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Better Hearing & Speech Month 2019 “Communication Across the Lifespan”

Every May since 1927, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), observes Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM), to “raise awareness about hearing and speech problems, encouraging people to analyze their own hearing and speech, and to take action if they think there might be a problem.” According to the Center for Hearing Loss and Communication, 48 …

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May 1-7 is National Physical Education and Sport Week: “Health. Moves. Minds”

The organization, Shape America, is the leading sponsor of National Physical Education and Sport Week, which is observed in the first week of May. The purpose is a “call to action to recognize the value and importance of having physical activity and physical education in the lives of kids and adults.” During this week, the …

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Opioids for Arthritis: Effective Pain Relief or Not Worth the Risk?

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids-including prescription pain relivers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl- is a serious national crisis that effects public health as well as social and economic …

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World Immunization Week “Protected Together: Vaccines Work”

With the recent measles outbreaks worldwide, and preliminary data from the World Health Organization (WHO), reporting a 300 percent rise in cases in the first three months of 2019, compared to the same time last year, there has been a renewed urgency to stress the importance of vaccinations. Every year, during the last week of …

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