Browsing Month April, 2013
Acupuncture for Alzheimer’s by Alexandra Johnson
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 20, 2013 | 8:29 am | 0 Comment
Dementia of any kind, and Alzheimer’s in particular, is a devastating disease, that takes an extraordinarily high emotional toll on the patient and even on his or her family members. It significantly increases a person’s chance of dying, costs large amounts of money, and at best can be slowed down or a little bit reversed but not actually cured – by traditional more...
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What is Clostridium Difficile by Farrah Poe
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 19, 2013 | 8:09 am | 0 Comment
Clostridium difficile is a germ that causes watery diarrhea. The germ is highly contagious if a person comes in contact with someone or a surface that hasn’t been sanitized. Hospital infections interest me because I work in a hospital and Clostridium difficile, also known as “C-Diff”, affects as many as 500,000 Americans each year. Clostridium difficile, an more...
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Overweight and Obesity by Ash’Lea Brooks Brown
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 17, 2013 | 8:43 am | 0 Comment
Obesity and overweight are terms that are used when discussing ranges of weight that surpass what is considered a healthy weight for any given height. Obesity is an excess proportion of body fat overall. When the weight is 20% or more above normal, someone is considered to be obese. Obesity is commonly measured through a body mass index calculation. If the BMI is between more...
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Breast Cancer and Young Women by Jennifer Snyder
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 16, 2013 | 6:30 am | 1 Comments
Each year, one million individuals are diagnosed with cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that of this one million, 296,980 of these cases will be women diagnosed with breast cancer in the year 2013. Of the 296,980 diagnosed, 7 percent will be women under the age of 40 or roughly 20,789 women. This is a staggering figure, considering most women in this age more...
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Preventing and Treating Varicose Veins by Jessica Demsko
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 15, 2013 | 7:41 am | 1 Comments
Varicose veins are a common condition in which veins swell and surface. This happens due to valves in veins malfunctioning. When functioning correctly, these valves open so that blood can flow back up toward the heart, and then they close to prevent blood from flowing backward and pooling in the vein. No vein is immune to becoming a varicose vein, but this condition is more...
