Dr. Liebmann-Smith and Ms. Egan are co-authors of a new book, Body Signs: How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective, published by Bantam Books in January, 2008. Body Signs helps readers detect their own body signs and determine when a visit to the doctor may be needed.
About Our Health Columnists
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph.D., is a medical sociologist and award-winning medical writer. Her articles have appeared in American Health, Ms., Newsweek, Redbook, Self, and Vogue, and she has appeared on numerous television talk shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Today Show. Joan has written four other books, two with co-author Jacqueline: The Unofficial Guide to Overcoming Infertility and The Unofficial Guide to Getting Pregnant. She lives in New York City with her husband, also a writer.
Jacqueline Nardi Egan is a medical journalist who specializes in developing and writing educational programs with and for physicians, allied health professionals, patients, and consumers. A former editor of Family Health magazine, she is currently Associate Editorial Director of Continuing Educational Alliance. Jacqueline has been featured on several radio talk shows and appeared on The Early Show and Weekend Today in New York. She divides her time between Darien, Connecticut and Sag Harbor, New York.
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