#National Vascular Day

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Jamshedpur Hosts Inaugural Walkathon for National Vascular Day

Tata Steel-Backed Event Promotes “Amputation Free World” Vision Jamshedpur’s first National Vascular Day walkathon raises awareness about preventing and treating vascular diseases. JAMSHEDPUR – A groundbreaking walkathon, organized by the Vascular Society of India and supported by Tata Steel, marked National Vascular Day in Jamshedpur today. The early morning event kicked off at 6 AM near the…

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by Louis Corbett

Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by long covid but it's still widely misunderstood

Covid may seem like a thing of the past for many of us, a nightmare we left behind at the start of the decade, but for some, it never ended. Long covid affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK, including many who only had a mild case of the virus.

Officially the illness affects about two million people in the UK but some, including researcher Mark Faghy, argue that figure isn't accurate and that the real scale of the problem has been “swept under the rug”. Sarah Barley-McMullen, 54, originally from Derbyshire has been living with the illness since 2021.

After having mild symptoms when she was first diagnosed, she thought she could carry on living like normal. Then she lost her voice and started suffering from hearing loss, chronic fatigue and the inability to cry.

Sarah has had to start using a walker to get around and wears a mask in public to ensure she doesn't catch covid again. Her particular case continues to evolve, with more symptoms that are changing her life year on year.

It all means that Sarah is unable to work at her high-level academic job at the University of Derby. She said: “I was never hospitalised, so I stayed at home because I wasn’t that Ill, but then I never got better. My hearing got worse, I started to lose my voice and I made an appointment with the GP and they said to keep an eye on it.

“It started to severely affect my mental health, I am such an extroverted person and I loved my job but I just couldn't do it. Then after months I got back in touch with the GP and they realised I sounded Ill so they took me in and found I had a partially collapsed lung.

“I was a senior academic and the University of Derby was great, but I found that I had chronic fatigue. For example, I would have a meeting with someone one day and then be completely wiped out the next. It has completely flipped my life upside down.”

Since then Sarah has taken medical retirement and been included in a national study of the condition, working with academics to research and understand it. Sarah has urged the general public to keep testing because covid may still impact vulnerable people.

Professor Mark Faghy, a clinical exercise science expert at the University of Derby, has been working closely with Sarah and a number of other patients. He said: “It's such a broad condition, with over 200 different symptoms so it’s really hard to pinpoint and sum up.

“Unfortunately it’s an inconvenience to people, when you look at the numbers people don’t put that into context, two million people in the UK have this condition, but if you put it into everyday context it is one in thirty. You could fill every single football stadium in the UK with people suffering from long covid. That is the reality but people don’t want to talk about it.

Sarah continued: “I got Covid again in January and it left me with an auto-immune disease, all my joints are painful and I can barely move. People don’t understand that it's a vascular disease, you have mild symptoms like a bad cold or flu but if you have a weakened immune system then it will affect different organs.

"Long covid happens when you ignore covid and don’t rest, you don’t allow your body to catch up and then you develop these conditions. The pandemic is far from over. ”

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Headcanon: Soldier is paranoid.

Paranoia is a mental disorder manifested by excessive suspicion, a tendency to see malicious intent in a random set of events and build conspiracy theories.

Why do I think a Soldier has paranoia:

1) Suffers hard setbacks, is prone to overestimated self-esteem.

2) Reacts too belligerently to any questions.

3) Distorts the facts, interpreting the neutral and friendly actions of others as hostile.

4) There is a noticeable low ability to empathy, lack of empathy.

5) It is difficult to work in a team, constantly defends his independence and rejects authority.

In paranoia, there is a complex transformation of one's own aggressive impulses and attribution of these impulses to others, only in a different modified form.

That is, it turns out something like this scheme:

"I love him" → "I hate him" → "He hates me".

"Patients with paranoia feel the slightest insincerity and easily recognize attempts to hide something."

Since almost all mercenaries hide something, the paranoid Soldier interprets this as an attempt to lie, actions against him.

Headcanon: That's why the Blue Soldier was able to make friends with the Red Demoman, because drunk people are too outspoken and straightforward. The soldier just felt the honesty in the words of the Demo.

Possible causes of paranoia in a Soldier:

1) Metabolic disorders in the brain – stress negatively affects the tone of the walls of cerebral vessels and causes a pressure drop. The numerous repetition of such vascular changes is a favorable basis for the development of cerebral atherosclerosis (narrowing of cerebral vessels).

2) Initial personality traits: interpretations of certain situations developed since childhood and habitual ways of responding to stress.

3) Unfavorable life circumstances – the turbulent 20s turned into 1929 – the economic crisis. Millions of people suddenly lost their livelihoods. Then the Second World War.

Headcanon: The decisive point in the development of paranoia was the Cold War. The soldier adheres to the fact that communism must be stopped, that it is the main threat to democracy. Neighbors' stories, television programs, military propaganda – all about the threat of the USSR, nuclear weapons and the arms race.

This only strengthened the Soldier's faith in his rightness.

Fanon: Parades in honor of the heroes of the First World War were one of the main holidays for the Soldier, as well as the US National Day. Little Soldier loved to look at veterans, dreaming of someday being awarded a medal.

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Groundbreaking Pig Heart Transplant is Performed for the Second Time

For the second time ever, a pig heart has been transplanted into a living human recipient, the University of Maryland Medical Center announced on Friday.

The groundbreaking surgery was done on September 20 at UMMC by the same transplant team that preformed the first such experimental surgery in 2022.

In a news release, the hospital said the recipient, 58-year-old Lawrence Faucette, “is currently breathing on his own, and his heart is functioning well without any assistance from supportive devices.”

Faucette had end-stage heart disease. He had pre-existing peripheral vascular disease and complications with internal bleeding making him ineligible for a traditional heart transplant, the hospital said in the release. He was admitted to UMMC on September 14 after experiencing symptoms of heart failure.

“My only real hope left is to go with the pig heart, the xenotransplant,” Faucette told the hospital in an internal interview several days before the surgery.

The experimental xenotransplant surgery was green lit under the US Food and Drug Administration’s “compassionate use” program. According to the FDA, the program is “a potential pathway for a patient with a serious or immediately life-threatening disease or condition to gain access to an investigational medical product (drug, biologic, or medical device) for treatment outside of clinical trials when no comparable or satisfactory alternative therapy options are available.”

The pig heart used came from a genetically modified pig from Revivcor, a subsidiary the United Therapeutics Corporation. The pig had 10 genes edited, including three genes “knocked out” or inactivated to eliminate the alpha gal sugar in the pig’s blood cells, which can trigger a severe reaction in the human immune system, causing organ rejection. An additional pig gene was modified to control for the growth of the pig’s heart while 6 human genes were added into the pig’s genome to increase acceptance by the immune system. The FDA first approved the gene edited pigs in 2020 for potential therapeutic use and consumption.

