Twin sisters conjoined at the head have undergone an extremely complex and rare but successful separation surgery. As PEOPLE reports, Hiyab and Wuhbto were successfully separated at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. The cranial separation surgery, which began on Feb. 24, took more than 24 hours from start to finish. The […]
National Honey Month, initiated by the National Honey Board in 1989, marks an important time for honey producers and beekeepers across the nation. In the United States, honey collection season typically concludes in September as bees begin to secure their hives and prepare for winter. Honey has a myriad of health benefits. While it contains mostly sugar, […]
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. It’s an important time to raise awareness of this deadly – but preventable – disease. Prostate Cancer… Did You Know? Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) diagnosed in men in the United States. Furthermore, it’s the second leading cause of cancer deaths […]
In the 25 years since 9/11, researchers have examined first responders’ later-life exposure to fine-particle air pollution, known as PM2.5, as well as temperature and greenness in the neighborhoods where they lived. As ABC News reports, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai analyzed data from 18,734 responders who live in New […]
September 13 is National Peanut Day, a day to celebrate all the wonderful things about this tasty legume. That’s right! Peanuts aren’t actually nuts – nuts grow on trees – they grow underground, like potatoes. Since they are an edible seed that forms in a pod, they belong to the family Leguminosae with peas and […]
September is Suicide Prevention Month in the United States, and September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. There are an average of 123 suicides each day in the United States. It’s the tenth leading cause of death in America — second leading for ages 25-34, and third leading for ages 15-24. The progress to first […]
National Mushroom Month is celebrated every September, recognizing the versatility, nutritional benefits, and fascinating world of fungi. The event was established by the U.S. Mushroom Council as part of the 1990 Mushroom Promotion, Research & Consumer Information Act, which became effective in 1993. September is an ideal time to explore mushrooms, from discovering them in […]
Last week, Abbott Labs – the nation’s largest formula manufacturer – announced that it is launching the first and only ready-to-feed liquid infant formula made with whole milk available in the United States. As ABC News reports, the new formula is called Similac 360 Total Care Made With Whole Milk. “Parents have been asking for more […]
A drug recently approved to treat pancreatic cancer has also shown early promise in lung cancer, according to the results of a new trial. As Forbes reports, the work published in The New England Journal of Medicine tested daraxonrasib, a new targeted drug, on 136 patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose cancer had spread to other parts […]
September is Sexual Health Awareness Month, and September 4 is Sexual Health Awareness Day, sponsored by the American Sexual Health Association (ASHA), is dedicated to promoting knowledge about topics like sexually transmitted diseases, safe sex, and sexual assault. Sexual Health Awareness Month also aims to inform the public about sex while diminishing the stigma that often […]