National Handwashing Awareness Week – December 1-7

Handwashing Awareness

Personal hygiene starts and ends with our hands. National Handwashing Awareness Week, celebrated from December 1-7, is sponsored by Henry the Hand Foundation to remind everyone to stay vigilant about hand-washing. It reminds people that germs washing hands with soap and clean water is an effective way to prevent infections and disease. Washing hands regularly …

Six Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving Safely During COVID-19

Celebrate Thanksgiving

With the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no ways to eliminate risk, only ways to reduce risk. Wearing a mask, washing your hands frequently, and social distancing are the widely recommended measures to reduce risk of the spread of the disease. Everybody knows that gatherings and celebrations indoors and outdoors can increase the chances circulation of …

World Antibiotic Awareness Week – November 11-17, 2020

Antibiotic Awareness

Antibiotics are antimicrobial drugs that are used to suppress and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance occurs when germs develop the ability to resist the drugs produced to kill them. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines the problem as follows: “Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines. Bacteria, not …

Foods to Avoid and to Include in Your Diet If You Have Arthritis

Arthritis

Arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect one joint or multiple joints. There are 100 types of arthritis with different causes and treatments. The most common types are osteoarthritis that develops due to joint overuse and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease in which your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body …

Respiratory Care Week Is Celebrated from October 25th to 31st

Respiratory

Respiratory Care Week (RC Week) from the 25th to 31st of October is celebrated in order to appreciate and acknowledge hard-working respiratory therapists around the world. It is celebrated internationally but most notably in the United States and Canada. It took about 40 years for Respiratory Care Week to become a vehicle to raise awareness …

International Infection Prevention Week, October 18-24

International Infection Prevention Week

International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) is celebrated the third week of October every year. This year IIPW is October 18-24. The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) which spearheads this annual observance states that it wants this year to be a celebration of the bravery and tireless efforts of the world’s infection …