Millions of Americans save the date for Super Bowl Sunday—Super Bowl weekend, really. As a nation, we block the calendar to let loose and let the emotions flow. Aaahhhh, the ecstatic feelings of belonging to a team, a cheering crowd, our group of rowdy buddies, wildly giving in to fandom and community, the very essence […]

January is and has been the National Blood Donor Month since 1970. Apparently, one of the main reasons for choosing this month is that collecting blood and blood products or components —red cells, platelets and plasma— from the population at large is hardest during the Winter months. Quite a few blood drives get cancelled for

Christmas is informed by a fir, spruce, pine —or similar evergreen conifers— that can fit inside people’s homes; some glossy, hollow hanging balls; a jamboree of lights that began draping the entire house, and subsequently moved to our front yards and, now, to all city centers; mama’s egg nog galore or holiday caroling; and, yes…

The 2019 Older Driver Safety Awareness Week spans from today to Sunday, or December 2 to 6. Bringing attention to different aspects of older people (seniors, or 65+) diver safety is all about acknowledging the mixed bag of facts, considerations, and resources out there at your disposal. Let’s start with… The Facts 1. It is

Thanksgiving and Diabetes share the same month. Yes, yes, we know… for two very different reasons. But it is true that November is Diabetes Awareness Month. And, of course, as is customary, Thanksgiving will take place on the fourth Thursday of the month, which in 2019 is quite late, November 28th. This post aims at

It was President Ronald Reagan who assigned November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in 1983. Later, the nomenclature was adapted to include family and caregivers. Alzheimer’s is a tremendously intricate neurological disease, that is, it affects the brain. It is also the most common form and cause of dementia, accounting for as much as

Dating back to 1981, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Home is the very word we associate with positive things: warmth, love, rest, intimacy, good vibes… except that it is not so for everybody. The Department of Justice has estimated that 1.3 million women and 835,000 men in the US fall victim to physical

Hispanic Heritage Month Established It was back in 1968 that President Lyndon B. Johnson first enacted into law the Spanish Heritage Week. Twenty years later, in 1988, the US Congress decided that it would be observed for an entire month, aptly renaming it National Hispanic Heritage Month, from September 15 to October 15. It marks

What is cholesterol? Well, for starters, cholesterol is a waxy substance found inside our bloodstream.  Is it bad? No, it is not bad. Actually, your body needs it to build cells. But too much of it can be bad. Where does cholesterol come from? There are two main sources of cholesterol. Number one is your