In 2003, Movember started a movement for men’s health. A movement that has since funded over 1,400 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health services reach and support men. The movement has taken on three of the biggest health issues affecting men: mental health […]
If you’re in a one of the 48 states that currently practice daylight saving time, you change your “wall” clocks twice a year. In the spring, the annual period of daylight savings begins – with clocks jumping forward an hour ahead of standard time and staying on “daylight savings time” until mid-fall. Right now, clocks across most […]
Maybe the day before one of the biggest sweets gorge-fests of the year, and heading into the Thanksgiving holiday season isn’t the best time to talk about how much food affects your sleep. Or maybe, it’s the perfect time. If you’ve tried cutting back on your screen time and are still struggling with getting a […]
Gluten, a protein in many wheat, rye, and barley products, can put a damper on your sweet tooth if you are allergic to it or have celiac disease. Health magazine’s list of gluten-free products is perfect for those extra-sweet times of the year like Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas. These treats are also perfect for […]
Across the country, Lyme disease cases are climbing, and the CDC reports ER visits for tick bites are at their highest levels in years. Cardiologists are warning about serious heart complications that can occur after a Lyme disease infection. These heart complications are often a result of untreated Lyme disease and can be difficult to connect to […]
Fall is persimmon season, so that naturally makes October the perfect time to have National Persimmon Month! The long and Fruity Origins of Persimmons Persimmons grow in temperate to tropical climates. Cultivation of Diospyros kaki began thousands of years ago in China and about 1,300 years ago in Japan. It seems to be the only […]
World Polio Day – celebrated annually on October 24 – was established by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis. Use of this inactivated poliovirus vaccine and subsequent widespread use of the oral poliovirus vaccine developed by Albert Sabin led to establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in […]
October was first declared as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) by Congress in 1989. Since then, October has been a time to acknowledge domestic violence survivors and be a voice for its victims. Organizations and individuals unite across the country for a national effort to uplift the needs, voices, and experiences of survivors. Domestic […]
A deadly measles outbreak in Texas ended in August, but outbreaks in other parts of the United States continue to add hundreds of new measles cases to this year’s record national total. As AccuWeather reports, there have been an average of 27 new measles cases reported each week since the end of August, according to data from the […]
World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on 20 October, and launches a year-long campaign dedicated to raising global awareness of bone health, and of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. What is Osteoporosis? According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), worldwide, one in three women and one in five men […]