What is Atrial Fibrillation by Kristin Matushek
The heart is one of the main organs in your body that you want to keep healthy and strong. The heart pumps your blood to the necessary organs to keep you alive and moving. Anything that goes wrong with your heart is a horrible situation, especially if it is a family member. Atrial Fibrillation most […]
9 Things You Must Know About HIV/AIDS By Andrea Fobert
HIV is a serious virus that takes over one’s immune system and eliminates the body’s ability to fight infection. Once the body has a lowered immune system it becomes vulnerable to cancer and many other mild and life-threatening diseases. This illness became known as an epidemic in the homosexual community in the early 1980s. However, […]
9 Things You Must Know About STD by Ken Ly
Sexual transmitted disease (STD) was also known as venereal disease (VD) for many years. Recent studies have suggested that the term sexual transmitted infection (STI) is more ideal due to its broader range of meaning. For example, an infected person can infect others without carrying a disease. STDs can be contracted by infections that are […]
9 Things You Must Know About Urinary Tract Infections by Chelsea Gipson
A Urinary Tract Infection or commonly known as UTI is defined as an infection of any part of your urinary tract system including your urethra, bladder, ureters and kidneys. A urinary tract infection is a bacterial infection that can be easily treated with common antibiotics. Women are more susceptible do to a significantly shorter urethra […]
9 Things You Must Know About Human Papillomavirus (HPV) by Robin Cavanaugh
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Most people who are sexually active will acquire HPV at some point in their lives without even knowing it! Learning more about this STI can help people make smart decisions about their sexual health. 1. What is HPV? Human Papillomavirus is […]
9 Things You Must Know About Eclampsia By Krista Kamp
There are various types of health conditions that can affect people’s reproductive system in negative ways. An example of one of these health conditions is Eclampsia; which is a condition that involves seizures in women with severe cases of preeclampsia. There are various things to know about this condition including; causes, risks, preventions, and treatments. […]
5 Things You Must Ask your Gynecologist by Megan Poley
A lot of women may feel shy or embarrassed to ask personal questions to their doctors. It doesn’t matter if what you are wondering about is embarrassing or you are confused about anything, it is important that if you need something answered you can ask your doctor. Here are 5 things that you should not […]
9 Things You Must Know About HPV by Kathleen Province
Genital human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted disease, and there are more than 100 different types of this virus. The HPV virus causes warts to develop, and there are 40 different strands responsible for the warts that form on the genitals. HPV can cause serious health problems if it is not addressed, and […]
9 Things You Must Know About Non-Gonococcal Urethritis by Chris Wilke
Doctor, it burns when I pee! How often have we dreaded saying that to our physician or heard it as part of a joke? Urethritis is nothing to be ashamed about. In fact many of the causes are simple infections that can be cured with a round of antibiotics! Further on I will examine many […]
Staphylococcus aureus | Microbiology Unknown Paper
Staphylococcus aureus UNKNOWN LAB REPORT General Microbiology Fall 2013 INTRODUCTION: Bacteria exist in millions and contain different properties. The structure of a bacterium can determine its pathogenicity and virulence. Each bacterium reacts differently in different environments. These factors are helpful in diagnosing and treating diseases or producing antibiotics. The methods used in this […]