Letter From The Editor

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August, 2008

Dear Reader,

Thanks for visiting our site. We count it a privilege to be of service to you. Your visit to this site is evidence that Understanding-Medical-Conditions.com is succeeding in its bid to present medical facts in everyday language in order to help people live healthier lives.

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Editorial Team

Meet Our Editorial Team

Osondu Ogbuoji, MBBS
Medical Content Editor

Ruth Courtis, BSc(Microbiology, Biochemistry & Food and Nutrition), MSc(Medical Biochemistry)
Diet and Nutrition Content Editor

Gulnar Joshi, BSc(Mass Communications)
Health News Contributor

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