National Marrow Awareness Month is observed in November to acknowledge the achievements of transplant physicians. This month also honors the people who donate their stem cells and bone marrow which helps in giving patients a second chance at life. This month generates awareness about the importance of bone marrow transplants and encourages people to donate.
Read MoreWorld C.O.P.D. Day is observed every year on the third Wednesday of November. This year, it’s commemorated on November 15. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (C.O.P.D.) is a type of preventable and treatable progressive lung disease that is characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.
Read MoreNational Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is celebrated each year, one week before Thanksgiving. It takes place from November 13 to 21 this year. It creates awareness about the big problem the less fortunate face in society.
Read MoreNational Epilepsy Awareness Month in November is an annual event that teaches people about epilepsy’s causes and symptoms. One in 26 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy at some point during their lifetime. Epilepsy is one of the least understood of all the neurological diseases, yet it is the fourth most common.
Read MoreWorld Pneumonia Day is on November 12 and, like every year, it is dedicated to spread awareness among people to understand the need to stand together and demand action in the fight against this disease. Pneumonia is the world’s biggest infectious killer of children and adults.
Read MoreGluten-Free Diet Awareness Month in November highlights the problems that can be caused by gluten products and the diseases linked to them. Gluten is known to create inflammation in the body, and can also cause damage to the intestines. While most of us don’t notice the impact of gluten, people who suffer from celiac disease can experience severe reactions.
Read MoreWorld Keratoconus Day is observed on November 10 every year. It is a National Keratoconus Foundation-funded initiative that is part of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at UC Irvine. Keratoconus, also known as ‘K.C.,’ is a non-inflammatory eye disorder that damages the cornea. A person with KC experiences a change in their cornea, which loses its round dome shape and eventually thins and weakens.
Read MoreDrowsy Driving Prevention Week is observed during the first full week of November, from November 5–11 this year. It’s time to raise awareness on this often overlooked issue and to consider ways to prevent the thousands of injuries and deaths caused by fatigued and sleepy drivers in the U.S. each year.
Read MoreDiabetic Eye Disease Month focuses attention on keeping our eyes healthy. Each November, vision care organizations, physicians, ophthalmologists, and opticians share resources on how diabetes can decrease your sight.
Read MoreCaregiving is a tough job. This November, we remember the people who lovingly give baths, clean houses, shop for, and comfort the millions of elderly and ill people who are friends and loved ones. November is National Family Caregivers Month and this year’s theme is “Caregiving Around the Clock.”
Read MoreOver 30 million Americans are walking around with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and don’t even know they have it. That’s why it’s so important to review your risk factors during COPD Awareness Month in November. COPD is actually an umbrella term encompassing several progressive lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and irreversible asthma.
Read MoreNational Stress Awareness Day, on every first Wednesday in November — November 1 this year — is 24 hours of reinforcing the fact that you’re not doing yourself a favor by stressing about situations you can’t control. In fact, according to science, chronic stress leads to impaired cognitive and physiological functions. Would you want to age before your time?
Read MoreWe may not think of a caffeine addiction as being something from which we need to recover. But those of us who have tried to abstain from our morning (or midmorning or early afternoon) coffee or soda break know exactly what it’s like to try and kick the habit. Caffeine is added to many of our favorite products, and it occurs naturally in many others.
Read MoreNational Senior U.T.I. Awareness Day is observed every year on October 24 throughout the country. This day is set aside to raise awareness about U.T.I.s among elderly patients, especially elderly women who suffer from U.T.I.s but find diagnosis difficult.
Read MoreThe National Breast Cancer Foundation reports that a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every two minutes. Innovations in research, surgical options and clinical trials give women many more options. With early detection, a woman’s survival rate goes up.
Read MoreEvery October, Blindness Awareness Month brings a heightened focus on the blind and visually impaired community and the realities of living without sight. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “everyone, if they live long enough, will experience at least one eye condition in their lifetime”. The proof is in the numbers. An estimated 2.2 billion people around the globe suffer from some form of visual impairment or blindness – including everyone who simply wears corrective lenses.
Read MoreDown syndrome occurs across the human spectrum and is the most common chromosomal condition. Each year, about 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome — a 1 in 700 chance. The prevalence of Down syndrome increases with the mother’s age. It is associated with delays in physical growth, characteristic facial features, and intellectual disability. In fact, the average IQ of an adult with Down syndrome is equivalent to that of an 8-year-old.
Read MoreDyslexia Awareness Month in October aims to support those with this learning difficulty. Dyslexia is not a disorder of any kind; but is a learning impairment that causes problems with writing, reading, and spelling. The intelligence of dyslexic people is unaffected.
Read MoreNational Liver Awareness Month in October encourages you to act early and be safe in preventing liver disease. Did you know that almost 33,000 Americans die annually from liver cancer every year, according to the American Liver Foundation? Risk factors leading to cirrhosis include chronic viral hepatitis, obesity, alcoholism, as well as poor lifestyle choices. But there is hope.
Read MoreIt’s aggressive, mean, and potentially life-threatening. Bullying comes in many forms, none of which are acceptable. According to a recent federal survey, nearly 20 percent of U.S. high school students reported being bullied on school property within the past year.
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