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Concussion Recognition In Sports by Jeff Shelton
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 25, 2013 | 7:38 am | 0 Comment
Sports have been passed down from generation to generation, since the start of the first pitch or first pass. Following the tradition of sports being passed down to the younger generation are also concussions. Concussions have been following sports since the dawn of time, and it has always been a worrisome topic. When you bring pediatrics into the mix it gets more more...
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What is Vitiligo by Elizabeth Knight
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 22, 2013 | 2:29 pm | 0 Comment
Vitiligo is a disease where a person’s skin loses its melanin. Melanin is a pigment that controls and makes up a person’s skin color, hair color, and eye color. Melanin also helps protect the skin from ultraviolet rays. This disease is brought upon by the dying of melanocytes, or melanin producing cells, or cells that cannot produce melanin. Melanin provides more...
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Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes by Jacqueline Rohrer
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 21, 2013 | 7:28 am | 4 Comments
Many people confuse type 1 diabetes with the more common type 2 diabetes. The significant difference between the two is that while type 2 is more predictable, there is no prevention, screening, or specifically known cause for type 1 “Juvenile” diabetes. Both have direct relationships to the pancreas, which is an insulin-secreting organ dorsal to the stomach. type 1 more...
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Do I Have Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) by Jonathan Steinke
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 20, 2013 | 7:31 am | 1 Comments
Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), more commonly known as acid reflux, is a digestive system disease in which stomach acid flows back into the esophagus through the lower esophageal sphincter. This can result in an inflammatory or burning sensation in the throat. The function of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is to close as soon as food passes through it more...
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Treatments for Psoriasis by Kathleen Province
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 19, 2013 | 8:11 am | 0 Comment
The human body is an incredible machine that carries out hundreds of tasks every day with near perfection. But when something goes wrong, it can cause serious side effects for that person and that is usually when we say someone has a disease or illness. One disease that can occur from a malfunction in your body is called Psoriasis. Psoriasis is a chronic auto-immune more...
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