Rare Yet Growing Disease Makes It Hard To Compute Exact Numbers   There are several definitions for the compound of diseases the medical establishment has grouped and classified as muscular dystrophy. One such definition identifies them as a group of genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. Yet others see it […]

Americans Fear Losing Vision More Than Memory, Hearing, or Speech Numbers First Vision loss prevalence in the US is staggering! Let’s throw some around as a sample. 7.08 million people with visual acuity loss 1.08 million of these are blind Under-40 Age Bracket: 1.62 million (impairment) and 141 000 (blind) respectively, or roughly 23% of those

Hypothyroidism is the term that defines an underactive thyroid gland. In other words, the thyroid gland is incapable of producing enough thyroid hormone for normal bodily function, among them helping the body use energy, keep warm, and maintain an adequate brain, heart, and muscle function, as well as that of other organs. Shaped like a

With the international Global Handwashing Day having elapsed (October 15th), it’s now time for the informational – Handwashing Awareness. Four Principles of Handwashing Wash when dirty Wash before eating Do not cough or sneeze into hands Do not put fingers in eyes, nose or mouth The CDC has termed handwashing a “do it yourself vaccine”,

Truly Honoring Us All One of the cleverest logos (hand-cum-dovetail, or vice versa, depending on how you tilt your head) ever made adorns the intentions and heralds the pulse of society that the international Human Rights Day represents in oh so many ways. Observed year after year on 10 December since 1950, this momentous day

COVID-19 Oxygen Needs Tracker Latest Initiative   World Pneumonia Day takes place every year on 12th November, as a child of the Stop Pneumonia Initiative in its quest to raise global awareness and action against this fatal killer, especially of children. First established in 2009, and although it has two very creative and poignant logos

Family Members Still the Unpaid Mainstay of the Elderly, Disabled & Ill The observance of National Family Caregivers Month (NFCM) is celebrated every November in the US, a month to honor and acknowledge family caregivers in the entire country. It is led by Caregiver Action Network (CAN), a not-for-profit association that rallies support, as well

Cyberbullying a Growing Concern Canada’s Anti-Bullying Day (est. 2007) was the precursor to the US’s Unity Day, the signature event launched in 2011 by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center (est. 2006). Unity Day is the day to be clad in orange, in support for social change that leads to childhood bullying prevention and as a

For all you French buffs reading this, nope, fatty liver is not foie gras, although it translates directly as such! Fatty liver is also known as hepatic steatosis. Although it is normal to have a certain amount of fat attached to the liver, too much of it can lead to liver scarring and, ultimately, failure.

Observed year after year on the last Friday of the month of September, Sport Purple for Platelets Day truly supports all patients suffering from Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a disorder marked by a decrease in the number of platelets in the blood. In turn, this causes excessive bleeding, bruising, and fatigue. Platelets are the cells