Over 13,000 women are medically diagnosed with cervical cancer every year. To highlight this dreaded disease, January has been designated as Cervical Health Awareness Month, by the U.S Congress. By raising awareness about the disease, it is hoped that the diagnosis will early in women in the age group of 35 to 45 years. This awareness has been assisted to a great deal by the advancements in the digital imaging industry. Awareness And Tests for Cervical Cancer With more awareness and increase in regular screening and access to cutting-edge diagnostic imaging, there has been a considerable decrease in the death...

Most people think about improving their health and lifestyle when the New Year approaches. However, only a few are aware that January is the Thyroid Awareness month. If you or your loved one is experiencing thyroid related issues or you are showing signs of thyroid impairment, it is time to seek medical assistance and ensure it functions as it should. It is essential to know that thyroid has an important role of play in keeping you healthy and functioning of the internal organs. Located in the neck, it keeps the metabolism in sync and creates protein, as it is apart...

Healthy eyesight is very important and you don’t realize it until you begin to lose it. It’s important to visit the ophthalmologist regularly. During your visit, your doctor will perform a Tonometry test. If you wear contacts or some type of corrective lenses, this test is performed at your yearly eye exam. January is the recognized as National Glaucoma Awareness Month and it is promoted by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and National Eye Institute. Glaucoma doesn’t really have many symptoms and that is why it is considered to be a silent disease. It can result in irreversible blindness. Millions...

National Blood Donor Month is acknowledged in January each year. President Richard M. Nixon formed the American Red Cross in 1970. January is a time to take notice that blood and platelet donations decrease throughout the previous year making it in short supply for the coming year. Millions of Americans are involved in vehicle accidents, are cancer patients, or organ recipients and rely on donated blood to help save their life. The amount of blood needed to save someone will depend on many factors, such as the extent of injuries, the area that has lost blood, and the plan of...

National Handwashing Awareness Week is observed the first full week of December.  It’s safe to say that our personal hygiene starts and ends with our hands.  Although our parents taught us to always wash our hands before meals, germs don’t care about the time of day.  The bottom line is that washing your hands prevents the spread of illnesses.  It helps to teach your child to wash their hands early on so that they’re in the habit of doing so as they grow up. Washing their hands will improve their immunity and keep them healthy. Thus, it’s extremely important to...

n 2005, the CDC established National Influenza Vaccination Week to emphasize the importance of getting a flu vaccine during the holidays and beyond.  Flu activity typically increases in October and peaks between the months of December and February.  However, flu activity has been known to occur as late as May.  Consequently, the first week of December is the ideal time for getting the vaccine and having ongoing protection. There were over 49 million influenza cases during a recent flu season, more cases than the populations of Florida and Texas combined.  Of all those cases, nearly 1 million individuals were hospitalized...

Of all of the diseases that medicine has yet to find a cure for, Alzheimer’s is considered one of the cruelest on record in that the individual suffering with the disease literally vanishes to the point that they no longer exist.  The month of November is designated as National Alzheimer’s Disease Month to remind us that over 5 million Americans now suffer with this incurable disease. Furthermore, it is the 6th leading cause of death in the US today and the number of cases has more than doubled since 1983 when then President Ronald Reagan declared November as National Alzheimer’s...