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Greetings! I am a 19 years old girl who lives more in cyberspace than I do in actual reality, which sounds sad but it's true. I'm currently undertaking a frustratingly long but excitingly challenging 6 yr medical course. Since I'm hoping to become a specialist,

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Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: The Donovan Legacy, by Nora Roberts: 1 of 1
As you comb through the romance literary section of any bookstore or library or perhaps even your own collection, you would have realized that mixing romance with magic is common practise among modern romance authors. After all, romance is just another type of magic, pure and sweet. However, it is often easy for the magic co... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) What is Osteomyelitis?: 1 of 1
Little children can never sit still. They are always running around and riding their bikes. Bruises and cuts are simply a constant aspect of their lives that parents have to deal with. What would your reaction be when a simple graze on the knee of your child resulted in a bone infection that caused bone necrosis (death), blo... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: The MacGregor Brides, by Nora Roberts: 1 of 1
Having done his duty by his children, Daniel MacGregor is gearing himself up to start on the next generation. With Anna already fretting that their eleven grandchildren will be slow about settling down and continuing the MacGregor bloodline, Daniel has taken to himself to find his three eldest granddaughters (who are of marr... More..
Health & Fitness > Diabetes What causes diabetes insipidus?: 1 of 1
Diabetes insipidus, unlike its more well-known brother diabetes mellitus, is an endocrine disease that was named because the patient's urine tasted bland as opposed to sweet as in teh case of diabetes mellitus. Other unique characteristics of diabetes insipidus includes increased production of urine (a condition termed polyu... More..
Health & Fitness > Health Risks What is postural hypotension?: 1 of 1
Have you ever suddenly stood up and felt dizzy and light-headed, had dimmed vision or even fainted? You probably shrugged it off, claimed that it was a dizzy spell or a head rush and then just forgot all about it until the next episode. These symptoms are all caused by an event clinically known as postural hypotension (also ... More..
Health & Fitness > Sleep Disorders How can someone stop or reduce snoring?: 1 of 1
It's night time and you're desperately trying to sleep. Unfortunately, your attempts are made futile by the fact that your spouse is snoring away like there's no tomorrow. While the majority of the population understand the social problems of snoring (mainly relationship strains), snoring has been known to cause sleep depriv... More..
Education > College Study Tips Where to download textbooks: 1 of 1
Any tertiary student will mournfully attest to the fact that textbooks for university and college are expensive. Decent textbooks will have a price well over the one hundred dollar mark and when you add it all up, a semester's worth of textbooks could go into thousands of dollars. Besides, even if you could afford to buy a t... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Normocytic anemia treatment: 1 of 1
Normocytic anemia, like its name suggests, is a type of anemia where the patient has normal sized red blood cells but do not have a sufficient amount of them. From a laboratory point of view, the mean corpuscular volume is within the normal range but both the haemoglobin and haematocrit count is well below the normal limits.... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: The MacGregors, Robert & Cybil, by Nora Roberts: 1 of 1
Daniel MacGregor is at it again! After successfully marrying off his own children, he's moved onto the next generation and still batting a thousand. In "The MacGregors: Robert & Cybil," New York Times Bestseller Nora Roberts brings us back to the MacGregor clan to see two more of Daniel's grandchildren finding love. This... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues How is anemia diagnosed?: 1 of 1
If you suddenly feel chest discomforts with pain in one or both arms, you would know that it's a life threatening heart attack and the next logical step would be to seek medical attention immediately. Similarly, chronic thirst followed by frequent trips to the bathroom obviously indicates diabetes insipidus. However, unlike ... More..