Diabetes insipidus, a Rare Condition
Diabetes insipidus, otherwise known as DI, is a kidney condition where the body loses too much fluid through urination. This inability to prevent the excretion of fluids greatly increases the risk for several illnesses and condition, including extreme hydration. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and central diabetes insipidus are the two forms. Central diabetes insipidus is also […]
It’s National Blood Donor Month!
Why Donate Blood? It’s Simple, It Saves Lives Without blood donors, so many would lose their lives. Per the Red Cross, every two seconds in the United States someone is in need of blood. That means that about 36,000 units of red blood cells are needed each and every day in our country. It’s needed […]
National Safe Toys and Gifts Month
This month we observe safe toys and gifts month as recognized by the Prevent Blindness America organization. Toys that are sold in the U.S. are regulated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) including strict toy testing requirements and stringent toy creation standards. In spite of this, there are still hundreds of thousands of […]