Since 1986, after an initiative spearheaded by United States President Ronald Reagan and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the global week-long public health awareness campaign, International Infection Prevention Week has continuously taken place. This year’s theme is “Vaccines are Everybody’s Business.” The purpose of this campaign is to “help raise …
According to the Mayo Clinic, the health of your mouth, teeth and gums are important as they are linked to the general health of your body. The mouth is a major entryway to your respiratory and digestive tract and thus a conduit for bacteria that can cause disease. Each October is recognized as National Dental …
Today is World Mental Health Day, a global public health awareness campaign with a call to action for 2019 to “Focus on Suicide Prevention. “40 seconds of action” is also a part of the campaign as someone loses their life to suicide every 40 seconds. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), …
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines bullying as any, “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, long lasting problems.” …
A study published in the January 2018 issue of the journal, Science, introduced the experimental blood test, CancerSEEK. The researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore, Maryland, shared that this new blood test can detect 8 common cancers: esophageal, bowel, ovarian, liver, stomach, pancreatic, lung, and breast cancers. This exciting breakthrough promises …