Consumer Health - September 2022 Archives

September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the different types of thyroid cancer. Nearly 44,000 new cases of thyroid cancer ...

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about your risk of developing ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer accounts for more deaths than ...

Three are main forms of diabetes — Type 1, Type 2 and gestational — which can happen during pregnancy and go away once the baby is born. Those with Type ...

September is Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about treating some of the most common types of these two diseases. Leukemia Leukemia is cancer of ...

Childhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades, and about 10,470 children in the U.S. under the age of 15 will be ...

September is National Recovery Month, a national observation in partnership between the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Faces & Voices of Recovery. ...

The future of COVID-19 may be uncertain, but one thing parents know: When children go back to school, respiratory viruses and other infections tend to ...

In Raynaud's disease, smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin become narrow, limiting blood flow to affected areas. This causes some areas of your ...

September is Rheumatic Disease Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about three rare rheumatic diseases: Behcet's disease, Churg-Strauss syndrome and Takayasu's arteritis. Behcet's ...

With September designated Sepsis Awareness Month and World Sepsis Day observed Tuesday, Sept. 13, this is a good time to learn more about this potentially life-threatening condition. Nearly 270,000 ...

World Suicide Prevention Day will be observed Saturday, Sept. 10, which makes this a good time to learn more about suicide, suicidal thoughts and how ...

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about treating prostate cancer. Prostate cancer will affect 1 in 8 men, according to the American ...