Diana Collins

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  Cystic fibrosis may be one of the most common autosomal recessive lethal diseases, but there remains much that is unknown about it. It has been established that the disease causes chronic pulmonary disease and is also capable of leading to cor pulmonale with right ventricular dysfunction, but it was...

• There from the Start: A Hospice Nurse Looks Back

  Although not talked about often or placed in the limelight as some other aspects of medicine, few people realize how important hospice care is. What we’ve come to know as modern hospice was first introduced to the world by Dame Cicely Saunders in the 1950’s, in the form of St. Christophers in...

• The Signs and Symptoms of Hepatitis A

  Hepatitis A is a virus or infection which leads to liver disease or inflammation of the liver.Generally, the symptoms of Hepatitis A, also known as HAV develop after four weeks upon being infected. Not everyone will experience the symptoms, especially children. Look at your GP if you think that you...

• When Going Out to Eat with Crohn's Disease, What's the Safest Cuisine?

  When you have Crohn’s Disease, living everyday life can be tough enough, but going out to eat may add an extra challenge. In addition to the challenges presented by frequent bathroom breaks, you may find it difficult to locate restaurants that serve food items that don’t exasperate your...

• University of Maryland Undergraduates Develop a Way to Detect Alzheimer's

  A team of University of Maryland Undergraduates belonging to the facility’s James Clark School of Engineering has attained the highest commendation in the 2017 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) challenge hosted by the National Institutes of Health. The contest pits several teams...

• Vertigo: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

  Vertigo is a fairly common condition that causes an individual to feel as if their head is spinning and he or she becomes dizzy. It is usually temporary, only for a few seconds to minutes, occurring only when you make sudden head movements, but sometimes it can be so severe that it begins to...