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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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Spinal Fusion & Discectomy by Christopher J. Martin
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 7, 2013 | 10:01 am | 0 Comment
The human spinal column normally consists of 33 vertebrae, 24 of which are independent; the remaining 9 are fused in the coccyx and sacrum. Vertebrae are separated by cushions called discs or disks. Discs may become damaged or herniated (moved out of place) due to age, physical trauma, or even genetic predisposition to stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal more...
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Obesity by Briyanna Jackson
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 6, 2013 | 6:56 pm | 1 Comments
Obesity has become a global problem since 2005. Obesity usually occurs between ages 15 and up in adults and children 5 and under. Obesity is defined as an excessive portion of body fat. Another term that is used for obesity is also known as overweight. A person is considered overweight when their weight exceeds 20% of normal weight. A common tool that is used to determine more...
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