Candace Nadine White PHD

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• Kids with Cystic Fibrosis Given a “Breath of Life”

  In 1999, Charles Dunlop founded Ambry Genetics because he wanted to work for an organization dedicated to restoring the balance between open science and commercial interests. An organization driven by scientists, genetic counselors, and physicians whose mission would be to put an end to disease and...

• 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....

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  If a person has shallow breaths or has one or more pauses in breathing while he or she sleeps, then that may be because of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a kind of disorder when the upper airway is occasionally hampered during a person’s sleep. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood...

• Braxton-Hicks vs. Real Contractions

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• Avoid Delaying Acute Ulcerative Colitis Surgery, Study Says

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