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Fecal Implants or Fecal Microbiota Transplantation by Michael Hinrichs
By CPR Nashville, TN at March 15, 2013 | 9:44 am | 0 Comment
This topic caught my interest as it ties into many subjects. Coprophagia, or eating feces, is a common behavior in dogs and many animals. In some herbivores, the mother will feed its feces to its young to pass on its bacteria to them, presumably to aid in the digestion of raw plants. Also, I’m in the nursing program here, and washing hands is taught over and over more...
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Staying Physically Active Leads to Better Health by Linda Lackey
By CPR Nashville, TN at March 1, 2013 | 8:28 am | 0 Comment
From the moment of conception, certain family genes we possibly have inherited have the potential to affect our health from the very beginning and continue to affect us throughout our lives. Regardless of what health issues may confront us, i.e. diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension, we have the ability to make choices that could help ease, improve, and even possibly more...
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Niacin Treatment in Heart Disease by Trinh Nguyen
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 26, 2013 | 7:44 am | 1 Comments
It has become evident how coronary heart disease has affected the lives of many. As the heart is the central organ of our body, dysfunction leads to failure in the functioning of other various organs. A person suffering from heart disease undergoes tremendous physical and mental stress, and it most often leads to disability, lower quality of life, and worst, death. more...
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Mitral Valve Prolapse by Stephanie Murphy
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 18, 2013 | 9:29 am | 1 Comments
Mitral valve prolapse is a heart condition where the mitral valve does not work properly. The mitral valve is made up of two flaps that separate the left ventricle and the left atrium. In the case of a properly working mitral valve, it opens and closes to let blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle. It would close tightly creating a seal, thus preventing more...
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Lou Gehrig’s Disease by Julie Owen
By CPR Nashville, TN at January 22, 2013 | 6:33 pm | 0 Comment
Lou Gehrig’s disease, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), is a motor neuron disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. There are upper and lower motor neurons that are both a part of the neuromuscular system. The upper motor neurons send messages from the brain to the spinal cord, while the lower motor neurons send those messages from the more...
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