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Sep
13
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Today is National Celiac Disease Awareness Day. The first awareness day was held in 2010. The date, September 13th, was chosen in honor of Dr. Samuel Gee who was a leader in celiac disease research. He was born September 13, 1939. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that impacts the gastrointestinal system. Those diagnosed with… Read More »
Posted in: Advocacy, Blog, General (all entries), Health History
Sep
04
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September is National Preparedness month. Disasters can be devastating and our region has certainly experienced this firsthand. What can you do to prepare? FEMA has offered the following tips: Make and practice your family’s preparedness plan so your family knows how to reconnect and reunite when an emergency strikes. Learn life safety skills. Neighbors and coworkers are… Read More »
Posted in: Arkansas, Blog, Disaster, Electronic Resources, Emergency Preparedness, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Resources, SCR Regional Highlight, Texas
Aug
30
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data that shows more adolescents are up to date on the HPV vaccine. Data comparing 2016 to 2017 show that the number of those who completed the series has increased by 5 percentage points. HPV, or human papillomaviruses, are a group of viruses spread by sexual… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, General (all entries), K-12, Public Health
Aug
28
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Concussions happen daily in the United States and are a form of traumatic brain injury or TBI. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate there were 2.8 million emergency room visits related to TBI. With the prevalence of TBIs, it is no surprise that there are multiple research studies focus on this… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, General (all entries), K-12, Research
Aug
23
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Have you ever been around someone who insists they smell an odor that you and others are unable to smell? There’s a scientific name to describe this phenomenon: phantom odor perception. A new study from the National Institutes of Health determined nearly 1 in 15 Americans have phantom odor perception. This conclusion was drawn after… Read More »
Posted in: Aging, Blog, General (all entries), NIH, Research