Doctors are also treating Faucette with an experimental antibody treatment to further suppress the immune system and prevent rejection. He will be closely monitored for any signs of rejection or any development of pig related viruses. The donor pig was also closely screened for any signs of virus or pathogens.

“We are once again offering a dying patient a shot at a longer life, and we are incredibly grateful to Mr. Faucette for his bravery and willingness to help advance our knowledge of this field,” said Dr. Bartley Griffith, in the release. Griffith is the surgeon who performed the transplant and is a professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

The hospital said Faucette fully consented to the experimental treatment and was informed of all the risks. In addition, he underwent a full psychiatric evaluation and discussed his case with a medical ethicist.

According to the hospital’s news release, Faucette is a married father of two from Frederick, Maryland and a 20-year Navy veteran who had most recently worked as a lab technician at the National Institutes of Health before retiring.

“We have no expectations other than hoping for more time together,” said his wife Ann Faucette, in the release. “That could be as simple as sitting on the front porch and having coffee together.” There are currently no clinical trials that utilize pig organs for transplants in living human beings. The University of Maryland performed the first such experimental surgery on 57-year-old David Bennett in January 2022. Bennett died two months following the surgery.

While there were no signs of rejection in the initial weeks following the transplant, an autopsy concluded that Bennett ultimately died of heart failure from “a complex array of factors,” including Bennett’s condition prior to the surgery. Bennet had already been hospitalized and kept on a heart lung bypass machine for 6 weeks prior to the transplant. However, a case study by the doctors published in the Lancet also noted there was evidence of pig virus that had not been identified previously.

According to the federal government, there are more than 113,000 people on the organ transplant list, including 3,354 people in need of a heart. The group Donate Life America says that 17 people die each day waiting for a donor organ.

By Nadia Kounang,

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World Seagrass Day

World Seagrass Day is celebrated annually on March 1 to raise awareness about seagrass and its important functions in the marine ecosystem. It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly on May 22, 2022, following a resolution passed by Sri Lanka to emphasize the conservation of seagrass in marine environments. Seagrass is a flowering marine plant present along coastlines worldwide, acting as a crucial source of food for marine life and helping stabilize water quality.

History of World Seagrass Day

Seagrass serves an important role in maintaining the marine ecosystem. Except for Antarctica, various types of seagrass are found on coastlines around the world. From the common eelgrass, shoal grass, star grass, and the like, seagrass provides an important source of food for marine life. It also supplies crucial environmental, social, and economic benefits.

Seagrass evolved around 100 million years ago when most plant life was still found underwater. Over the course of its evolution, it has adapted to living and reproducing in various marine environments, bending and swaying with currents and dispersing its pollen through the water.

Fish, turtles, manatees, plankton, and even sharks get their sustenance from seagrass, among other things. Seagrass also acts as nursery habitats for commercially harvested fish and helps improve the water quality of the environment it inhabits. There are currently 72 recorded types of seagrass in the world, covering an area of around 300,000 square kilometers in 159 countries.

Seagrass sediments contain between 4,200 and 8,400 Tg of organic carbon, which is nearly twice the amount of carbon per area compared with land soil. With the advent and ongoing process of climate change, seagrass’ role as a carbon deposit is much more crucial today, to help sustain sea life and its ecosystem. For one, it stores up to 18% of the world’s oceanic carbon, which is greater than the percentage stored by rainforests. This function makes it a key influence in battling the effects of climate change.

As with most marine resources, seagrass is currently under threat by human activity. A United Nations report stated that up to 7% of seagrass marine habitats are being wiped out worldwide every year; this is equivalent to a football field of seagrass lost every 30 minutes.

This emergency compelled the United Nations, following a resolution by Sri Lanka, to declare a formal World Seagrass Day, to raise awareness on preserving and conserving seagrass around the world. The commemoration was formally announced in 2022.

World Seagrass Day  timeline

100 Million Years Ago Seagrass’ Evolution Begins

Seagrass begins to evolve from terrestrial plants.

1930s A Disease Ravages

Up to 90% of all eelgrass in temperate North America is wiped out after succumbing to a mold-like disease, causing the extinction of a type of sea snail.

2014 Restoration Efforts Succeed

Around 7.65 million seagrass seeds are planted along the coast of Virginia, U.S., resulting in the growth of up to 6,195 acres in one of the most successful seagrass restoration efforts.

2022 World Seagrass Day is Initiated

The United Nations declares March 1 as World Seagrass Day.

World Seagrass Day FAQs

Where is the largest seagrass plant in the world?

The world’s largest seagrass plant — which is the size of 28,000 football fields — is located in Western Australia.

What is the difference between seagrass and seaweed?

The main difference is that seagrass has roots, stems, and leaves, while seaweed does not. Seagrass is considered a vascular plant, while seaweed is more of a collection of multicellular algae.

What are the most common human uses of seagrass?

Humans use seagrass to fertilize fields, insulate houses, thatch roofs, weave and hold furniture together, fill mattresses and car seats, e.t.c. Additionally, seagrass supports the commercial fishery industry while also helping absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

How to Observe World Seagrass Day

Read about seagrass

Support seagrass charities

Visit the shore

What better way to learn about seagrass, its role, and its plight than to read a material written by the experts? Read articles, books, and reports by marine scientists, conservation foundations, and similar institutions to broaden your knowledge of seagrass.

Support and/or donate to seagrass conservation efforts worldwide. These include such organizations as Project Seagrass and The Ocean Foundation’s SeaGrass Grow program. Your support makes all the difference.

Travel to the coast and bask in the seagrass-covered waters. Hang out at the beach, swim in the ocean, and see what kinds of seagrass are there. After all, seagrass helps make the view picturesque and natural.

5 Important Facts About Seagrass

Millions depend on seagrass underwater

An effective carbon absorber

The sun gives life to all

The efficacy of seagrass

An emergency situation

Seagrass provides a habitat and food for almost 70% of all sea life, from manatees and sea turtles to shellfish and plankton.

Seagrass is able to absorb carbon up to 35x faster than the Amazon Rainforest.

Like all grassy plants, seagrass needs an ample amount of sunlight to survive, thus making it most visible in sunnier climates and greater depths.

A football field’s worth of seagrass is able to absorb 7,500 miles worth of automobile pollutants and treat sewage from 780 people.

At least 35% of seagrass worldwide has been lost or degraded in the past 40 years, further accentuating the need for conservation.

Why World Seagrass Day  is Important

Seagrass keeps the world running

Seagrass is reliable

It spares us the thought of environmental dysfunction

Seagrass plays an important role in maintaining both marine and human ecosystems. Its function as a carbon sink helps absorb carbon particles from the surface and from the sea, which helps improve the quality of the water and lives of those who live around it.

Aside from its environmental benefits, seagrass also contributes to the economy. Businesses that rely on seagrass for their work benefit from its abundance and quality. Fish that are caught in seagrass-rich environments tend to be healthier.

