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Colon Cancer by Mary Jo Ahr
By CPR St. Louis at December 19, 2011 | 7:35 am | 0 Comment
Colon cancer is cancer that has developed in the tissues of the longest section of the large intestine, the colon. The large intestine is the lower part of your digestive tract. Colon cancer most often starts in the mucus lining within the bowel. Historically, this cancer begins as small "bumps" that have grown along the lining. These bumps are called polyps and are more...
Blood Flow Through the Heart by Karissa Willard
By CPR St. Louis at December 17, 2011 | 11:46 am | 0 Comment
The heart is an integral muscular organ and a vital part of the human cardiovascular system. It provides the human body with a continuous flow of blood, which in turn provides cells with a continuous circulation of oxygen and nutrients, and transports waste away from those same cells. Blood cells, specifically red blood cells are the actual vehicles providing this more...
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy by Megan Canada
By CPR St. Louis at December 16, 2011 | 8:39 am | 0 Comment
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an enlargement of the muscle that surrounds the wall of the left ventricle. The left ventricle is the main chamber that pumps blood out into your entire body, making this chamber work harder to begin with. Causes: Left ventricular hypertrophy is caused when the heart is running in overload all the time. This is mostly caused by more...
Asthma by Emily Meininger
By CPR St. Louis at December 14, 2011 | 6:27 am | 0 Comment
Asthma makes breathing very difficult because it is a chronic disease of the airways. Asthma causes inflammation of air passageways that carry oxygen to the lungs. Due to the inflammation, the symptoms of asthma are coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Asthma can also be referred to as bronchial asthma. There are three major features of asthma more...
Common Cold verses the Flu by Megan Karr
By CPR St. Louis at December 13, 2011 | 6:27 am | 0 Comment
The differences between a cold and the flu are not many and can be complicated to sort out. A cold is less severe than the flu. The flu can lead to other illnesses. While both are respiratory illnesses a cold is much milder than the flu, and usually does not consist of a fever. A cold typically beg (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ more...
