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All women have concerns about their body that they are just too embarrassed to mention to their doctor. In What The Yuck?! Health Magazine Medical Editor Dr. Roshini Rajapaksa Dr. Raj answers them all - from the serious like Is it bad that I drank margaritas before I realized I was pregnant? and Could this mole be skin cancer? to the offbeat like Can too many venti lattes Green Tea latte made with Soy give you a heart attack? and Why do I get a headache when I eat chocolate cupcakes? Dr. Raj sheds light on even the most confusing symptoms, telling readers when not to worry, and when to see their doctor. The book also shares insider tips from Dr. Raj, fascinating factoids - such as Most women have one breast thats larger than the other - as well as poll results, so readers can see at a glance how many seemingly-weird body issues are actually healthy and normal.
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Roshini Rajapaksa, MD (Dr. Raj) is board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, with a medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College. Dr. Raj is an attending physician at NYU Langone Medical Center/Tisch Hospital in New York City, where she was the first female gastroenterologist to join the faculty.She also serves as an Assistant Professor of Medicine, and has a special interest in women's health and cancer screening. She has published several research articles on colon cancer screening.Dr. Raj has discussed a wide variety of health topics on NBC's TODAY show, ABC's Good Morning America and World News Tonight, CNN's American Morning, Nancy Grace, and Larry King Live, Discovery Health, the Tyra Show, The Dr. Oz Show, and many other national programs.She is currently a Today show medical contributor and Medical Editor of Health magazine.She has been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Fitness, and other publications on the state of health-care issues and health news of the day.
