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• What Is Left-Sided or Distal Colitis?

  Most people have heard of colitis, but what exactly is left-sided colitis?Left-sided colitisLeft-sided colitis is a specific type of ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis creates inflammation in the colon, and left-sided colitis, as you might have imagined, affects the left side. Left-sided colitis...

• What is Addison’s Disease: Is it Life-Threatening?

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• California Nurses Brave the Flames to Save Their Patients

  Just before Thanksgiving, California was on fire. Almost a quarter of a million people have lost or been displaced from their homes, and up to 80 people have lost their lives. As of November 10, 2018, over 90,000 acres were burned, and 52,000 people evacuated. Since then we hear that the entire town...

• Alternative Treatments for Lung Cancer

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• Nurse Donates Breast Milk for Lymphoma Patient's Baby

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