Deanna Bacon

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• Leukocyte Esterase Test

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• How Immunotherapy Makes a Real Difference in Relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma

  Hodgkin lymphoma, which affects about 0.2% of the people in the United States, is often treated using a combination of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and stem cell transplant. Sometimes these treatments fail to halt the progress of the disease, and in other cases the cancer seems to halt but then...

• If I Have Recurring Migraines, Who Should I Call?

  If I Have Recurring Migraines, Who Should I Call?When you are experiencing a migraine, you have headaches that are moderate to intense. Migraine brings headache pains that are mostly felt on one side of your head. In other cases, you may experience headaches on both sides. This condition also causes...

• Fighting Alzheimer’s by Flying Around the World

  Dr. Ed Galkin, 82, wants to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. His older brother died from compilations of Alzheimer’s two years ago, and Dr. Galkin does not want to see this happen for others. ...

• Interesting Facts About Honeydew

  Summer is the perfect time for sweet fruits, including the juicy honeydew melon. Honeydew, sometimes known as honeymelon, is a variety of melon that originated in France and Algeria. It belongs to Cucurbitacea, the gourd family to which melons and vegetables like squashes, pumpkins, and cucumbers...