Monthly Archives: September 2008

Food Allergy Mo. (Sept) & Ragweed

  September is:   National Food Allergy Awareness Month     Here’s a surprising (to ME, anyway) tidbit about specific food allergy issues which I ran across, just recently:   Did you know that if you’re allergic to ragweed, there’s … Continue reading

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All Angels Day – AKA St. Michael’s Day or Michelmas Day (9/29)

  September 29th is…     All Angels Day AKA St. Michael’s Day or Michelmas Day           This is a day to praise to God for the heavenly angels – the non-human (& never-have-been-human) beings of … Continue reading

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World Rabies Day (9/28)

  September 28th is…     World Rabies Day       World Rabies Day highlights the impact of human and animal rabies and promotes ways to prevent and stop the disease by combating it in animals.        DID … Continue reading

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Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week (3rd week of Sept)

    The Third Full Week of September is…   Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week         The mitochondria are specialized compartments which are present in every cell of the body except red blood cells.     Mitochondria are responsible … Continue reading

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Acupuncture & Cancer

  Acupuncture & Cancer   abcNEWS had a piece, tonight, on how acupuncture has been shown to help with the treatment side effects of up to ¾’s of those with breast or prostate cancers.    Doctors have found that acupuncture … Continue reading

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DAILY Events: Sept. 22nd

  September 22nd is…       American Business Women’s Day http://www.abwa.org       The First Day of Autumn! (What – did you think it already WAS, before now??!  Nope – that was just “psychological autumn”… probably because the … Continue reading

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WEEKLY Events for the Third Full Week of September

    The Third Week of September  is…       Angel Week         Deaf Awareness Week Nat’l Assoc. of the Deaf       Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation       National Adult Immunization Awareness … Continue reading

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Gratitude Day, Int’l Day of Peace & World Alzheimer’s Day (9/21)

    September 21st is…           International Day of Peace http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org            &…           World Alzheimer’s Day  Alzheimer’s Assoc. ACT [click]             Play the … Continue reading

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Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Awareness Week (3rd full wk of Sept)

  The Third Full Week in September is…   Restless Legs Syndrome Awareness Week        8-10% of the U.S. population has RLS.    Many people have a mild form of the disorder, but 3% of the U.S. population have … Continue reading

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Chiari Awareness Day (Sept. 20, ’08)

  Today (September 20th, 2008) is:   CHIARI AWARENESS DAY     Chiari Malformation (Arnold-Chiari)  is a serious neurological disorder where the bottom part of the brain, the cerebellum, descends out of the skull and crowds the spinal cord, putting … Continue reading

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