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What Really is Schizophrenia By Darian Brewen
By CPR St. Louis at July 15, 2014 | 7:51 am | 0 Comment
If you asked someone what exactly the word “schizophrenia” meant, they would most likely describe it as someone hearing voices inside their head and crazy moods. However, there is much more to schizophrenia than that. Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe brain disorder that can cause voices in your head, thoughts that everyone around you is conspiring against you, more...
What is Epilepsy By Jessica Becherer
By CPR St. Louis at July 4, 2014 | 10:01 am | 0 Comment
Epilepsy is a disorder that affects the central nervous system. When the activity of the nerve cells in a person’s brain is disturbed a seizure can result. The severity of a seizure varies from person to person depending on which area of the brain is affected. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: more...
What is Asthma by Kristeel Suleiman
By CPR St. Louis at June 30, 2014 | 8:24 am | 0 Comment
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lung's bronchioles, in other words, the airways of the lungs. When asthma affects someone they call it an asthma attack, when someone has an attack they feel as though they cannot breathe. The person will start to have shortness of breath, their chest will start to tighten, and they will start to cough, and wheeze. The more...
Anatomic Truth About Aging by Vanessa Ferie
By CPR St. Louis at June 29, 2014 | 7:40 am | 0 Comment
It is estimated that people in the United States spend around 33 billion dollars a year on cosmetic products. A large chunk of this profit is dedicated to facial creams, cleansers, and moisturizers. One of the main reasons why we spend all this money on these products is to look more attractive or to look younger. You can’t turn on a TV or open a magazine without seeing more...
Link Between Colorectal Cancer and Bacteria by Tom Noerper
By CPR St. Louis at June 26, 2014 | 9:42 am | 0 Comment
Introduction In the U.S., colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer, and the second most deadly form of cancer (CDC, Colorectal Statistics). Risk factors for colorectal cancer include pre-existing inflammatory bowel disease, colitis, or Crohn’s disease; hereditary factors; sedentary lifestyle, low-fiber diet, obesity, and use of alcohol or tobacco. Over more...
