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Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections by Lauren Seers
By jsnaric at May 12, 2012 | 11:39 am | 0 Comment
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy/injection utilizes the natural components of human blood in order to help heal damaged musculoskeletal tissue. PRP therapy was first introduced in the early 1990s but was mainly used in dentistry. It was not until recently that orthopedics and sports medicine began to utilize PRP therapy in hopes of treating injuries to tendons and more...
Lower Heart Disease Risk w/ Orange Juice? by Taisiya Redka
By jsnaric at April 1, 2012 | 10:21 pm | 0 Comment
Indicator Of Heart Disease Risk Lowered By Orange Juice Beverage Fortified With Plant Sterols The best way to fight heart disease is through changes in diet and life style. However, the reality is that people have trouble making those changes. Drinking a plant sterol-fortified orange juice beverage is a relatively simple thing to do and it may have important more...
HIV: A Detailed Overview by Armin Begic
By jsnaric at January 24, 2012 | 8:56 pm | 0 Comment
“The AIDS epidemic began over 25 years ago, and the disease continues to prey upon millions of children around the world. Over 2.1 million children are HIV-positive, with more than 400,000 children becoming newly infected with HIV / AIDS each year” (“Join Our Fight Against AIDS”). These statistics are just the ones among adolescents, so think about how much higher more...
Anorexia Nervosa by Lynn Carroll
By jsnaric at January 11, 2012 | 11:57 am | 0 Comment
According to a study done by Dubovsky (2011), the mortality rate of Anorexia is 5.86. The collective data from thirty-five studies showed that 20% of Anorexic deaths were by suicide (Dubovsky 2011). Unlike some diseases, Anorexia is not something that can be "caught," it is not viral or bacterial, yet it manifests from within and affects both the mind and the body. more...
Mammary Gland Evolution
By jsnaric at January 4, 2012 | 12:43 am | 0 Comment
In 1758, mammary glands, a defining characteristic of mammals, were first acknowledged for their uniqueness. It was that year that Linnaeus combined terrestrial organisms, formerly considered quadrupeds, with a group of aquatic cetaceans, considered fish, into a new group he called Mammalia. All of these organisms shared the ability to feed their young with a nutritive more...