Without seagrass, what would our seas look like? They would be desolate, for sure, which would affect every living thing on the planet.

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An Overview of Bric Topical Absorbable Hemostat Procedures Market: Trends and Insights

The BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) topical absorbable hemostat market plays a vital role in surgical interventions and wound management, reflecting the growing healthcare infrastructure and surgical procedural advancements in these emerging economies.

For more insights on the BRIC Topical Absorbable Hemostat Procedures market forecasts, download a free sample report

Topical absorbable hemostats are used to control bleeding during surgeries, offering an effective, bioabsorbable alternative to traditional methods such as sutures and electrocautery.

1. Market Dynamics

Increasing Surgical Volumes

The rise in surgical procedures for trauma, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and orthopedic conditions is driving the demand for topical absorbable hemostats.

BRIC countries are experiencing a surge in healthcare utilization due to an aging population and the growing prevalence of lifestyle diseases.

Government Healthcare Initiatives

Significant government investments in healthcare infrastructure across BRIC nations are improving access to surgical treatments, fueling market growth.

Public awareness campaigns on surgical care and bleeding management are also contributing to the adoption of advanced hemostatic products.

Shift Towards Minimally Invasive Surgeries

The preference for minimally invasive procedures, which require precise and effective bleeding management, is increasing the adoption of topical absorbable hemostats.

2. Key Trends

Adoption of Advanced Hemostatic Products

New-generation hemostats that offer rapid absorption, biocompatibility, and ease of use are gaining traction, especially in high-volume hospitals.

Localized Manufacturing

To reduce costs and improve supply chains, local manufacturing in India, China, and Brazil is expanding, with many companies partnering with global leaders for technology transfer.

Growth in Outpatient and Day Surgeries

Outpatient and day surgery procedures are increasing in BRIC nations, further driving the need for fast-acting and efficient hemostatic agents.

Focus on Biodegradable and Natural Products

Eco-conscious healthcare providers are favoring products made from collagen, gelatin, and oxidized regenerated cellulose, which align with sustainability goals.

3. Regional Insights

Brazil

A leading market in Latin America for surgical procedures, driven by public healthcare system reforms and the increasing adoption of modern surgical techniques.

Cardiovascular surgeries and trauma care dominate the application of topical absorbable hemostats.

Russia

The Russian market is characterized by government investments in modernizing healthcare facilities and improving access to advanced surgical care.

Neurosurgery and oncology-related procedures are key drivers of demand.

India

India’s market is experiencing rapid growth due to its booming medical tourism industry and the availability of affordable healthcare services.

The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and injuries is contributing to the demand for surgical solutions like absorbable hemostats.

China

The largest market within the BRIC group, China benefits from its expansive healthcare infrastructure and focus on innovation.

Significant advancements in laparoscopic and robotic surgeries are boosting demand for high-performance hemostatic agents.

4. Applications of Topical Absorbable Hemostats

Cardiovascular Surgery

Critical to managing bleeding during complex heart and vascular surgeries.

Orthopedic Surgery

Used for joint replacements, spinal surgeries, and fracture repairs.

General Surgery

Widely applied in procedures involving organ resections or trauma care.

Neurosurgery

Essential in managing bleeding in delicate brain and spinal cord surgeries.

Cancer Surgeries

Effective in surgeries with high bleeding risks, such as liver or gastrointestinal resections.

5. Challenges

Cost Barriers

High costs of advanced absorbable hemostats can limit adoption, especially in rural and underfunded healthcare facilities.

Lack of Awareness and Training

In certain regions of BRIC countries, limited awareness and lack of training among surgical teams hinder widespread adoption.

Regulatory Hurdles

Complex approval processes and inconsistent regulations can delay product launches, particularly in Brazil and Russia.

6. Future Outlook

Technological Advancements

The development of next-generation products with faster absorption rates and enhanced biocompatibility is likely to dominate the market.

Rising Healthcare Investments

Continued investments in healthcare infrastructure, particularly in India and China, will ensure strong market growth.

Local Production and Partnerships

Increased local production and strategic partnerships with global firms will enhance affordability and accessibility.

Focus on Sustainability

The demand for biodegradable and eco-friendly hemostats will drive innovation in product development.

Conclusion

The BRIC topical absorbable hemostat market is poised for robust growth, driven by increasing surgical volumes, advances in medical technologies, and rising healthcare investments. However, addressing cost and awareness barriers will be critical for maximizing the potential of this market. Companies that prioritize innovation, localized production, and strategic partnerships are well-positioned to capitalize on the opportunities within these emerging economies.

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Brain Health: Glossary and new Roadmap

On June 10th something wonderful happened, and the media hasn't paid much attention yet. On that day, the National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health was released by the CDC and the Alzheimer's Association. IIN this article, I want to first share with you the 10 top actions proposed by this report, and then provide a quick click here glossary to explain the key words that you will hear more and more when discussing brain health.

On June 10th something wonderful happened, and the media hasn't paid much attention yet. On that day, the National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health was released by the CDC and the Alzheimer's Association. The authors proposed a set of 44 actions to reach a lofty goal: To maintain or improve the cognitive performance of all adults accross America. This is great timing, given all the research and media attention that this field is getting, and the aging of the baby boomer population..

I want to first share with you the 10 top actions proposed by this report, and then provide a quick glossary to explain the key words that you will hear more and more when discussing brain health.

Top recommendations:

1) To ascertain how diverse groups think about brain health and its relationship with lifestyle factors. This work has already resulted in a phenomenal report on Baby boomers' attitudes towards Brain Fitness.

2) To disseminate the latest science to increase public understanding of cognitive health and to dispel common misconceptions. The discovery of lifelong neuroplasticity and neurogenesis (see glossary below) has given us a new positive view upon the human brain - This is still a concept not many know of. "Use it or lose it" and "Use It and Get More of It" needs to reach all people.

3) Help people understand the connection between risk and protective factors and cognitive health. Good lifestyle habits were superbly presented in the MacArthur study of successful aging: good nutrition, mental and physical exercise, stress management and social engagement.

4) Assess the literature on risk factors (vascular risk and physical inactivity) and related interventions for relationships with cognitive health. As Dr. Marilyn S. Albert at John Hopkins points it out: All the things that we know are bad for your heart turn out to be bad for your brain.

5) More scientific tests will be done to establish the impact of reducing vascular risk factors on lowering the risk of brain decline and improving mental function. Recent findings presented at International Conference on Prevention of Dementia are one big step in the right direction.

6) Further, more research will be conducted on other areas potentially affecting cognitive health such as nutrition, mental activity, and social engagement.

