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Today is No Smoking Day in the United Kingdom. This annual health awareness day supports smokers who want to quit smoking. The first No Smoking Day was on Ash Wednesday in 1984. Though the number of smoke...
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Pharmacy Awareness Month in Canada celebrates and educates Canadians about pharmacists' contributions in delivering healthcare. Pharmacists across Canada have expanded their scope of practice in the past...
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week is promoted by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR); nationwide local events are designed to raise awareness about the services an...
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National Steroid Abuse month occurs in March and brings awareness to parents and youths about the dangers of steroids. The awareness month was created by former steroid user and author of the book Steroid...
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It was on this day in 1998 that the FDA approved the little blue pill called Viagra; the lives of men have never been the same.
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Each May, NCADD and the National Network of Affiliates play a significant and vital role across the US in educating people, especially women, about the dangers of consuming alcohol and using drugs during...
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Over 2,000 locations throughout the Philadelphia metro area in Pennsylvania participate in Philadelphia Beer Week. This ten-day celebration of all things beer includes prizes, discussions, happy hours, an...
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The little nation of Luxembourg is famous for its craft beers. Each year, Diekirch hosts a Beer Festival (Béierfest) during the late spring or early summer PLEASE NOTE: Treat all televised and venue-spe...
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Gregory Pincus, bolstered by the advocacy of Margaret Sanger and funding from heiress Katherine McCormick, created the first birth control pill using synthesized hormones in 1952. The idea of birth contr...
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Created in 2005 by the Brewers Association, American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) celebrates U.S. craft brewers. It usually occurs the second full week of May. Beer lovers everywhere celebrate the craft beer re...
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month aims to inform, educate and raise awareness on the early detection and diagnosis of lung cancer. Australia moved its annual observance from November to May in 2018 to expand th...
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Medication Dependence Prevention Month raises awareness about preventing medication harm and finding community support. Currently, in Australia, more people are dying from prescription pain and sedative...
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Prescription Drug Disposal Awareness Day promotes one message: When you're done using your prescription drug, please get rid of it. Steve Pasierb, the president of Partnership for a Drug-Free America, st...
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National Prevention Week was first organized in 2011 to allow schools to participate in a drug prevention-themed event before the school year ends, raising awareness in students of all ages. The percent...
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The Oregon version of the Pug Crawl in Portland may have disappeared from the Oregon Humane Society's event calendar, but the Brits have taken up the challenge. They will be holding their first pug crawl...
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Scurvy Awareness Day brings in the United States and highlights the hundreds of cases of Scurvy reported each year. It's a sickness largely plaguing homeless people due to their lack of access to fresh pr...
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National Tavern Month has been observed every year since 1953. It is a celebration of the many licensed bars and taverns that provide hundreds of thousands of jobs to hardworking men and women and enrich...
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World No Tobacco Day encourages smokers to quit their deadly habit for a day and raises awareness about the problems of tobacco smoking for smokers and those around them.
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World Whisky Day celebrates the "water of life" and encourages everyone worldwide to sample a dram and celebrate. It is promoted by Hot Rum Cow Publishing Ltd annually on the third Saturday of May.
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In 2003, the world's oldest known wine was discovered. Its vintage? 6000 BC. The containers these first winemakers used were more like the box wine of today, each holding approximately five liters. This b...