Browsing Month February, 2014
What is Lyme Disease By Ashley Collings
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 28, 2014 | 8:00 am | 0 Comment
Anyone who has ever gone camping or been in a wooded area knows that plants, animals, and insects can be a problem. One particular concern that people should have is the different types of ticks. One type of tick that should raise concern is the deer tick, it is named this because it feeds and mates on deer for part one or more parts of their lifestyle. They can carry a more...
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What is Leukodystrophy by Jacob Reifschneider
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 26, 2014 | 8:24 am | 0 Comment
Leukodystrophy is a rare inherited gene mutation disorder within the myelin sheath creation process. It is passed down from parent to child. The inherited genes may be recessive or dominant depending on the type of leukyodystrophy the patient has been diagnosed with. Leukodystrophy is mostly an inherited disorder, which as stated earlier is passed on from parent to more...
Diabetes and its Effects by Hazheen Ibrahim Taily
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 24, 2014 | 8:38 am | 0 Comment
The health topic that interests me and that I would like to learn more about is diabetes. I am well aware that there are a number of different types of diabetes such as type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. I’d like to learn a lot more about type 2 diabetes. There are many reasons why I'd like to know more about this. One reason is because my mom, who is sixty years more...
What is Glaucoma by Amanda Cobet
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 21, 2014 | 7:09 am | 0 Comment
Etiology: Glaucoma is the name for a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve. The optic nerve carries information from the eye to the brain, in the back of the eye. When the nerve is damaged vision lose will occur. This loss happens over a long period of time and can even be unnoticed. Once the damage is done there is no way to reverse it. Just slow done the more...
What Are Hepatocellular Adenomas By Samantha Jespersen
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 20, 2014 | 8:01 am | 0 Comment
The body recycles its old cells and replaces them with new cells. However, if a mutation occurs in the DNA of the cells, the cells will grow abnormally. Abnormal cells are known as precancerous cells, though the cells almost never turn cancerous. When a bunch of cells with a genetic mutation are found, it is known as a mass. A mass can be benign (noncancerous) or more...
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