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Famous People with Epilepsy by Kyle Niehaus
By CPR Nashville, TN at May 6, 2013 | 8:35 am | 0 Comment
Epilepsy is a disease that most people know of, but do not truly understand. Though Epilepsy is an extremely common disease, to which there are 6 different types of it, it is one of the most deadly. Pope Pius IX, recording artist Neil Young, Roman Emperor; Julius Caesar, and the American author Truman Capote are just a few notable names who are afflicted by this more...
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What is Anorexia by Michelle Boeckman
By CPR Nashville, TN at May 3, 2013 | 8:55 am | 1 Comments
Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that affects millions of people across the world. People suffering from this disorder are obsessed with their weight, have a distorted body image, and obsessed with what food they are consuming. Someone with Anorexia eats much less food than his or her body needs and in the most serious cases no food at all. Many will exercise more...
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What is Bipolar Disorder by Judii Tran
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 29, 2013 | 8:57 am | 0 Comment
In society today, there is no such thing as normal. What one individual may think of as the norm may be completely odd to another, and this can be due to cultural circumstances, or just because they were raised in different home environments. While one person may be completely happy on the exterior at work or school, they may have problems at home. Aside from problems in more...
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What is Group B Streptococcus in Infants by Kerrisha Martin
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 27, 2013 | 7:42 am | 0 Comment
Over the years I have been introduced to many different diseases and bacteria that affect women’s health more than men’s. One particular bacterium that I found interesting was Group B Streptococcus or more specifically group B strep in infants. When I first heard of the disease I assumed it was a form of strep throat but I soon discovered that it makes strep throat more...
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Preventing and Treating Varicose Veins by Jessica Demsko
By CPR Nashville, TN at April 15, 2013 | 7:41 am | 1 Comments
Varicose veins are a common condition in which veins swell and surface. This happens due to valves in veins malfunctioning. When functioning correctly, these valves open so that blood can flow back up toward the heart, and then they close to prevent blood from flowing backward and pooling in the vein. No vein is immune to becoming a varicose vein, but this condition is more...
