R. Jane Birmingham

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• What Causes Anemia?

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• Is HIV Fatal?

  HIV refers to a virus that was discovered in human beings back in the 1980s. The virus is said to have originated from chimpanzees in North and Central Africa. There are a number of other theories of the origin of HIV but this is the most common and believed. While hunting, hunters came into...

• Most Common Causes of Blood in the Stool

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• Is Multiple Sclerosis Genetic?

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• Teen's Start-Up Is Leading the Fight in Alzheimer's Disease

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