Health-Disease Articles
Alzheimer’s Disease Paper by Emily Edwards
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 10, 2012 | 8:32 am | 3 Comments
The terrible disease known as Alzheimer's is a form of dementia that usually doesn't begin until much later in life, closer to the age of 60. There are around 4.5 million people who suffer from this terrible disease and one of the main causes is genetics. Alzheimer’s has many causes, multiple symptoms, and no cure. Alzheimer’s occurs when the nerve cells in the more...
What is Depression
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 9, 2012 | 7:59 am | 6 Comments
So common today, that depression steals life away from those who suffer from it. With the varying degrees of depression, people can be unaware that they have it. “Depression is a medical illness that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.” Depression can cause physical symptoms too. Symptoms of depression range from isolating one’s self from more...
Sebaceous Cysts by Jordan Pfaff
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 8, 2012 | 8:44 am | 0 Comment
When thinking on what topic I would write a health paper on, one subject came to mind right away: sebaceous cysts. This is a subject that concerns me personally and this paper gives a good reason to further study this medical condition. Knowing what they are, and how they can be remedied would be a useful bit of information for anyone who might believe that they have one. more...
What is Marfan Syndrome
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 7, 2012 | 9:14 am | 3 Comments
Marfan Syndrome is a genetic disorder in which a person’s connective tissue fails to develop properly because it inhibits the production of a protein necessary for connective tissue to develop, without this protein, connective tissue is less elastic than it normally should be, which makes it weaker than it would be on a person without the disorder. The diseased gene can more...
Lupus by Nancy Bone
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 6, 2012 | 11:41 am | 1 Comments
Lupus is a disease that affects your immune system causing it to attack the body’s tissues and organs. There are several different types of lupus but the most common is systemic lupus erythematosus. Systemic means it affects many parts of the body. Erythema is a redness of the skin, signaling inflammation or infection. Lupus has several different identifying symptoms more...
