January is recognized each year as Glaucoma Awareness Month, this age-related eye disease impacts the lives of nearly 3 million Americans over the age of 40 (and particularly over the age of 60). This month is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the risk factors and signs of glaucoma, which can ultimately cause gradual blindness.
Washing your hands is something you do every day and multiple times a day (well, we sure hope so). Why does something […]
Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal causing a patient to experience unusual behavior and sensations – including seizures. Each patient reacts to this abnormal activity differently. There are treatment and medication options available to help patients better manage these seizures that they experience from their epilepsy.
November continues to be a busy month for health awareness events and this week we recognize National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Alzheimer’s is a disease that impacts more than 5.7 million Americans, potentially even someone close to you. Altzheimers is the most common form of Dementia.
Lung cancer has been closely associated with smoking – and it’s true, about 90% of lung cancer diagnoses are for former smokers. But lung cancer can occur in anyone, due to secondhand smoke or radon gas.
It’s that time of the year again! Time to grow out your facial hair for a great cause. Though Colon Cancer Awareness month is actually in March, it has additional publicity in November due to the “No-Shave November” campaign.