September
Cholesterol Education Month, National 1-30
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 1-30
Sickle Cell Month, National 1-30
October
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National 1-30
Health Education Week, National (3rd Mon. for 7 days) 20-26
Lupus Awareness Month, National 1-30
November
Diabetes Month, American 1-30
Home Care Month, National 1-30
Marrow Awareness Month, National 1-30
December
Aplastic Anemia Awareness Week, National (always 1 to 7)
Hand Washing Awareness Week, National (1st full week) 7-13
World AIDS Day (always Dec 1)
Health News
| WebMD Health |
| Lantus Insulin: Link to Cancer Shaky Experts say patients should not worry about shaky data suggesting a possible slight cancer risk in people with type 2 diabetes who take Lantus, a long-acting insulin. |
| How Safe and Effective Are Sunscreens? Sunscreens are improving but are still inadequate, says the Environmental Working Group (EWG). |
| Stopping PPI Drugs Causes Acid Reflux Symptoms Healthy people who take acid-blocking proton pump inhibitors for just a few months experienced reflux-related symptoms when they stopped taking them. |
| Fattest State Weighs Its Options It's official, again. For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi is still the nation's heaviest state -- ground zero for obesity in the U.S. |
| Celiac Disease Cases Are on the Rise Celiac disease -- the digestive disorder treated by banning wheat and other grains containing gluten from the diet -- is four times more common in the U.S. today than it was 50 years ago, a study shows. |
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