Posts Tagged “genetics”

Index finger length gives prostate cancer clue

by Nurses Notes on December 2, 2010

The length of a man’s fingers can provide clues to his risk of prostate cancer, according to new research. A British Journal of Cancer study found men whose index finger was longer than their ring finger were significantly less likely (…)

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An Overview with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

by Nurses Notes on July 10, 2009

The immune system is a combination of specialized blood cells called white blood cells and the chemicals they secrete called the antibodies. The body recognizes foreign cells or organisms, such as viruses and bacteria. It fights them using both white (…)

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