May 12th through May 16th is National Neuropathy Awareness Week in this country. During that week supporters will be trying to raise consciousness about exactly what neuropathy is and what can be done to handle it. A great many people are affected by neuropathy, and don’t do anything about it simply because they’re unaware of […]
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Appropriately enough, April is National Garden Month, and that’s the time when most people in the country can expect winter weather to begin fading away so that springtime activities can be started. There is much to be gained from gardening activities, apart from the beautiful flowers or shrubs that bloom at that time of year.
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National Alcohol Awareness Month is April, and it’s sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) in an effort to educate the public about the #1 health issue in America today, which is dependence on alcohol. Individuals over the age of 65 are especially impacted by the effects of alcohol because their
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April is National Stress Awareness Month, and for most people, it probably couldn’t come at a better time. There are all kinds of things that people are obliged to do in the springtime, for instance, spring cleaning, yard pick up, home maintenance from winter weather, and starting some work on the family garden. Stress, of
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April is Occupational Therapy Month, making this a good time to start preparing for the time of year when greater emphasis is placed on occupational therapy for seniors. As people age, it can become more difficult to do some of the same things they did with ease at a younger age, and some activities can
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Should Your Elderly Loved One Be in the Hospital? Hospitals provide wonderful care for acute medical problems such as a heart attack, stroke, or necessary surgery. But for the chronic issues faced by many elderly people, the hospital may not be the best care option. As people age, they often develop multiple chronic issues such
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For the week of March 19th through the 25th, organizers in this country will be staging events and activities that are intended to increase people’s awareness of accidental poisoning, and for that cause, an entire week has been designated as National Poison Prevention Week. Seniors are not exempt from the dangers of accidentally consuming poisonous
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March is the time of year when organizers coordinate events and activities in this country to raise the general awareness of Deep Vein Thrombosis. This month is the time to give some thought to this unpleasant disease. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) develops when a blood clot forms in one of the major arteries of your
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Every year since 2000, March has been designated as National Colorectal Cancer Month, and the whole point of this designation is to help increase people’s awareness of the disease, so they can have it diagnosed early and treated while it’s still in a treatable phase. As with all forms of cancer, the earlier the disease
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In March of each new year, time is set aside by organizers to engage in activities and events that help to raise awareness of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), which is a disorder that causes extreme fatigue for a period generally lasting six months or longer. Throughout the entire time, it seems as though any kind
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