December 1, 2020, marks the 32nd anniversary of World AIDS Day, a time to bring attention to the HIV epidemic, increase HIV awareness and understanding, and speak out against HIV…
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Reviewed by Rosemarie Leenerts, Library Assistant Because of the way it alters personalities and clouds memories, Alzheimer’s disease is difficult on both patients and their families. In a realistic…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that six in 10 Americans live with at least one chronic illness, defined as a disease that lasts longer than three…
Antibiotics can save lives and treat people with common as well as serious infections, but it is estimated that at least 28 percent of antibiotics are unnecessarily prescribed. Improperly prescribed…
This month, the COPD community comes together to focus awareness on the disease that the National Center on Health Statistics claims affects nearly 38 million Americans, 12 million of whom…
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…
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…
