After a slow summer, autumn brings us lots of health-related events in the form of awareness campaigns, observances as well as podcasts and webchats. Once again, I’ve compiled a list which I think might be interesting to out BOL readers.
EVENTS ABOUT CHILDREN’S HEALTH
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Society
October is National Spina [...]
Tags: awareness, events, family health, health events, observances, october
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The flu season is here and if it isn’t bad enough dealing with the threat of the seasonal flu, the H1N1 flu (aka swine flu) is also ready to add its virulence to autumn-winter sniffles. Mexico is already possibly seeing the second wave of H1N1 flu and it is only a matter of time till [...]
Tags: flu, flu prevention, flu vaccine, H1N1 flu, season flu, susceptibility, vaccination
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Eighteen months after giving birth to her daughter Jada, Kim Clijsters is back in the tennis circuit, fitter and better. The funny thing is, the Belgian tennis Mama, who used to be the world number 1 and winner of several titles, entered the US Open tournament without a ranking (a real wildcard) after a 2-year [...]
Tags: daughter, Kim Clijsters, motherhood, professional tennis, US Open
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Eight years after the September 11 attack at the World Trade Center, the children of 9/11 are still hurting but the feelings of sympathy seem to be waning.
Almost 3,000 children under the age of 18 lost a parent during the 9/11 attack.
The average age of the orphaned 9/11 children is 9 years; some were still [...]
Tags: 9/11 fatigue, 911, post-traumatic stress, psychiatric disorders, terrorism, Tuesday's Children
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In many parts of the world, including the US, September marks the month when kids start or go back to school. It is most appropriate that a lot of health observances in the month of September have something to do with children and family health. Below is a list I have compiled for Babies Online [...]
Tags: awareness, health events, September
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