Angelita Avila Sotelo

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• What Are the Different Stages of Prostate Cancer?

  The growth and spread of cancer are two important factors in deciding the most appropriate treatment options for prostate cancer. The growth of cancer decides the prognosis of the person. Staging is the term used to describe the location, growth, and spread of a cancer. It is based on a number of...

• HIV: 5 Transmission Myths

  What is HIV?HIV is a virus that was discovered in the 1980s. It attacks a person's immune system, causing it to be too weak to fight outside infections. The HIV virus works by destroying white blood cells, called CD4 cells, in the immune system, and progresses through three stages, the last of which...

• Links Between Shortened Telomeres and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

  Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), is a disease that affects children and is one of the nine forms of Muscular Dystrophy (MD). Duchenne usually presents in early childhood between the ages of three and five, and although girls can be affected, it is more prevalent in boys. The disease affects 1 in...

• Student with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Crowned Miss Teen Tennessee

  Jordan Elizabeth Henegar, crowned Miss Teen Tennessee US, was diagnosed with JRA at 15 months.Her mother, Sheri Henager, realized that something was wrong when her daughter stopped walking. Today, Jordan is a senior at Oak Ridge High School, a cheerleader at her school, and a member of the Oak Ridge...

• Fat May Return After Liposuction

  According to a new study published in the journal, Obesity, the fat lost by liposuction — the most popular fat removal cosmetic procedure — returns after the procedure. Researcher Robert H. Eckel, MD, professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at the University of Colorado Anschutz...

• What to Do If Your Baby Has a Milk Protein Allergy

  Milk Protein AllergyOne of the most common food allergies in babies and young children is cow's milk allergy. The good news is that milk allergies are usually outgrown by babies when they turn 2 or 3 years old. Its symptoms are usually managed by consuming a dairy-free diet. Regular milk is...