Leila G Todd LPC

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  A lot of people are troubled by migraine headaches. It can be so intense that a person’s daily living can be affected. It’s not just the pain that makes migraines difficult to deal with. Migraines are also associated with nausea, which makes it more difficult and debilitating for some...

• Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised Patient

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• Revealing your Breast Cancer Diagnosis to Your Loved Ones

  Finding out that you have cancer is probably one of the worst things to happen to a person. The news of any illness is very discomforting news. However, the word cancer alone holds a great deal of power if you will. In terms of diseases based on common knowledge, cancer is at the top of the worst....

• Lupus Arthritis

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• What is Krokodil?

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