Trisomy awareness month

Table of Contents • Introduction: What is Trisomy? • Some of the Indications of Trisomy disorders during pregnancy • Trisomy Awareness Month: Purpose and Ways to get involved • Trisomy 21 – Down Syndrome: Types, Symptoms and Features  • Trisomy 18 –...

World Kidney Day

Table of Contents: • Introduction • World Kidney Day and Its Objectives • What is Chronic Kidney Disease? • Indications of Chronic Kidney Disease • Early Detection • Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease   Globally an estimated 850 million people are suffering from...

Poison prevention – Attention for accidents

Table of Contents • Accidental Poisonings as a Public Health Problem • Caustic Poisons Act of 1927 • Factors Contributing to Pediatric Poisoning • Unintentional Overdoses in Children Age 6 to 12 Years • Suicidal Poisonings and Adolescent Suicide • Factors Contributing...

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month

Table of Contents 1. History of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 2. Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month 3. Understanding MS a. MS as an autoimmune inflammatory disease of central nervous system (CNS) b. Mechanisms of MS at the molecular level c. Pathophysiological mechanisms of...

Kidney Health Month

Table of Contents 1. Functions of Kidneys 2. Kidney Disease and its Risk Factors 3. National Kidney Month and Free Screenings 4. Anatomy and Physiology of Kidneys 5. Roles of Kidneys in the Body 6. Causes and Types of Kidney Diseases 7. Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) 8....

National Nutrition Month

Table of Contents 1. Importance of Adequate and Proper Nutrition 2. Nutrition Education and Counseling 3. Occupational Influence on Nutritional Awareness 4. Malnutrition and Its Different Forms 5. Social and Environmental Challenges Affecting Nutritional Status 6....

Endometriosis Awareness Month

Table of Contents I. Introduction A. Definition and epidemiology of endometriosis B. Importance of Endometriosis Awareness Month II. Pathogenesis and Symptoms of Endometriosis A. Pelvic pain and other symptoms B. Possible explanations for endometriosis III. Diagnosis...

Bleeding Disorder Awareness Month

Table of Contents I. Introduction Normal function of Hemostasis Dangers of dysfunctional activity of any of the numerous components of the body’s hemostatic response II. Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month Importance of the special month Misdiagnosis of bleeding...