Events Calendar
August
Cataract Awareness month (1-31)
Immunization month (1-31)
Health center week National (10-16)
Pain Awareness Month (1-31)
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 |
| Statins: No Cancer Risk Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do not increase cancer risk, says Tufts University's Richard Karas, MD, who last year warned of a possible risk. |
| Experts: HPV Vaccine a Preteen Priority The vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, will be most cost-effective in the U.S. with universal vaccination of 12-year-old girls and catch-up efforts to vaccinate girls and women ages 13 to 21, researchers say. |
| Gene Behind Serious Statin Risk A variant gene causes more than 60% of cases of a serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs -- muscle pain and weakness. |
| Odor Test Sniffs Out Skin Cancer Dogs can smell skin cancer, and so might an "electronic nose." Monell Chemical Senses researchers say the device can sniff out skin cancer by its "odor profile." |
| New Scan Detects Early Arthritis NYU researchers say their new MRI test can detect arthritis early, when treatments are most helpful. The technique also detects spinal disc degeneration. |
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