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Fat Tuesday is the nickname given to Shrove Tuesday, a day of repentance in the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 9:27) marking the end of Epiphany. It is part of the Carnaval celebration, leading up to Lent...
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The purpose of National Help Fight Liver Disease Month in Canada is to promote liver health and to reduce the incidence and impact of all liver disease. The most common contributors to Liver disease are:...
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Pharmacy Awareness Month in Canada celebrates and educates Canadians about the contributions that pharmacists make in the delivery of health care. Pharmacists across Canada have had a widely expanded sco...
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National Mulled Wine Day celebrates heated wine steeped in spices referred to as mulled wine. The Romans were the first to heat wine and add spices as a way of keeping warm during the long winters. Today...
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Today is No Smoking Day in the United Kingdom. This annual health awareness day is intended to help smokers who want to quit smoking. The first No Smoking Day was on Ash Wednesday in 1984. Though the numb...
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week is promoted by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR); nationwide local events are held designed to raise awareness about the servic...
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Kick Butts Day falls on the third Wednesday of March every year and aims to educate and raise awareness of the hazards of tobacco and encourage youth to stay away from tobacco. Quitting smoking for the d...
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Each year the ASPCA sponsors National Animal Poison Prevention Week in March. Pets are highly susceptible to poison, many of which we don't consider harmful to them because they are benign to us. Accord...
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It was on this day in 1998 that the little blue pill called Viagra was approved by the FDA; the lives of men have never been the same.
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NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month, held every April since 1987, was founded by and has been sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) to increase public awareness and u...
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National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) is an outreach, education, and screening initiative that raises awareness about harmful and dependent drinking behaviors. It connects individuals, who are at risk, wi...
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An integral part of NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month is Alcohol-Free Weekend, which takes place on the first weekend (Friday-Sunday) of April to raise public awareness about the use of alcohol and how it may...
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National Brewery Day celebrates the oldest brewery in the United States, the Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Established by German immigrant David G Yuengling in 1829.
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D.A.R.E. is a comprehensive K-12 education program, which originated in 1983. Its goal is to teach students about drugs, violence, bullying, internet safety, and other high risk situations that may become...
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Drowsy Drivers Awareness Day is an annual awareness campaign commemorating and memorializing all those whom have perished in automobile accidents attributed to drowsy driving. This event is officially re...
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Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. That's dangerous and often tragic. That's why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medic...