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Syphilis and the Tuskegee Study by Emily Meininger
By CPR St. Louis at October 14, 2011 | 7:41 am | 0 Comment
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that has increased significantly in the United States in the past decade. Syphilis is a bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum; this infection is mostly spread by sexual contact and spreads from skin to skin or mucous membranes. Four stages of Syphilis occur when a person becomes infected. The first stage is Primary more...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by John Merz
By CPR St. Louis at October 13, 2011 | 7:46 am | 0 Comment
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a strain of the Staphylococcus bacteria that is not affected by the usual antibiotics used to treat staph infections. Because it is resistant to antibiotics, it is a more serious infection as it is difficult to treat. MRSA can be found in any place where other treatable staph infections are located. It is common more...
Alzheimer’s Disease by Connie Maull
By CPR St. Louis at October 12, 2011 | 7:01 am | 0 Comment
Alzheimer’s Disease is a type of dementia. Dementia is a general term for memory loss and loss of other intellectual and social abilities serious enough to interfere with activities of daily life. Alzheimer’s accounts for 50-80 percent of dementia cases. It is not a typical part of the aging process. It causes brain changes that gradually worsen over time. Brain cells more...
10 Things You Should Know About Flu Vaccines
By CPR St. Louis at June 30, 2011 | 11:35 am | 0 Comment
10 Things You Should Know About Flu Vaccines By Jessica Minor (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4816419112981891", enable_page_level_ads: true }); The flu is a viral infection that is spread from person to person in secretions of the nose and lungs, for example when sneezing. more...
All About Celiac Disease
By CPR St. Louis at June 28, 2011 | 1:17 pm | 0 Comment
10 Things You Should Know About Celiac Disease by James McCarthy (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4816419112981891", enable_page_level_ads: true }); Everybody can benefit from healthy eating. The food we ingest ultimately gives us nutrients. It gives us energy and helps us grow, more...
