Category: Health Events

Anosmia Awareness Day: February 27

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Imagine if you couldn't smell anymore. That is what Anosmia is, the inability to smell. Some people are born with Anosmia and others acquire it through accident, disease or misadventure. It has a profoun...

January

NGO, World Non-Government Organization Day...

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An NGO is any organization that it is citizen based, independent from government influence and is not-for-profit. Doctors without Borders is one well known example. An NGO can be large or a small grassroo...

January

Tooth Fairy Day, Intl.: February 28

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The first known accounts of the idea of a Tooth Fairy originated in Arabia in the 1300s. To this day in Islamic countries, parents continue to toss lost teeth in the air, a practice dating well before the...

January

Bowel Cancer, Don't Wait Until it is Too L...

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Bowel Cancer can strike as early as your twenties and Bowel Cancer Australia has set aside the month of February to encourage Australians to get tested. Over 15,000 Australians are diagnosed with bowel ca...

January

Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Ntl. (CA)...

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Eating disorders affect people worldwide. Many factors including lifestyle, vanity, social and/or economic standing contribute to eating disorder. The Canadian government has set aside the first seven d...

January

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: Fe...

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Approximately 1.8 million, (including 40,000 babies in the United States) are affected by Congenital Heart Defects (CHD), yet scant funds have been made available for research and cures. This week long ev...

January

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week...

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International Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week is a grassroots effort by the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy in: 1) Identifying - supporting, and sharing promising DMD-related research; 2) C...

January

Condom Week, Ntl: February 14-21

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National Condom Week is part of National Condom Month and occurs the week of Valentine’s Day, the day of love. The purpose is to focus attention on safe sexual habits and preventing sexual diseases throug...

January

Sexual Health Awareness Week, Ntl. (AU): F...

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Sexual Health Awareness Week in Australia encourages young adults, aged between 18 and 30 years, to broaden their understanding of sexual health and relationships.

January

AIDS Awareness Month: November

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Each November the Pharmacists Planning Service. Inc (PPSI) hosts AIDS Awareness Month in an effort to educate consumers, patients, students and professionals about tactics and tools that can be used to pr...

January

ALPHA-1 Awareness Month (AU): November

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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency is a genetic illness that affects lung and/or liver disease at various stages in one's life. Essentially, it is a protein produced in the liver. This protein acts to protect...

January

Alzheimer's Disease and Awareness Month, N...

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COPD Awareness Month: November

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World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD Awareness Month is an awareness campaign seeking to educate the public about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and how to improve the lives of those...

January

CPR Awareness Month (CA): November

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CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Awareness Month challenges to Canadians to undergo CPR training to help save a life. During this month, there are CPR lessons as well as first aid lessons offered by...

January

Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Month (CA): No...

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Diabetes Month, American: November

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American Diabetes Month is observed every November to draw attention to diabetes and its effects on millions of Americans. Each year the campaign has a different theme, focusing on prevention, living wi...

January

Diabetes, Pet Diabetes Month: November

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Pet Diabetes Month is an international outreach and education forum seeking to provide information about diabetes in pets. Sponsored by Intervet International BV/Merck Animal Health, veterinary clinics du...

January

Diabetic Eye Disease Month: November

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Epilepsy Month, Ntl.: November

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National Epilepsy Month seeks to raise awareness on the treatment and therapies available to those afflicted epilepsy. During this month people are encouraged to acknowledge and understand the disorder...

January

Eye Donor Month, Ntl.: November

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Since 1983 the EBAA has held National Eye Donor Month to promote awareness of the need to donate eyes as part of the organ donor program, recognize donors and their families and to celebrate corneal recip...

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