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Overview of Cystic Fibrosis
By CPR Nashville, TN at July 19, 2013 | 11:43 am | 0 Comment
Cystic Fibrosis is a heredity disease that causes severe damage to one’s digestive system and lungs, as it greatly affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. Cystic Fibrosis causes these secretions to plug up tubes and ducts, including those in the lungs and pancreas. It is caused by a mutation in a recessive gene, therefore both parents must more...
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Overview of Bulimia Nervosa by Michelle Brungart
By CPR Nashville, TN at July 6, 2013 | 8:59 am | 0 Comment
Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder that is generally categorized by the act of binge eating that is followed by some form of purging the consumed calories. Bulimia is most common in women and teens, but may also affect males and other age groups as well. People with bulimia have constant episodes of feeling a loss of control, where they over-eat huge quantities of food more...
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Sickle Cell Anemia by Precious Wilson-Cox
By CPR Nashville, TN at July 4, 2013 | 8:00 am | 0 Comment
I have heard the term sickle cell anemia and have often wondered what it is and what it does, and I consider myself fortunate. I didn’t totally understand, but now I can see what this disease entails. Normal red blood cells are round. They can move throughout the body with little effort. They carry oxygen all over the body to keep the body in good working order more...
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Lou Gehrig’s disease by Jeremy Horton
By CPR Nashville, TN at June 23, 2013 | 8:19 am | 0 Comment
The disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease is one that affects the brain and spinal cord. The disorder causes muscle weakness and atrophy throughout the body caused by the degeneration of the upper and lower motor neurons. In 1869, French neurologist Jen-Martin Charcot described the disease. In 1939, Lou Gehrig who more...
Is Malaria in U.S. by Justin Fogarty
By CPR Nashville, TN at June 22, 2013 | 8:14 am | 1 Comments
Every year it is estimated that Malaria kills almost a million people. It is a disease that comes from a parasitic infection. When bitten by a mosquito the parasite is transferred to the human causing many future problems if not treated. Fifteen hundred of those cases occur in the United States every year. However all of those cases are reported to originate from outside more...
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