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Walkathon Promotes Vascular Disease Awareness in Jamshedpur

Vascular Society of India and Tata Steel organized a walkathon to highlight the theme ‘Amputation Free World’ on National Vascular Day. Vascular Society of India and Tata Steel organized a walkathon in Jamshedpur to raise awareness about vascular diseases, highlighting the theme ‘Amputation Free World’. JAMSHEDPUR – On Sunday, August 4, 2024, the Vascular Society of India, in collaboration with…

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Norwegian nutrition policy

So, I actually managed to start studying. I am from Norway so everything about nutrition I write here is based on studies Norway and other nordic countries have done. Also all my information is coming from my professors presentations. Here is what I have learned:

The focus on food have changed a lot over the years in Norway. In the 1800s the focus was on getting enough food to grow the population. In the 1900s vitamins were discovered and there was more focus on nutrition. In 1950-60s diet surveys showed that there was a correlation between consumption of fat and heart and vascular diseases. Today there is an increase in lifelong health conditions. So, Norway has a nutrition policy to combat this.

Where did the policy come from? It comes from many years of effort from both Norway and other countries. These are the different organizations that have influenced the Norwegian nutrition policy: Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations, the World health organization, the world food conference (UN), and more. 

The general goals of the Norwegian nutrition policy are:

Reduce health related health issues

Make sure food is good for the health and safe to eat

Contribute to a diet that consumers find satisfactory and contribute to sustainable food production. 

Norway’s action plan is:

“Healthy diet, taking pleasure in food and great health for all”

Diet, food and meals are important for health and well-being, and are an important part of the day. In Norway the studies show that un-health diets together with high blood pressure and tobacco kills most people. A part of the action plan is to contribute to the UNs sustainability goals.  The action plan will contribute to a healthy diet to promote health and prevent diet-related diseases. The measures are targeting the entire population with special attention to children, young, families with children and elders.

There are five measures:

Enjoying food and a healthy diet

Create good eating habits in kindergarten, 20 minutes lunch break in school, finding joy in eating and food care for elders, healthy options available at the workplace

Good and simple choices

Reduce salt in ready to eat meals, reduce intake of unhealthy food and promote eating healthy food. Satisfy the intake of iodine and vitamin D. environmentally friendly and sustainable practices.

Communication and knowledge

Tools and recourses for food and health in middle- and high-school. Carry on the small changes can give big results initiative. Training programs for employees in institutions, prisons and asylum reception 

Food, meals and nutrition in health and care professions

Knowledge about food, meals and nutrition, promote breast-feeding, have nutrition strategies in hospitals and nutrition considerations connected to drugs.

Research, development and innovation

UNIK (Utvikling i norsk kosthold (development in Norwegian diet))

Multiple agencies are involved in the nutrition work. 

Helsedirektoratet (the Directorate of Health) give national nutritional advice 

Folkehelseinstituttet (public health institute)

Mattilsynet (the Norwegian Food Authority)

Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø ( The Science Committee for Food and the Environment)

https://www.mattilsynet.no/mat-og-drikke/forbrukere is where you can find information about food and health from public authorities (in Norway, its in Norwegian). 

Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) constitute the scientific foundations for national nutrition recommendations and food-based dietary advice. The NNR concerns Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and the Baltic countries. The NNR contains information about: 

Fluid and water balance

Energy

Fat and fatty acids

Carbohydrate

Dietary fibre

Protein

Vitamins

minerals

breast-feeding

sustainability

https://pub.norden.org/nord2023-003/index.html is the link to the NNR 2023 (it’s in English)

Kostråd for å fremme folkehelsa og forebygge kroniske sykdommer (Nutrition recommendations to promote public health and prevent chronic illness) is a report made by a national council of nutrition and is the scientific base for the 13 Norwegian nutritional recommendations. They are updated (next update in August 2024). The 13 recommendations concern food and physical activity. Recommendation 1 and 2 are based on an overall assessment of diet and physical activity, recommendations 3-13 are more specifically connected to different food groups, dietary supplements and physical activity. (more about this later).

The Norwegian recommendations about diet and physical activity are published by the Directorate of Health based on the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations and the Nutrition recommendations to promote public health and prevent chronic illness report. There Norwegian recommendations include:

Nutrition recommendations

Recommendations about physical activities and sitting still

Recommendations concerning the distribution of energy giving nutrition as a part of the total energy consumption, and the consumption of dietary fibre. 

 Recommendations about consumptions of vitamins and minerals, salt, alcohol and dietary supplements

Reference values for energy consumption

UNIK (Development in Norwegian diet) follows the development in the population every year (more about this later). 

WOOOOOO, I might have started studying almost a month later than planned, but at least I did something!!! Very proud of me. Let’s hope I manage to continue, but it’s always starting that’s the most difficult part. Wish me luck!

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Cessation of hostilities was achieved in the Korean War when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement on July 27, 1953. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refused to sign but pledged to observe the armistice. 

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day

Each year both America and South Korea observe National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on July 27. This day was started as a way to commemorate and recognize the peace treaty that triggered a cease-fire in a long-standing war. The Korean War is a significant chapter in American history in which approximately 50,000 American troops died in the conflict, over 100,000 were wounded, and thousands of others were held captive as prisoners of war. On National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day we are encouraged to take some moments for reflection on the service and sacrifices of American troops during this conflict.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY

The Korean War lasted for three years — from June June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. The service members of the war had to overcome unique risks and experiences that set them apart from previous generations of veterans. The National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day presents us with the opportunity to remember and honor the service of these men. After being colonized by Japan, the southern part of the Korean peninsula was liberated soon after World War II. With the support of the Soviet Union, communist North Korea invaded democratic South Korea in 1950. In the wake of these events, America deployed troops to support South Korea to keep the land that was truly theirs and protect the nation’s democratic interests. After three years, an armistice was signed and the two Koreas have since then remained divided. 

The fighting resulted in more than 36,000 casualties for America and more than 103,000 service members were wounded in action. The US Department of Veterans Affairs says that the extremely cold climates during the Chosin Reservoir Campaign in the winter of 1950 posed serious risks to those serving and accounted for more than 5000 American deaths. The temperatures dipped to 50 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of -100 degrees Fahrenheit! This meant that the Korean War veterans are more likely to face health issues such as trauma to the nervous system, skin, and muscles, vascular conditions, foot-related injuries such as trench foot, frostbite scars, and skin cancer as compared to veterans of other wars. These veterans may have also been exposed to hazardous substances such as asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyl, and ionizing radiation during this long war. These substances are responsible for certain illnesses and cancers long after exposure. In fact, the nature of this exposure can be so serious that may be passed down to the next generations.

NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY TIMELINE

1894–1895

First Sino-Japanese War

Imperial Japan destroys the influence of China over Korea to usher in the short-lived Korean Empire

1948

First Socialist Uprising

Guerrillas profess support for the North Korean government in April 1948.

1945

National Liberation Day of Korea

South and North Korea commemorate the end of 35-year Japanese colonial rule.

1950

North Korea Invades South Korea

North Korea’s Korean People's Army forces cross the border and drive into South Korea on 25 June.

NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY FAQS

How many Korean War veterans are still alive in 2019?

As many as two million Korean War veterans are still alive as of 2019.

Is there a Korean Veterans Day?

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day or Korean Veterans Day is observed each year on July 27. The day honors the sacrifices of Korean War veterans and their families. 

Do Korean War veterans get a pension?

Korean War Veterans may be eligible for a wide variety of benefits available to all American military veterans. These benefits include disability compensation, pension, education and training, health care, home loans, insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and burial.

HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY

Donate to organizations: Many organizations help in the treatment and rehabilitation of army veterans. You can either volunteer your time or donate funds to these organizations.

Brush up on your history: Today is a great day to brush up on American history. You can read books, newspaper clippings, or digital archives of the Korean War. Reading is a great way to learn more about the war and the events leading up to it.

Visit a veteran: Do you know a veteran who served in the Korean War? You can take some time off your day to go visit them. Surprise them with a meal or take them out for a movie.

5 FACTS ABOUT THE U.S. ARMY THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

It’s one of the biggest recruiters: The U.S. Army employs over a million people.

Dogs are an important part of it: Presently, around 500 dogs are serving in the U.S. Army.

It has many military bases: It has 800 military bases and these bases are spread over 74 countries.

The presidents have served, too: As many as 16 U.S. presidents have served in the U.S. Army

The army is older than the country: George Washington created the Continental Army in 1775.

WHY NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY IS IMPORTANT

It celebrates American history: The Korean War is an important part of American history. This is a great day to learn more about the country’s rich past and how it continues to affect the present.

A way to say thanks: This is also a day to say thanks to all the brave servicemen who have made the ultimate sacrifice for America. The day recognizes the achievements of veterans and those who continue to serve in the army.

Celebrates international unity: The Korean War celebrates the triumph of democracy. It shows how great nations can come together to protect the rights of their people. National Korean War Armistice Day is ultimately the celebration of a global kinship.

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Sudden Stomach Pain? A Guide to Acute Abdominal Pain

In the fast-paced life of modern day, prioritizing health often takes a backseat. However, sudden abdominal pain, often dismissed as “stomachaches,” can originate from various organs or areas including the digestive system, abdominal wall, chest, pelvis, or back. Abdominal pain can be of various types.

Today, we will learn about acute abdominal pain, from Dr Amita Jain, a top laparoscopic and abdomen surgeon in India.

Abdominal pain can occur anywhere between the ribs and the pelvis and is often not a cause for concern, as most issues can be easily diagnosed and treated by a doctor.

However, acute abdomen refers to a sudden, severe abdominal pain often accompanied by nausea…

Read Here: https://www.dramitajain.com/blog/2024/05/30/laparoscopic-abdomen-surgeon-doctor-delhi/

Dr Amita Jain

Dr Amita Jain is a surgeon with highest degree of professional competence, precision and surgical craftsmanship. Performed all complicated general surgery procedures with in depth knowledge of invasive and few minimal invasive and onco surgical techniques. Underwent special training in trauma, executed various trauma-related complex life-saving neurosurgical procedures, reconstructed injured mangled limbs and performed vascular and reconstructive procedures with critical care.

Dr Amita Jain holds 28 plus years of rich experience in Trauma and General Laparoscopic Surgeries (including Gallbladder stone removal, appendix removal, hernia repair surgery, piles and fissure surgeries). She was the Professor Surgery of at the Army College of Medical Sciences and Base Hospital Delhi Cantt. In 1994 she was commissioned as Surgeon under the United Nations Mission in Congo. From 2020 to 2022, she worked with Bansals Hospital. Currently, Dr Amita Jain is the Senior Consultant, (Speciality: General and Laparoscopic Surgeon) at Artemis Lite Hospital, New Delhi

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Expert Varicocele Treatment in India: Dr. Gaurav Gangwani's Innovative Techniques

Revolutionizing Varicocele Treatment in India: Dr. Gaurav Gangwani’s Expertise in Embolization.

Understanding Varicocele

Varicocele is a vascular condition characterized by the enlargement of veins within the scrotum, similar to varicose veins that can appear in the legs. This condition is a common cause of pain, swelling, and can affect fertility in men. Traditional treatment methods include surgical interventions, but advancements in interventional radiology have introduced more effective and less invasive options.

Dr. Gaurav Gangwani: A Trailblazer in Varicocele Treatment

Dr. Gaurav Gangwani, a renowned interventional radiologist based in Mumbai, India, is a pioneer in the treatment of varicocele using embolization techniques. Recognized for performing a high volume of varicocele treatments, Dr. Gangwani’s approach using embolization stands out not only for its efficacy but also for its minimally invasive nature, making him a preferred specialist for this treatment in India.

The Shift to Embolization

Embolization has emerged as a leading treatment for varicocele due to its less invasive nature and comparable effectiveness to surgery. Dr. Gangwani specializes in both unilateral and bilateral varicocele embolizations, handling a wide range of cases from simple to complex. His technique primarily involves the use of a glue-like adhesive substance, which has significantly shifted the treatment paradigm.

Advantages of Glue Embolization

Minimally Invasive: Unlike surgical options that may require incisions and longer recovery times, embolization is performed through a small puncture in the growing area, leading to quicker recovery and less post-operative discomfort.

Reduced Risk of Complications: By using glue instead of metal coils, Dr. Gangwani minimizes the risk of complications associated with foreign body reactions and migration, thus enhancing the safety of the procedure.

High Efficacy: Glue embolization has proven highly effective in blocking the abnormal blood flow to the varicocele, which often leads to significant improvement in symptoms and fertility outcomes.

Procedure Overview

The embolization procedure performed by Dr. Gangwani is typically done on an outpatient basis, requiring only local anesthesia. Here’s a brief overview of the process:

Preparation: The patient is prepared for the procedure under local anesthesia, ensuring comfort throughout the process.

Vascular Access: A small catheter is inserted into a vein in the groin or neck under ultrasound guidance.

Catheter Navigation: The catheter is carefully guided to the affected veins using real-time imaging techniques.

Glue Injection: Once in position, a special glue is injected to block the abnormal veins responsible for the varicocele.

Completion and Recovery: The catheter is removed, and the small puncture site is closed, usually without the need for stitches.

Recovery typically involves a brief period of monitoring before the patient can go home the same day.

Dr. Gangwani’s Impact on Varicocele Treatment in India

Dr. Gangwani’s pioneering work in varicocele embolization has positioned him as a leading figure in interventional radiology in India. His commitment to adopting and refining new techniques has not only benefited his patients directly but has also set new standards in the treatment of varicocele across the country. Patients under his care experience high satisfaction rates, given the effectiveness of the treatments and the minimal downtime involved.

