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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 that 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 loss will occur. This loss happens over a long period and can even go 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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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...
