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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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All About Migraines by Sally Wilson
By CPR Nashville, TN at July 3, 2013 | 9:00 am | 0 Comment
Having recently been diagnosed with chronic migraines, I now understand the intensity of side effects that are associated with a migraine headache. Migraines are life-altering headaches that oftentimes leave a person incapable of carrying out everyday functions and activities. Migraine attacks can happen once a month, or up to a few times a week. They affect every more...
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Alopecia: A Hairy Situation by Emily Hock
By CPR Nashville, TN at June 30, 2013 | 6:23 am | 1 Comments
Alopecia is a medical condition that causes hair loss from the head or body and is common in over 95% of people. Made out of keratin, hair is produced from the papilla inside the skin. Surrounding the papilla are three layers of the hair root; the cuticle, cortex, and medulla. As we age, the pigment of our hair eventually stops producing, thus causing gray hair. Loss of more...
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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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What is Glaucoma Disease by YeKishia Simpson
By CPR Nashville, TN at June 14, 2013 | 9:57 am | 1 Comments
Glaucoma is one leading cause of blindness in the United States of America. Glaucoma consists of many complexities that require different approaches to the condition. This disease damages the eyes so gradually, that vision changes go unnoticed until it is in the advanced stage. The disease affects the optic nerve of the eye which becomes damaged when intraocular more...
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