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The three-legged wonder.85

This Girl... Has a Three-Legged Dog.

The three-legged wonder. In 2003, our 9-month old rat terrier puppy, Yodi, (like Odie from Garfield, not Yoda from Star Wars) was attacked by my parents' neighbor's pit bull. The pit bull was not restrained...

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HINDUSTAN LATEX LIMITED-HLL

  HINDUSTAN LATEX LIMITED   Location: Akkulam, Trivandrum, Kerala, India                      HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL) started to serve the Nation in the area of Health...

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What is Sickle Cell Anemia?

Slide of cell clumping in Sickle Cell Anemia Anemia is a very common condition in which the patient does not have enough red blood cells circulating through their body. Red blood cells are mostly comprised of...

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A Career as a Medical Technologist: A Behind the Scenes Look at Laboratory Professionals.

I started my career as a medical technologist almost 12 years ago now. When I was in college pursuing a major in biology, I had no idea what I was going to do with my degree. Lucky for me, my advisor...

14 comments    careers science diseases
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My Birth Story -- Massive Haemorrhage and Near-death Experience

Dory's due date was 10th September. There were loads of Braxton Hicks contractions during that week and the following week. On the antenatal clinic on 11th September, my obstetrician booked me induction of...

0 comments    health pregnancy labour
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What Are Blood Groups?

Today blood transfusions are quite a commonplace event. They contribute to saving many human lives. However, before the discovery of blood groups by Karl Landsteiner in 1930, for which he was awarded the...

3 comments    health life science
Blood donation at Fleet Week USA (Wikipedia)65

Selling Blood: Not a Halloween Treat

In a struggling economy of a third world country, like Philippines, it is a common notion that you can sell everything, even your own blood. The truth is no more fiction than to those who are frequenting the...

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Recovery from Cults for Returning Catholics

How should I start this..for those who were raised Catholic and searched for answers in alternative religons only to find a falsehope for a true God.I would suggest to go back to the ruins and discover those...

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Blood Transfusion

Receiving a Blood Product Transfusion:During management of disease, a patient may need a blood or blood product transfusion. Blood products include red blood cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate.Red...

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Queen Victoria passed on the trait of the Royal Diease to much of Europe's ruling families.62

The Royal Disease

  Hemophilia is a disorder of the blood. Its name comes from the Greek word for blood and for friend indicating that it is a family or genetic disorder.  The disease inhibits the ability of the body to...

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