Posts Tagged ‘Laymen’

Fracture Basics for Laymen

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

A fracture is any sudden break in a bone. The symptoms of a fracture vary depending upon the area and bone involved, but most fractures are associated with pain, deformity, abnormal movements of a particular part, crackling due to grating of the bone fragments against each other, muscle spasm, swelling, and the development of purple [...]

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Leukemia for Laymen

Monday, May 31st, 2010
Leukemia

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow in which there is an abnormal increase of white blood cells. There are two types of leukemia: chronic, which usually worsens slowly; and acute, which tends to worsen quickly. No one knows the exact causes of leukemia but the following risk factors can lead to [...]

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