January is designated as Cervical Health Awareness Month with more than 13,000 women in the United States diagnosed with cervical cancer every year. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in women worldwide, with more than 4,000 women dying from the disease each year. Cervical cancer is …
It’s that time of year when the flu, or seasonal flu, is rearing its ugly head to infect people of all ages with the influenza virus. The flu virus is highly contagious and spreads easily from person to person usually from a cough, a sneeze or from touching contaminated surfaces …
November is National Diabetes Month, a good time to remind people how to prevent this disease and the complications that go with it. There are more than 30 million people in the United States living with diabetes, that’s 1 in 10 people, with an additional 84 million adults at a …
July is UV Safety month and we all need reminders on how to stay safe in the sun to protect our skin from UV radiation. UV radiation is proven to cause cancer, both basal cell and squamous cell cancers which are quite common but also very treatable. Melanoma is less …
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and a good time to recognize the benefits of participating in sports and a physical fitness routine. While the benefits are numerous to people in all age groups, everyone should be careful to prevent sports injuries, strains and sprains. Children and adolescents …
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, the NCADD, reports that 17.6 million people, or one in every twelve adults in the United States, has a problem with dependence or abuse of alcohol. Alcohol is the most commonly abused addictive substance in the U.S., with millions more engaging in …
