Jaimie Mccallum

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• How to Handle a New Diagnosis of Diabetes

  Your doctor just diagnosed you with type 2 diabetes. Now what? A diagnosis of diabetes can be frightening and challenging, and you know you are at risk of heart disease, vision problems, and kidney failure. You have also heard that you could lose your lower limbs if you don’t take care of...

• Saliva Test to Diagnose Lupus May Soon Exist

  Researchers have created a simplified technique to diagnose lupus using saliva. The initial research took place at the University of Houston, and was thanks to a $387,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.  If successful, the saliva test could very well replace the invasive methods that...

• Healthcare Providers Need to Offer Disability Insurance for Nurses

  Disability can be a very touchy topic, which is something that some might have already noticed working as a nurse or in the healthcare world at all.An employee looking to actually protect  their income is not only very important, but essential when working anywhere that can be taxing on their body....

• What Is Condyloma?

  IntroductionCondyloma is also known as genital warts. It is considered as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that appears on the external genital region. It usually appears in the anal region, the upper vaginal portion, and in the urethra of males. The lesion appears raised and pinkish in...

• What are the Causes and Symptoms of Leukemia?

  Leukemia refers to the cancer of the blood-forming tissues, like the bone marrow. The cells of these tissues undergo abnormal division and continue growing without control. The white blood cells produced by these abnormal cells are more in number and do not carry out the functions normally. Leukemia...

• What Is Wrist Tendonitis?

  Tendons are strong connective tissues in the body that connects a muscle to a bone. Wrist tendons are the ones that connect forearm muscles to the bones of the fingers and hands. Wrist tendons usually slide through sheaths with fluid as they pass by the wrist joint. These sheaths let the tendons to...