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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Precocious puberty
  1. Puberty (National Library of Medicine)  
    Puberty is the time in life when a boy or girl becomes sexually mature. It is a process that usually happens between ages 10 and 14 for girls and ages 12 and ...
  2. Endocrine Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your endocrine system includes eight major glands throughout your body. These glands make hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers. They travel through ...
  3. Cancer in Children (National Library of Medicine)  
    Cancer is a group of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body's cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues. ...
  4. Cancer--Living with Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    Learning to live with cancer Cancer is a common disease. Almost 40 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetimes. Even though ...
  5. Hydrocephalus (National Library of Medicine)  
    Hydrocephalus is the buildup of too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. Normally, this fluid cushions your brain. When you have too much, though, it puts harmful ...
  6. Spina Bifida (National Library of Medicine)  
    Spina bifida is a neural tube defect - a type of birth defect of the brain, spine, or spinal cord. It happens if the spinal column of the fetus doesn't close ...