Deanna Maida MD

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• All About the Juice Plus+ Program

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• Study Finds 3% of Pediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Cases Are Transplant Recipients

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• How Is Leukemia Diagnosed?

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• Potential Causes of Leukopenia

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• Purpura

  PurpuraPurpura refers to purple-colored spots that are usually seen on the skin, including mucous membranes and other organs. It is also called skin hemorrhages or blood spots.Purpura is usually recognized when there is pooling of blood under the skin due to ruptured small blood vessels. The size of...