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What Causes Dwarfism by Emily Mulchek
By CPR Nashville, TN at November 6, 2013 | 6:20 am | 0 Comment
Dwarfism is defined as a person whose adult height does not exceed four feet ten inches resulting from a genetic or medical condition. The term dwarf, little person, or a person of short stature are socially acceptable terms for people with this condition. There are two different categories of dwarfism disproportionate dwarfism and proportionate dwarfism. more...
What is Kidney Disease by Brittany Klann
By CPR Nashville, TN at November 2, 2013 | 9:08 am | 0 Comment
Your Kidneys are the organ that produces urine and cleanses your body of waste. Chronic kidney disease occurs when waste starts to build up in the body and the kidneys are not filtering as they should. Most people who are affected by chronic kidney disease are older adults, but it may occur at any age. People who are most likely to develop the disease are people that are more...
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A Look at Cancer by Madeline Sosa
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 27, 2013 | 9:05 am | 2 Comments
Cancer by definition is the "disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of a body," according to Google definitions. It affects millions of people in the U.S. yearly whether through genetics from family or from other cases due to smoking, second-hand smoke, or from exposure to radiation, just to name a few. more...
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What is Coronary Artery Disease by Brendan Nahn
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 24, 2013 | 7:50 am | 1 Comments
Coronary artery disease, commonly abbreviated as CAD, is when the arteries of the heart have partial or complete blockage of blood flow to the muscles of the heart. How this happens is from a series of contributing factors that start the build of plaque along the walls of the arteries which is called arteriosclerosis. Plaque starts from cholesterol, specifically, LDL more...
Proper Use of Antibiotics and Their Misuse by James Bowman
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 23, 2013 | 2:15 pm | 0 Comment
Antibiotics were first discovered on the morning of September 3rd, 1928, by Professor Alexander Fleming. Eighty-five years after this amazing discovery, antibiotics are still greatly misunderstood. Much of the common public is still sadly mistaken about the proper use of antibiotics and when they are to be appropriately taken. This has led to a great deal of misuse more...
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