Hanifa Karim

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• Increased Risk of Breast Cancer with African American Diabetic Patients

  According to the data analysis results of the study conducted by Boston University and headed by Dr. Julie R. Palmer, African-American women with type 2 diabetes were confirmed to have about a 43% higher risk of having estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer as compared to women without...

• Heel Spurs: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

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• What is the Difference Between Anxiety and Depression?

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• Designer Bargains Raise $3 Million for Ovarian Cancer Research

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