March 15, 2019 is Observed as World Sleep Day: “Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging”

According to www.worldsleepday.org , “World Sleep Day is designed to raise awareness of sleep as a human privilege that is often compromised by the habits of modern life.” This year’s 12th annual event was started by medical professionals and researchers at the World Sleep Society, dedicated to the study of sleep medicine and disorders. It …

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Today is World Kidney Day! “Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere”

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN), and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF), have jointly declared today, March 14, 2019 as World Kidney Day. This year’s theme is: “Kidney health for everyone.” The purpose of this worldwide campaign is to raise awareness of the “high and increasing burden of kidney diseases worldwide and the …

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Change Your Mind Campaign: Raising Awareness About Traumatic Brain Injury

For the last thirty years, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), has observed the month of March as Brain Injury Awareness Month. This year’s campaign is called #ChangeYourMind and hopes to raise awareness for those disenfranchised and stigmatized by living with traumatic brain injuries, empowering survivors and caregivers, and promoting the types of available …

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The FDA Has Updated the Nutrition Facts Label: What You Need to Know

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has mandated all food manufacturers to update packaged foods with its new nutrition facts label to reflect updated scientific findings to help consumers make better-informed food choices. The mandate gives some manufacturers until 2020 and others until 2021 to have the new labels on all their packaging. The …

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