Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that are made up of the muscle and connective tissue from the wall of the uterus -- a woman's womb. Fibroids may grow as a single nodule or in clusters and may range in size from 1mm to more than 20cm (8 inches) in diameter.

Most fibroids occur in women of reproductive age, and according to some estimates, they are diagnosed in black women two to three times more frequently than in white women. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), at le
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Diabetes affects over 8% of the US population and statistics show that there are over 10,000 new diabetes cases being reported every single day. Currently, there is no known certified cure for diabetes although medical research has made tremendous strides in ensuring the survivability of diabetes patients. The disease can not only be prevented but it can also be treated.

This condition, which results from the body's inability to produce insulin or when insulin is produced, the body cannot pr
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The simple term for triglycerides is the fat which is stored in our bodies. When we eat carbohydrates, they are converted into glucose to use for our daily energy. Any excess glucose is sent to the liver and converted into glycogen which is stored in muscle tissue. Once your capacity for storing a ready amount of glycogen in the muscles is reached, any further glycogen is sent back to the liver and converted into triglycerides which are stored as body fat. Some triglycerides, however, remain in
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when a traumatic event causes damage to the spinal cord, hindering the relay of nerve messages throughout your body. Different types of SCI are contusions, the bruising of spinal cord; compression, caused by pressure to the spinal cord; lacerations, tearing of the nerve fibers; central cord syndrome, a damage specific to the corticospinal tract, the cervical region in the spinal cord. Effects of SCI are paralysis, where you lose control of voluntary movements; los
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When we hear the word cosmetic, it totally indicates towards the context of our skin and body appearance. There are many ways in which a person's appearance can be transformed. One of them is cosmetic surgery which involves plastic surgery and various other facial bone related surgeries which help to reconstruct the distorted part of the body. This type of surgery is a very advanced and developed type of medical specialty which is concerned with the restoration as well as rectification of the bo
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