APRIL is U.S. Sexual Assault Awareness Month (see also Panayiota Bertzikis's March 29 diary, the DK House of LIGHTS group, last April's 30+ links to professional articles on sexual assault, bullying, & gender-based violence that also link to more recent articles) and National Child Abuse Prevention Month (including prevention of sibling abuse which may be mistaken as peer- or parentally-inflicted; see also last year's professional articles on longterm & immediate effects of violence, abuse & neglect of children that link to more recent articles), and International Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month (see also diaries tagged Parkinson's Disease & parkinsons disease) and Autism Awareness Month (find KoSpectrum & Parenting on the Autism Spectrum here).
May is AWARENESS MONTH for Celiac Disease ■ Stroke ■ Cystic Fibrosis ■ Brain Tumor ■ Mental Health (see also the DK Mental Health Awareness group) ■ Skin Cancer ■ Hepatitis ■ Osteoporosis and Lyme Disease (see also DK Lyme Awareness group) ■
May 12 is is International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND), such as Neurofibromatosis ■ SEID - Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (a.k.a. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) ■ Fibromyalgia ■ Gulf War Illness/Gulf War Syndrome ■ Multiple Chemical Sensitivity / Multiple Drug/Chemical Hypersensitivity (some references related to genetic basis in The Adverse Drug Effects Discussion in the Medical Communty and in Gender in Pharmacokinetics...& other Women's Health Topics) ■
April 19 - "Psychosomatic Disorders Are Real" - the psychosomatic label used to mean "it's all in your mind/imagination" - now we know better by NancyWH, R.N.
"In Part 1, we look at the Mind-Body Connection. Adrenaline and cortisol are important and helpful parts of the body’s response to stress. However, it’s important that the body’s relaxation response be activated so the body’s functions can return to normal following a stressful event. Chronic stress disrupts the ability to return to a more relaxed state, and can have adverse effect on health.
In Part 2, we look at the Brain-Gut connection. A "gut feeling" is not just a cliche. Psychology combines with physical factors to cause pain and other bowel symptoms. That doesn’t mean, however, that functional gastrointestinal illnesses are imagined or “all in your head.” Psychosocial factors influence the actual physiology of the gut, or make you more susceptible to infection."
April 26 - working title "Modifications to Your Home and Work Settings " by studentofearth
May 3 - OPEN THREAD NIGHT & POTLUCK - NEID Awareness - Neuro-Endocrine-Immune Disorders/Diseases include: CFS/CFIDS/ME/SEID (chronic fatigue syndrome/chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome/myalgic encephalitis/systemic exertion intolerance disorder), MS (Multiple Sclerosis), Lyme Disease/Borreliosis, Fibromyalgia, MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity), Gulf War Illness/syndrome and others.
May 10 - working title "Chronic Headaches and Botox" by Kathy in ga
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