Conclusion: Leading Change in Men’s Health

Varicocele treatment through embolization by Dr. Gaurav Gangwani represents a significant advancement in men’s health care in India. His innovative approach, focusing on safer and less invasive techniques, continues to benefit patients across the nation, offering them a modern solution to a prevalent health issue. Dr. Gangwani’s dedication to his field and his patients exemplifies the best of modern medicine — innovative, patient-centered, and highly effective.

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Holidays 5.15

Holidays

Army Day (Slovenia)

Asphalt Day

Break the Glass Ceiling Dy

Bring Flowers to Someone Day

Bring Your Legislator to School Day (North Carolina)

Cold Sophie's Day

Constituent Assembly Day (Lithuania)

Day of Customs and Traditions (Burkina Faso)

Dinosaur Day (UK)

Discovery Day (Cayman Islands)

Do Lunch with Your Dog Day

Festival of Masks (Los Angeles)

515 Day

Flag Day (Macedonia)

Flip Your Mattress Day

Germit Day (Fiji)

Halvard Vebjornsson (Norway)

HG Awareness Day

Hyperemisis Gravidarum Awareness Day (a.k.a. HG Day)

International Conscientious Objectors Day

International Day of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

International Day of Families (UN)

International Fluevog Day

International Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day

International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day

International Men Can Wear Dresses Day

International MPS Awareness Day

International Mucopolysaccharidoses Awareness Day (a.k.a. MPS Day)

National Numeracy Day (UK)

International Political Coordinators Day

International Virtual Assistants Day

International Water Safety Day

Kamuzu Banda Day (Malawi)

Kan Phuetchamongkhon (Royal Plowing and Farmers Day; Thailand)

Kepler’s Law Day

Konstantineoba (Georgia)

Law Enforcement Memorial Day (Florida)

Ma’alot Massacre Anniversary Day

Miracle Monday (Superman: Miracle Monday)

Mother’s Day (Paraguay)

Nakba Day (Palestine)

National Cycling Day

National Defense Transportation Day

National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day

National Pathological Demand Avoidance Day

National Pun Day

National Safety Dose Day

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day

National Stockings Day

National Stop Nausea Day

National Tuberous Sclerosis Global Awareness Day (a.k.a. TSC Global Awareness Day)

Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean Day

Nylon Stockings Day

Over the Rainbow Day

Peace Officers Memorial Day

Persian Language Day (Iran)

Relive Your Past By Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought, No Matter What It Was!, No Excuses Now Day

Republic Day (Lithuania)

Rhododendron Festival (Mentone, Alabama)

San Isidro Day (Mexico, Spain)

Shrub Day (French Republic)

Spring Astronomy Day

Straw Hat Day

Teachers' Day (Colombia, Mexico, South Korea)

Te Aso o te Tala Lei (Gospel Day; Tuvalu)

Tree Day (India)

U.S. Agriculture Day

VBF Day of Awareness (a.k.a. Vascular Birthmark Foundation Day of Awareness)

Welsh Poppy Day

World Aeronautical Informational Services (AIS) Day

World Climate Change Day

World Facilities Management Day

World Orthodontic Health Day

World Product Day

World Thrombectomy Day

World Vasculitis Day

Xenogender Visibility Day

Ziua Europei (Moldova)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

Hefe Day (Portland, Oregon)

National Bread Pudding Day

National Day of Pisco (Chile)

National Pizza Party Day

National Slider Day

Independence & Related Days

Gamerland (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Las Vegas, Nevada (Founded; 1905)

Paraguay (Independence Day, Day 2; from Spain, 1811)

Republic of Uniland (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Upper Silesia (Ceded to Poland by Germany; 1922)

3rd Wednesday in May

International Customer Support Day [3rd Wednesday]

International Trauma Survivors Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Employee Health & Fitness Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Juice Slush Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Parent Peer Support Provider Appreciation Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Playday for Health [3rd Wednesday]

National Trauma Survivors Day [3rd Wednesday]

Philly Loves PAWS Day (Philadelphia) [3rd Wednesday]

Turn Beauty Inside Out Day [3rd Wednesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning May 15 (2nd Full Week)

National EMS Week (thru 21)

National Law Week (Australia)

Festivals Beginning May 15, 2024

Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival; Kyoto, Japan)

The Great Escape Festival (Brighton, UK) [thru 5.18]

Nantucket Wine & Food Festival (Nantucket, Massachusetts) [thru 5.19]

National Association of Flour Distributors Annual Convention (St. Pete Beach, Florida) [thru 5.19]

World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (Memphis, Tennessee) [thru 5.18]

Feast Days

Achillius of Larissa (Christian; Saint)

Albert Dubout (Artology)

Aoi Matsuri (a.k.a. Hollyhock Leaf Crest Festival; Kyoto, Japan)

Argei (Ancient Rome) [also 3.16]

Athanasius of Alexandria (Coptic Church)

Bertha and Rupert (Christian; Saints)

Bike to Work Day (Pastafarian)

Buddha’s Birthday (Hong Kong, Macau)

Carlo Maratti (Artology)

Declutter Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Dymphna (Christian; Saint) [The Insane]

Feg Murray (Artology)

Festa dei Ceri (St. Ubaldo Day, Gubbio, Italy; Feast Day 5.16)

French Fried Fairy Awareness Day (Shamanism)

Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Roman Catholic Church; Martyr)

Hesychius of Cazorla (Christian; Saint)

Hilary of Galeata (Christian; Saint)

Huldra’s Blot (Pagan)

Ides of May (Ancient Rome)

Isaias of Rostov (Christian; Saint)

Isidore of Chios (Christian; Martyr)

Isidore the Laborer, celebrated with festivals in various countries, the beginning of bullfighting season in Madrid (a.k.a. Isidore of Madrid; Christian; Saint)

Jagger Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Jasper Johns (Artology)

Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (Roman Catholic Church)

Katherine Anne Porter (Writerism)

L. Frank Baum (Writerism)

Mercuralia (Old Roman Festival to Mercury)

Over Sea, Under Stone, by Susan Cooper (Novel; 1965)

Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise (Roman Catholic Church; Martyrs)

Purification Rite to River God of the Tiber (Sacrifice of 27 Straw Puppets; Ancient Rome)

Ralph Steadman (Artology)

Reticius (Roman Catholic Church)

Richard Avedon (Artology)

Simivisionios (Celtic Book of Days)

Sophia of Rome, the fifth of the Ice Saints (Roman Catholic Church)

The Sublime Ms. M (Muppetism)

Torquatus and His Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Vespasian (Positivist; Saint)

Viktor Vasnetsov (Artology)

Welcome Time Travelers Yesterday (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [27 of 60]

Premieres

Angels & Demons (Film; 2009)

The Big Birdcast (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

Bowling for Columbine (Documentary Film; 2002)

Bulworth (Film; 1998)

The Cactus Kid (Disney Cartoon; 1930)

Chariots of Fire (Film; 1981)

A Crown of Swords, by Robert Jordan (Novel; 1996) [Wheel of Time #7]

Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, by Vine Deloria Jr. (History Book; 1969)

Dhalgren, by Samuel R. Delany (Novel; 1975)

East Side Story, by Squeeze (Album; 1981)

Electric Earthquake (Fleischer Cartoon; 1942) [#7]

Fools Afloat or All the Drips at Sea (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 50; 1960)

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, by Patricia A. McKillip (Novel; 1974)

Gesta Danorum, by Saxo Grammaticus (Danish History; 1514)

Gigi (Film; 1958)

God Bless the Go-Go’s, by The Go-Go’s (Album; 2001)

The Great (TV Series; 2020)

Greetings Bait (WB MM Cartoon; 1943)

The Ground Floor or That’s Me All Over! (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 49; 1960)

Jungle Jive (Swing Symphony Cartoon; 1944)

The Last Picture Show, by Larry McMurtry (Novel; 1966)

Laterals, by Tool (Album; 2001)

Leave Us Chase It (Phantasies Cartoon; 1947)

Lethal Weapon 3 (Film; 1992)

Little Hiawatha (Silly Symphonies Cartoon; 1937)

Mad Max: Fury Road (Film; 2015)

The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red’s Head (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special; 1974)

Marouf, Savetier de Caire, by Henri Rabaud (Opera; 1914)

The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov (Novel; 1967)

The Matrix Reloaded (Film; 2003)

Neck and Neck (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

One Cab’s Family (MGM Cartoon; 1952)

Pitch Perfect 2 (Film; 2015)

Porky and Gabby (WB LT Cartoon; 1937)

The Portable Dorothy Parker, by Dorothy Parker (Short Stories, Poetry; 1944)

Pulcinella, by Igor Stravinsky (Opera; 1920)

Quest for Camelot (Animated Film; 1998)

Raising Hell, by Run-DMC (Album; 1986)

Raspberry Beret, by Prince (Song; 1985)

Romance (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Royal Opera House (Opera House in Covent Garden, London; 1858)

The Runt, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

The Time Traveler’s Wife (TV Series; 2022)

Tokio Jokio (WB LT Cartoon; 1943)

21st Century Breakdown, by Green Day (Album; 2009)

Vision of Love, by Mariah Carey (Song; 1990)

Von Ryan’s Express, by David Westheimer (Novel; 1964)

Weezer (a.k.a. The Green Album), by Weezer (Album; 2001)

Whispering Smith (TV Series; 1961)

The White Dragon, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1978) [Dragonriders of Peru #3]

Wise Blood, by Flannery O’Connor (Novel; 1952)

Today’s Name Days

Hertraud, Rupert, Sonja, Sophie (Austria)

Izidor, Jakov (Croatia)

Žofie (Czech Republic)

Sophie (Denmark)

Sofia, Viia, Viiu (Estonia)

Sofia, Sohvi, Sonja (Finland)

Denise (France)

Hertraud, Sonja, Sophia (Germany)

Achilleas, Archillios, Kali, Pahomios (Greece)

Szonja, Zsófia (Hungary)

Achille, Germana, Mattia, Torquato (Italy)

Arita, Saulnesis, Sofija, Taiga (Latvia)

Algedas, Izodorius, Jaunutė, Sofija (Lithuania)

Hallvard, Halvor (Norway)

Afanazy, Atanazy, Berta, Cecyliusz, Czcibora, Dionizja, Izydor, Jan, Nadzieja, Ruprecht, Strzeżysław, Zofia (Poland)

Iacob, Pahomie (România)

Žofia (Slovakia)

Indalecio, Isidro (Spain)

Sofia, Sonja (Sweden)

Yardarm (Ukraine)

Sofia, Sonia, Sonya, Sophia, Sophie, Ward, Wardell (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 136 of 2024; 230 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 20 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ji-Si), Day 8 (Ji-Mao)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 7 Iyar 5784

Islamic: 7 Dhu al-Qada 1445

J Cal: 16 Magenta; Twosday [16 of 30]

Julian: 2 May 2024

Moon: 50%: 1st Quarter

Positivist: 23 Caesar (5th Month) [Vespasian]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 58 of 92)

Week: 2nd Full Week of May

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 26 of 31)

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Holidays 5.15

Holidays

Army Day (Slovenia)

Asphalt Day

Break the Glass Ceiling Dy

Bring Flowers to Someone Day

Bring Your Legislator to School Day (North Carolina)

Cold Sophie's Day

Constituent Assembly Day (Lithuania)

Day of Customs and Traditions (Burkina Faso)

Dinosaur Day (UK)

Discovery Day (Cayman Islands)

Do Lunch with Your Dog Day

Festival of Masks (Los Angeles)

515 Day

Flag Day (Macedonia)

Flip Your Mattress Day

Germit Day (Fiji)

Halvard Vebjornsson (Norway)

HG Awareness Day

Hyperemisis Gravidarum Awareness Day (a.k.a. HG Day)

International Conscientious Objectors Day

International Day of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

International Day of Families (UN)

International Fluevog Day

International Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day

International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day

International Men Can Wear Dresses Day

International MPS Awareness Day

International Mucopolysaccharidoses Awareness Day (a.k.a. MPS Day)

National Numeracy Day (UK)

International Political Coordinators Day

International Virtual Assistants Day

International Water Safety Day

Kamuzu Banda Day (Malawi)

Kan Phuetchamongkhon (Royal Plowing and Farmers Day; Thailand)

Kepler’s Law Day

Konstantineoba (Georgia)

Law Enforcement Memorial Day (Florida)

Ma’alot Massacre Anniversary Day

Miracle Monday (Superman: Miracle Monday)

Mother’s Day (Paraguay)

Nakba Day (Palestine)

National Cycling Day

National Defense Transportation Day

National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day

National Pathological Demand Avoidance Day

National Pun Day

National Safety Dose Day

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day

National Stockings Day

National Stop Nausea Day

National Tuberous Sclerosis Global Awareness Day (a.k.a. TSC Global Awareness Day)

Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean Day

Nylon Stockings Day

Over the Rainbow Day

Peace Officers Memorial Day

Persian Language Day (Iran)

Relive Your Past By Listening to the First Music You Ever Bought, No Matter What It Was!, No Excuses Now Day

Republic Day (Lithuania)

Rhododendron Festival (Mentone, Alabama)

San Isidro Day (Mexico, Spain)

Shrub Day (French Republic)

Spring Astronomy Day

Straw Hat Day

Teachers' Day (Colombia, Mexico, South Korea)

Te Aso o te Tala Lei (Gospel Day; Tuvalu)

Tree Day (India)

U.S. Agriculture Day

VBF Day of Awareness (a.k.a. Vascular Birthmark Foundation Day of Awareness)

