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Having a chronic disease is not something easy at all, but having the support and advice you may need can help you cope with the everyday challenges. Talking about Parkinson’s, people suffering from this disease have the opportunity to get the help and guidance they need from reliable sources. This neurodegenerative disorder is the cause...

Living with a constant disease can be hard, but if you know how to treat it correctly, it will be way easier to deal with it in the long run. If you suspect you’re suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or by its acronym IBS, there are some things you can do to treat it properly....

Every year, on March 24th, we take a day to commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. The purpose of World TB Day is to, step by step, raise more public awareness about the many consequences of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis not only affects the health of an individual but also damages its social relations and severely affects its...

You may be wondering what is National Nutrition Month and since when is it a thing? Don’t worry, we’re here to answer those questions and also give you some tips about how to improve your health during this month and in the future as well. Remember that, even if we are in the National Nutrition...

The Brain Injury Awareness Month is recognized yearly in March. This month and the meaning we have given to it gives us the chance to highlight the prevention of traumatic brain injury, usually abbreviated as TBI, and to further research to improve the wellbeing of individuals who are living with them and their families. But...

The month of February is all about your heart and keeping it healthy.  For instance, it’s American Heart Month while the 7th through the 14th is Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week as well as National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week.  However, did you know that the 22nd is not only George Washington’s birthday, it’s also Heart Valve Disease...

The week of February 8th through the 14th is National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week and founded by the AACVPR (American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation).  Established in 1985, the AACVPR focuses on increasing awareness of cardiac rehabilitation and its many benefits.  The organization’s primary goal is to reduce the disability and mortality caused by cardiac...

The American Heart Association named the month of February as American Heart Month.  However, there are other heart health awareness campaigns that occur during this month as well.   What is a Congenital Heart Defect? A congenital heart defect occurs before birth and is a condition where the blood vessels adjacent to the heart or the...

In addition to the start of the New Year, January is National Blood Donor Month, the observation of which was inspired by the American Red Cross that began in January, 1970 under former President Richard M. Nixon.  If you’re wondering why the month of January, it’s because blood and platelet donations decline while the demand increases. ...