>>BY SARA Y. LANG I am beyond fair-skinned. The words “pale as a ghost” have been applied to my complexion more than a few times,...[Read More]
Tag Archives: health
>>BY SARA LANG I’m no expert on health insurance. Each time I go to the doctor I struggle to understand the myriad rules governing co-pays,...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK When my mother got diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2002, it didn’t occur to me to be angry. As long as she was...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK I’m a teacher. Sniffling, coughing, sneezing teenagers are contaminating my classroom. Germs disseminate through the air, landing on desks, keyboards, supplies, and...[Read More]
>> Enduring high school as a teen mom stinks—and not just because of the baby poop. Many messages intended to promote safe sex or abstinence >>have...[Read More]
>>BY LEANNE SIMON Last night was single-digits cold — the kind of cold that bursts steel pipes and >>shuts down government offices. A sleety drizzle tapped a...[Read More]
>>BY LEANNE SIMON It started with a headache. My youngest son is not a complainer, so when he woke up in tears, we knew something...[Read More]
>>I’ve always thought the practice of making New Year’s Resolutions was a bit defeatist. Here you have a blank canvas, an untouched twelve months of...[Read More]
>>I’ve officially banned the scale from my life for the next two weeks. I know I won’t like the number. I ate way too much...[Read More]
>>BY ASHLEY MCINTYRE Over the last 25 years, young Latina women (specifically teens) have more likely than their Black, Asian, and Caucasian peers to attempt...[Read More]