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Health Holidays in May: Month-Long Health Observances — Part 2

by Kristen King on May 25th, 2008

Here’s the second half of May’s many month-long health observances. Want to see the first 12? Click here for Part 1.

National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
Sponsored by the National Gastroenterological Association

National High Blood Pressure Month
Sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Women’s Health Newsflash: Why Heart Health Is So Important to Women - LW February 2008
- 8 Reasons to Exercise for 30 Minutes a Day - LW January 2008
- More Pollution Means Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease - LW July 2007
- Raise Your Soy Intake and Lower Your Blood Pressure - LW May 2007

National Mental Health Month
Sponsored by Mental Health America
- In Honor of Mental Health Awareness: Are You REALLY Happy? - LW May 2007
- Are You Kicking Butt Despite Mental Illness? - LW April 2007
- Brain Scans Show Evidence of Anorexia - LW December 2007
- Codependency: What It Is and How to Deal - LW October 2007
- Care for Your Psychological Self for Total Health - LW May 2007
- Do You Recognize Suicide Warning Signs? - LW January 2007
- There’s More to Being Lively than Eating Right and Exercising - LW January 2007

National Neurofibromatosis Month
Sponsored by the Children’s Tumor Foundation

National Osteoporosis Awareness & Prevention Month
Sponsored by the National Osteoporosis Foundation
- Women’s Health Newsflash: Osteoporosis and Bone Health - LW February 2008
- Diabetes Drug Avandia Could Promote Osteoporosis - LW December 2007
- Once-a-Year Osteoporosis Prevention - LW May 2007
- Get Your Teeth Cleaned and Screen for Osteoporosis at the Same Time - LW January 2007
- Time to Consider Calcium Supplementation - LW January 2007

National Physical Fitness & Sports Medicine Month
Sponsored by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports

National Stroke Awareness Month
Sponsored by the National Stroke Association and the National Heart Association
- Blood Transfusions During Heart Surgery Increase Risk of Complications Including Heart Attack and Stroke - LW November 2007
- Danger: Top 10 Causes of Death in Men vs. Women - LW June 2007
- Are You Ready for a Health Emergency? - LW March 2007

National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Sponsored by Advocates for Youth
- History of Abortion: Student’s Silent Protest Stopped by School Officials - LW April 2008
- Teen Births on the Rise in the US, Condoms to Be Distributed in Public Places in the UK - LW December 2007
- Sex-Ed: Abstinence Only, or Full Disclosure? - LW October 2007
- How Young Is Too Young for Birth Control? - LW October 2007
- Teen Pregnancy Quiz for You and the Teens in Your Life - LW May 2007
- May 2 Is National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Day - LW May 2007

National Trauma Awareness Month
Sponsored by the American Trauma Society
- Are You Ready for a Health Emergency? - LW March 2007

Older Americans Month
Sponsored by OWL The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
- The Elderly Are at Increased Risk of Memory Problems Following Surgery - LW January 2008

Skin Cancer Awareness Month
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- May 7 Is Melanoma Monday - LW May 2007
- “Rays” Your Sun Awareness With This Quiz - LW May 2007
- What You Need to Know About Skin Cancer - LW February 2007
- First Lady Laura Bush Had Skin Cancer - LW December 2006nsored by the American Cancer Society

Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
Sponsored by the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance

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