Yes, we can: Turning the Taj Mahal golden for our children of cancer
Highlights1September is the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.2Activists want the Taj Mahal to be lit gold for the occasion.3In India, nearly 50,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year.When Abhi Sharma was only a few months old, his parents noticed a spot in his eye. In the dim light of lanterns - as Abhi's father describes - the family or even the doctors in their village in Uttar Pradesh, where electricity is a rare sight, could not quite understand what was wrong with the baby's eye...>> view originalHow can you tell Zika from plain old flu? It's still not easy
The Zika virus has struck fear throughout the Americas, but determining whether people have been infected can be difficult.Here’s why: Most infected people don’t display symptoms or they choose to tough out what may seem like nothing more than influenza instead of seeking medical help. Moreover, infected people don’t have much detectable virus, and what’s in the body doesn’t linger.There is no commercial test approved by the Food and Drug Administration to detect Zika infections, but the agenc..>> view originalHow to ward off food allergies in babies
Introducing eggs and peanuts into children's diet early and at a young age may reduce their risk of developing food allergy, a new study has found. Allergies to foods like nuts, egg, milk or wheat are caused by the malfunctioning and over-reacting of the immune system triggering symptoms of rashes, swelling, vomiting and wheezing. The study showed that children who started eating egg between the ages of four and six months had a 40 per cent reduced risk of egg allergy compared to children who t..>> view original18th annual Race for the Cure raises money, awareness for breast cancer
18th annual Race for the Cure raises money, awareness for breast cancer The course is prepared before the race, when runners will show support for breast cancer awareness, research and treatment. (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez) AUSTIN (KXAN) — Runners, walkers, breast cancer fighters and survivors are hitting the streets Sunday for Komen Austin’s 18th annual Race for the Cure. The 5K and one mile courses will both begin and end near the Bob Bullock Museum at 7:15 a.m. After the rac..>> view originalSeven people sickened in 4-state E. coli outbreak, CDC says
ATLANTA – The Centers for Disease Control says a multistate outbreak of E.coli has sickened seven people, sending five to the hospital. The CDC said Saturday that the outbreak of E. coli, which can cause intestinal illnesses, likely is linked to beef products from Adams Farms Slaughterhouse in Athol, Massachusetts. People from 1 year old to 74 years old have become sick. They're from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. No deaths have been reported. The CDC says five pe..>> view originalChan Zuckerberg Initiative To Spend $3 Billion To Cure Diseases: What Are The Plans In Store?
Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg want a disease-free world by the time this century ends and they're about to spend $3 billion to make sure it happens. At an event in San Francisco, Facebook's chief executive and his wife announced that they will spend $3 billion periodically over the next decade, hoping to aid scientists and engineers in curing, preventing and managing all diseases in a program called Chan Zuckerberg Science. In late 2015 Zuckerberg vowed to donate 99 percent of his shar..>> view originalWalk to End Alzheimer's raises awareness and hope
Walk to End Alzheimer's raises awareness and hope #walk2endalz raises over $190K Kristina Rex, WCSH 12:52 AM. EST September 25, 2016 PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Alzheimer's Disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in Maine.For over 20 years, walks across the state have been raising awareness and money to put an end to this disease. Both Portland and Fort Kent held their Walks to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday.Flower windmills waved together to fight against Alzheimer's dise..>> view originalLetter: Creating a culture of awareness - The Herald
Thanks to years of advocacy campaigns and educational programs across the country, most Americans now know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and more people are learning that September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.But all too often, these important months are seen as mutually exclusive.Presence Health suggests everyone should try and take a different approach: Why not talk about these two cancers together? That’s exactly what Presence is doing, and calling it the Season of Awa..>> view original
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