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Herpes by Megan Karr
By CPR St. Louis at October 27, 2011 | 7:50 am | 0 Comment
Herpes is a life-long sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus, or HSV. There are two types of the Herpes Simplex Virus; Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV1) and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV2). Herpes Simplex Virus 1 typically causes cold sores or oral herpes and Herpes Simplex Virus 2 typically causes genital herpes. Herpes may be mistaken more...
Fibromyalgia by Nicole Deckard
By CPR St. Louis at October 26, 2011 | 7:45 am | 0 Comment
Fibromyalgia is one of the most common types of arthritis. Like all types of arthritis fibromyalgia is a widespread joint and muscle pain along with fatigue and depression. Most people use to believes that fibromyalgia was a “fake” disease. This type of arthritis affects mostly women between the ages of 25 to 60. Women are ten times more likely to have more...
What Causes Bone Spurs? by Michelle Hofmeister
By CPR St. Louis at October 25, 2011 | 6:07 pm | 0 Comment
Bone spurs, also known as osteophytes, are extra bone that can grow on any bone, but normally forms where bones meet or where ligaments and tendons connect with bones. Areas in the body where bone spurs can commonly be found are the spine, shoulders, knees, hips, hands, and feet. Spurs themselves are not painful, and normally they are smooth surfaced. But, because bone more...
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease by Farahnaz Shahi
By CPR St. Louis at October 24, 2011 | 8:08 am | 0 Comment
There are two types of dementia - reversible and nonreversible. The reversible, which is very rare, is treatable by treating the causes such as depression, drug intoxication, brain tumors, changes in blood sugar, sodium, and calcium levels, low vitamin B12 levels, use of certain medications, including Cimetidine, and some cholesterol-lowering medications. On the other more...
Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis by Chuck Wensler
By CPR St. Louis at October 22, 2011 | 1:36 pm | 0 Comment
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a very painful and debilitating common form of arthritis. It is an inflammation in the lining of the joints, causing warmth, diminishing range of motion and swelling, thereby creating severe joint pain. RA damages all of the joints of the body including, bone, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons. In the United States alone, roughly one more...
