Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month It is a time to promote healthy growth in children. Weight gain occurs when an individual’s energy intake exceeds their energy expenditure — in other words, when calories in exceed calories out. What is less well understood is the fact […]
With the fall of Autumn leaves, public health officials across the country are turning to the annual task of persuading legions of Americans to get vaccinated against some combination of influenza, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus, three bugs that sicken mass numbers of people over the winter months, often overwhelming hospitals and health care delivery […]
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 […]
Massages. Meditation. Setting boundaries. Sleeping in. Self-care can mean a million different things to different people, but however you define it, there’s apparently no better time to practice it. Amid the back-to-school mayhem and general chaos that is life in 202, you might have overlooked an important calendar alert: September is Self-Care Awareness Month, which […]
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 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 […]
Scientists have found that human beings age at a molecular level in two accelerated bursts – first at the age of 44, and then again at 60. As CNN reports, in a study published in the journal Nature Aging, scientists at Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore followed 108 participants over several years […]
Parents of babies and infants may want to pay closer attention when strolling the aisles of grocery stores, according to a new study from The George Institute for Global Health. Published in Nutrients, an international and peer-reviewed journal focused on nutrition on August 21st, the study indicates that a majority of infant and toddler foods in United […]
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 […]
The California Department of Public Health is investigating an outbreak of Valley Fever in people who attended a music festival at Buena Vista Lake in early summer, leading many to wonder about what Valley fever is, causes, symptoms, and perhaps most importantly – is there a cure? What is Valley Fever? The condition is an […]