Meredith O. Carter

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• Gastric Bypass Surgery: The Potential Complications

  A gastric bypass surgery is done to achieve weight loss, especially in individuals who are obese and overweight. This type of major abdominal surgery alters the stomach and intestines to limit a person's food intake.Annually, there are more than 200,000 Americans who undergo gastric bypass surgery....

• Are Infections at a Young Age Linked to Celiac Disease?

  Men and women, regardless of age, may still acquire celiac disease. However, a number of factors can greatly augment the possibility for a person to acquire it. These factors include being biologically related to someone who has the said disease, as well as having HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 genes and some...

• Unborn Baby Saved Mother from Ovarian Cancer

  Bringing a child into the world is monumental for anyone, and having a baby changes a mother's life forever. However, in the case of Karly Miller, her baby literally saved her life.Diagnosis during pregnancyKarly Miller was at the 19-week mark during her pregnancy when she was diagnosed with ovarian...

• What Is a Drug Interaction?

  IntroductionAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 20,000 deaths annually happen due to unintentional drug poisoning. Moreover, the US Food and Drug Administration stated that four or more prescribed medications are concurrently taken by 40 percent of Americans,...

• What is Eye Melanoma?

  What is eye melanoma?Eye melanoma is also known as ocular melanoma. It is a type of cancer that develops in the eye, from the melanin-producing cells.Melanoma is a type of malignant cancer that develops in the melanin-producing cells all over the human body. Melanin-producing cells are known for the...