Jeanne Sager is a freelance writer who has strung words together for Babble.com, YourTango.com and Kiwi Magazine. Her award-winning columns about parenting in a small town are available on Inside Out jeannesager.blogspot.com.
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A whopping 68 percent of American adults meet the criteria for being overweight or obesity, according to the January 2010 issue of...
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From the moment the positive sign pops up on a pregnancy test, people start treating women like a delicate flower. But that doesn't...
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You might have given birth to an adorable 8-pounder, but the woman who walks out of the hospital weighing just one or two pounds...
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With 30 million kids involved in organized sports in America, nothing says "childhood" like playtime. Unfortunately, nothing carries...
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The picture of your average orthodontic patient may be a smiling tween showing off her metal, but if you're waiting until your kids...
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You've heard the way to a man's heart is through his tummy, but what about the ladies? Turns out the foods we're eating to better...
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Better known as lockjaw, tetanus is a deadly disease that can be prevented with a number of tetanus vaccines.
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The rates of Hepatitis A are the lowest they have been in four decades, and the Centers for Disease Control credits a hepatitis A...
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The Tdap vaccine is a three-in-one shot for preteens and adults who need a booster from the DTaP vaccine. The Tdap vaccine protects...
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Years ago, the DTP vaccine was commonly given to children to prevent diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; however, it was notorious...
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Despite the term, pneumococcal infection doesn't just mean you have pneumonia.
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Two different vaccines, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV), fight a bacterial...