Browsing Month February, 2014
What is Emphysema by Allison Torno
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 19, 2014 | 8:19 am | 0 Comment
Emphysema is a common type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes people to have difficulty breathing. Emphysema is a result of damage to the inner lining of the lungs that is irreversible. Over time, emphysema changes the air sacs located in the inner walls of the lungs into oversized pockets with vast holes. Due to the change in the size and more...
All About Color Blindness by Jesus Morales
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 16, 2014 | 6:57 am | 0 Comment
Color blindness is a genetic disease (sex linked trait) and to be more specific it is related with human’s chromosomes. This disease is a trait controlled by a recessive allele. Color blindness is also known as color vision problems. The meaning of color blindness is that a person has difficulties perceiving the colors red, green, and blue or a mix of these colors. more...
Understanding and Coping with Dementia by Angela Richardson
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 13, 2014 | 7:49 am | 0 Comment
Sometime you will hear an older person say I just had a senior moment, when they forget what they are about to say. I had a client that would go into her bedroom to get something and come back I forgot what I was looking for, but then later remember what she went into the room to get. The family member would say to me that, I think mom is getting dementia. Let’s define more...
Chemotherapeutic Use of Curcumin in Colorectal Cancer by Thomas E. Noerper
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 12, 2014 | 9:19 am | 0 Comment
Summary: Rates of colorectal cancer in India are persistently lower than rates in other countries. Investigations of dietary influence on colorectal cancer rates suggest that the use of turmeric may be an important factor in these differences. Laboratory studies have confirmed anti-cancer properties in agents found in turmeric; however, obtaining a clinically useful more...
What is Celiac Disease by Tomasina Floresvega
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 10, 2014 | 8:16 pm | 0 Comment
Bread. Cereal. Pasta. Beer. Cake. What if someone told you, you should not eat or drink any of these products after 25 years of having them in your life? These are just a few of the items a person shouldn’t have if diagnosed with Celiac Disease (CD). Celiac disease is a very common digestive disease that many have, but don’t even know it. It is when your body more...
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