Diabetes has come into full view in recent years as more and more people—especially children—have been diagnosed with the disease. It is estimated that 10.5 percent of the U.S. population…
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is a chronic condition that affects millions of children and adults. The problems caused by ADHD are persistent and include difficulty paying attention, being overactive, or…
Thursday, October 22, is International Stuttering Awareness Day, a day for outreach to the 70 million people worldwide who live with the communication disorder that also affects 1 percent of…
October is dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Outside of skin cancer, which is prevalent in both men and women, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. In…
Reviewed by Rosemarie Leenerts, Library Assistant Nearly 10 million Americans live with a serious mental illness and many millions more have milder forms. These are people we work with, live…
About one in five American adults—that’s nearly 20 percent—suffer from mental illness each year, and these disabilities affect millions more, either directly or indirectly, through family, friends, and acquaintances….
Reviewed by Rosemarie Leenerts, Library Assistant Fed Up is the 2014 documentary that takes on the food industry in its role as a major contributor to childhood obesity. Through interviews…
The American Academy of Pediatrics has dedicated September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Childhood obesity is, indeed, a national health concern as nearly one of every five children is…
Reviewed by Rosemarie Leenerts, Library Assistant Many cancer-themed movies involving teens and young adults have been made, but none is as quirky, realistically portrayed, heartrending, and beautifully filmed as 2015’s…
In 2010, Congress designated September as Blood Cancer Awareness Month, which coincides with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Blood cancer diseases are diagnosed in 14,000 Americans each month. Technological advances have…
