Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)
/*! elementor – v3.20.0 – 26-03-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), also known as Wegener’s Disease or Wegener’s Granulomatosis, is a blood vessel disorder called vasculitis (which means blood vessel inflammation). It causes inflammation and damage of the blood vessels in certain areas of the body, including the nose, sinuses, […]
Crohn’s Disease
What is Crohn’s disease? Crohn’s disease is classified as an inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, in which any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract becomes inflamed. Most typically, inflammation occurs at the ileum, the end of the small intestine, where it meets the colon; however, Crohn’s disease can affect any of the GI tract from […]
Anxiety Disorders
/*! elementor – v3.21.0 – 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Anxiety is a term that tends to get tossed around a lot to reflect whenever someone is feeling stressed. Occasionally feeling worried or anxious is normal, but it becomes an anxiety disorder when the worry and fear is persistent, intense, and revolves around […]
Gastrointestinal Perforation
While the intent of Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks, it is really a day of celebrating gluttony for most Americans. It’s estimated that the average American eats more than 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day. Considering an average diet should consist of around 2,000 calories (less than that for most women), this is more […]
Cystic Fibrosis
What is Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that alters the cells producing mucus, sweat, and digestive fluid – these all become thick and sticky instead of slippery and thin. These secretions then clog pathways in the body, particularly in the lungs and pancreas. In the lungs, the airways become clogged and […]
Psychological Trauma
/*! elementor – v3.21.0 – 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} /*! elementor – v3.21.0 – 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} What is Trauma? Trauma itself is a very broad term – in EMS, trauma brings up images of severe internal and external injuries and life-threats. Trauma is far more […]
Are You Losing Your Hearing?
/*! elementor – v3.21.0 – 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Hearing loss is sometimes considered simply a sign of aging. But what we do in our lives can determine how soon, quickly, and how much hearing we will lose. Hearing loss is considered the third most common health problem in the United States. […]
Multiple Sclerosis
The signs of being intoxicated are typically pretty obvious – flushed cheeks, dizziness, disorientation, slurred speech, memory problems. While it usually requires actually drinking alcohol to reach this state, a rare disease actually creates these symptoms, making someone very drunk without consuming any alcohol at all. This is Auto-Brewery Syndrome (ABS). For those who suffer […]
Sunburns
Most of us have experienced a sunburn. You spent the day out in the sunny weather, and maybe completely forgot about sunscreen, or forgot to reapply it. Then you’re left with a gift from the sun: red, painful, and perhaps blistered skin. A sunburn isn’t just a one-off problem though. Risk for melanoma (skin cancer) […]
DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)
/*! elementor – v3.21.0 – 18-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The signs of being intoxicated are typically pretty obvious – flushed cheeks, dizziness, disorientation, slurred speech, memory problems. While it usually requires actually drinking alcohol to reach this state, a rare disease actually creates these symptoms, making someone very drunk without consuming any […]
