Yet another) study finds working moms are happier and healthier,” she summarizes countless studies on working moms…

As I’ve shared before, I’ve lived with ulcerative colitis for more than 20 years. It’s a chronic disease with extremely unpleasant symptoms and it wreaks havoc on my immune system. When I say it’s been a particularly awful June health-wise – and we’re only at June 17 – I mean it. Between allergic reactions, flare-ups and other, more difficult, complications, I’d give anything to have access to some of the medical apps that Carey Goldberg reports on in her…

By now, you’ve probably either read or watched coverage of Ashley Judd’s lashing back at media outlets – and fans – for their hurtful, judgmental and cruel comments on her puffy face.  People talked behind her back, in hushed whispers: did she or didn’t she have plastic surgery?

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As a self-proclaimed pharmaceutical industry brat who grew up with parents and step-parents in the pharmaceutical industry and was involved in the clinical trials for the chicken pox vaccine when I was in kindergarten, I’m a huge proponent of vaccines and the good they can do. I firmly believe that everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, particularly when there are children involved, but I also feel it’s important to take a step back and consider society at large and not just your…