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August 28, 2008

HEALTH CALENDAR

August

2004-08-01
National Minority Donor Awareness Day (NMDAD): Sponsored by National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program.

August
Cataract Awareness Month: When a person's vision gets cloudy, many times they have developed cataracts. Currently, doctors do not know for certain what causes cataracts to form.

Psoriasis Awareness Month: To educate the public about the chronic skin disease, commonly associated with the immune system; more then 4.5 million adults have it. Sponsored by www.psoriasis.org .

August
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month: Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) attacks certain cells in the spinal cord, affecting the voluntary muscles needed for crawling, walking, head and neck control, and swallowing. SMA is the number one genetic killer of children under age 2.

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM): Sponsored by www.partnersforimmunization.org.

World Breastfeeding Week: Sponsored by World Alliance for Breast Feeding Action and LaLeche League International.

August 12, 1865
Disinfectant First Used in Medical Treatments: Dr. Joseph Lister used carbolic acid to treat a young boy's broken leg rather than amputating it.

August 13
Lefthander's Day: It is estimated hat about 10% of all people are left-handed.

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