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May 15, 2017
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
With 5.4 million cases in more than 3.3 million people diagnosed annually, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United...
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May 9, 2017
Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness week is May 7-13, 2017.
May 7-13 is annual Neuropathy Awareness Week an initiative launched by The Neuropathy Association to raise awareness about neuropathy and...
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May 4, 2017
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
What is Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder? Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder that...
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Apr 17, 2017
April is National Stress Awareness Month
Stress awareness month has been held every April since 1992 and was created to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures...
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Apr 4, 2017
April is National Autism Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month represents an excellent opportunity to promote autism awareness, autism acceptance and to draw attention...
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Mar 28, 2017
Sleep and Daylight Savings
Moving our clocks, watches, and cell phones in either direction changes the principal time for setting and resetting our 24-hour natural...
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Mar 6, 2017
March 5-11 is MS Awareness Week!
What is Multiple Sclerosis? MS is a progressive, “immune-mediated” disorder. That means the system designed to keep your body healthy...
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Feb 21, 2017
February is American Heart Month
American Heart Month, a federally designated event, is a great way to remind Americans to focus on their hearts and encourage them to get...
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Feb 16, 2017
How does spinal cord injury affect bladder control?
Following a spinal cord injury, signals between the bladder and the brain may not work properly. As a result, the bladder cannot tell...
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Jan 17, 2017
Keep Your Baby Safe from Neurologic Birth Defects
Certain drugs used to treat neurologic conditions such as epilepsy and multiple sclerosis can be dangerous to a growing fetus....
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Dec 6, 2016
What is PBA?
What is PBA? PseudoBulbar Affect (PBA) is inappropriate involuntary episodes of laughing and crying in people with certain neurologic...
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Nov 8, 2016
Cerebral Palsy
What is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a general term used to describe a group of disorders that affect the normal development of...
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Oct 19, 2016
Narcolepsy
What is Narcolepsy? Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness, sleep paralysis, hallucinations, and in some...
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Sep 20, 2016
Alzheimer's World Awareness Month
September is World Alzheimer's Awareness Month; Alzheimer's Action Day is September 21. During World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in...
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Sep 1, 2016
Vertigo
What Is Vertigo? Vertigo is the feeling that you or your environment is moving or spinning. It differs from dizziness in that vertigo...
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Aug 14, 2016
Tourette Syndrome (TS)
What is Tourette Syndrome (TS)? Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary...
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Aug 2, 2016
WHAT IS FIBROMYALGIA?
More than 3 million US cases per year Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and...
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Jul 24, 2016
THINK YOUR HAVING A STROKE?
THINK YOU ARE HAVING A STROKE? CALL 9-1-1 IMMEDIATELY! F.A.S.T. is an easy way to remember the sudden signs of stroke. When you can spot...
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Jul 12, 2016
WHAT IS CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS?
The term refers to the narrowing of the carotid arteries. This narrowing is usually caused by the buildup of fatty substances and...
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Jun 23, 2016
What is ALS?
What Is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the nervous system....
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