Welsh Poppy Day

World Aeronautical Informational Services (AIS) Day

World Climate Change Day

World Facilities Management Day

World Orthodontic Health Day

World Product Day

World Thrombectomy Day

World Vasculitis Day

Xenogender Visibility Day

Ziua Europei (Moldova)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

Hefe Day (Portland, Oregon)

National Bread Pudding Day

National Day of Pisco (Chile)

National Pizza Party Day

National Slider Day

Independence & Related Days

Gamerland (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Las Vegas, Nevada (Founded; 1905)

Paraguay (Independence Day, Day 2; from Spain, 1811)

Republic of Uniland (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Upper Silesia (Ceded to Poland by Germany; 1922)

3rd Wednesday in May

International Customer Support Day [3rd Wednesday]

International Trauma Survivors Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Employee Health & Fitness Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Juice Slush Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Parent Peer Support Provider Appreciation Day [3rd Wednesday]

National Playday for Health [3rd Wednesday]

National Trauma Survivors Day [3rd Wednesday]

Philly Loves PAWS Day (Philadelphia) [3rd Wednesday]

Turn Beauty Inside Out Day [3rd Wednesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning May 15 (2nd Full Week)

National EMS Week (thru 21)

National Law Week (Australia)

Festivals Beginning May 15, 2024

Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival; Kyoto, Japan)

The Great Escape Festival (Brighton, UK) [thru 5.18]

Nantucket Wine & Food Festival (Nantucket, Massachusetts) [thru 5.19]

National Association of Flour Distributors Annual Convention (St. Pete Beach, Florida) [thru 5.19]

World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (Memphis, Tennessee) [thru 5.18]

Feast Days

Achillius of Larissa (Christian; Saint)

Albert Dubout (Artology)

Aoi Matsuri (a.k.a. Hollyhock Leaf Crest Festival; Kyoto, Japan)

Argei (Ancient Rome) [also 3.16]

Athanasius of Alexandria (Coptic Church)

Bertha and Rupert (Christian; Saints)

Bike to Work Day (Pastafarian)

Buddha’s Birthday (Hong Kong, Macau)

Carlo Maratti (Artology)

Declutter Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Dymphna (Christian; Saint) [The Insane]

Feg Murray (Artology)

Festa dei Ceri (St. Ubaldo Day, Gubbio, Italy; Feast Day 5.16)

French Fried Fairy Awareness Day (Shamanism)

Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Roman Catholic Church; Martyr)

Hesychius of Cazorla (Christian; Saint)

Hilary of Galeata (Christian; Saint)

Huldra’s Blot (Pagan)

Ides of May (Ancient Rome)

Isaias of Rostov (Christian; Saint)

Isidore of Chios (Christian; Martyr)

Isidore the Laborer, celebrated with festivals in various countries, the beginning of bullfighting season in Madrid (a.k.a. Isidore of Madrid; Christian; Saint)

Jagger Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Jasper Johns (Artology)

Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (Roman Catholic Church)

Katherine Anne Porter (Writerism)

L. Frank Baum (Writerism)

Mercuralia (Old Roman Festival to Mercury)

Over Sea, Under Stone, by Susan Cooper (Novel; 1965)

Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise (Roman Catholic Church; Martyrs)

Purification Rite to River God of the Tiber (Sacrifice of 27 Straw Puppets; Ancient Rome)

Ralph Steadman (Artology)

Reticius (Roman Catholic Church)

Richard Avedon (Artology)

Simivisionios (Celtic Book of Days)

Sophia of Rome, the fifth of the Ice Saints (Roman Catholic Church)

The Sublime Ms. M (Muppetism)

Torquatus and His Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Vespasian (Positivist; Saint)

Viktor Vasnetsov (Artology)

Welcome Time Travelers Yesterday (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [27 of 60]

Premieres

Angels & Demons (Film; 2009)

The Big Birdcast (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

Bowling for Columbine (Documentary Film; 2002)

Bulworth (Film; 1998)

The Cactus Kid (Disney Cartoon; 1930)

Chariots of Fire (Film; 1981)

A Crown of Swords, by Robert Jordan (Novel; 1996) [Wheel of Time #7]

Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, by Vine Deloria Jr. (History Book; 1969)

Dhalgren, by Samuel R. Delany (Novel; 1975)

East Side Story, by Squeeze (Album; 1981)

Electric Earthquake (Fleischer Cartoon; 1942) [#7]

Fools Afloat or All the Drips at Sea (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 50; 1960)

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, by Patricia A. McKillip (Novel; 1974)

Gesta Danorum, by Saxo Grammaticus (Danish History; 1514)

Gigi (Film; 1958)

God Bless the Go-Go’s, by The Go-Go’s (Album; 2001)

The Great (TV Series; 2020)

Greetings Bait (WB MM Cartoon; 1943)

The Ground Floor or That’s Me All Over! (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 49; 1960)

Jungle Jive (Swing Symphony Cartoon; 1944)

The Last Picture Show, by Larry McMurtry (Novel; 1966)

Laterals, by Tool (Album; 2001)

Leave Us Chase It (Phantasies Cartoon; 1947)

Lethal Weapon 3 (Film; 1992)

Little Hiawatha (Silly Symphonies Cartoon; 1937)

Mad Max: Fury Road (Film; 2015)

The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red’s Head (DePatie-Freleng Animated TV Special; 1974)

Marouf, Savetier de Caire, by Henri Rabaud (Opera; 1914)

The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov (Novel; 1967)

The Matrix Reloaded (Film; 2003)

Neck and Neck (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

One Cab’s Family (MGM Cartoon; 1952)

Pitch Perfect 2 (Film; 2015)

Porky and Gabby (WB LT Cartoon; 1937)

The Portable Dorothy Parker, by Dorothy Parker (Short Stories, Poetry; 1944)

Pulcinella, by Igor Stravinsky (Opera; 1920)

Quest for Camelot (Animated Film; 1998)

Raising Hell, by Run-DMC (Album; 1986)

Raspberry Beret, by Prince (Song; 1985)

Romance (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Royal Opera House (Opera House in Covent Garden, London; 1858)

The Runt, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

The Time Traveler’s Wife (TV Series; 2022)

Tokio Jokio (WB LT Cartoon; 1943)

21st Century Breakdown, by Green Day (Album; 2009)

Vision of Love, by Mariah Carey (Song; 1990)

Von Ryan’s Express, by David Westheimer (Novel; 1964)

Weezer (a.k.a. The Green Album), by Weezer (Album; 2001)

Whispering Smith (TV Series; 1961)

The White Dragon, by Anne McCaffrey (Novel; 1978) [Dragonriders of Peru #3]

Wise Blood, by Flannery O’Connor (Novel; 1952)

Today’s Name Days

Hertraud, Rupert, Sonja, Sophie (Austria)

Izidor, Jakov (Croatia)

Žofie (Czech Republic)

Sophie (Denmark)

Sofia, Viia, Viiu (Estonia)

Sofia, Sohvi, Sonja (Finland)

Denise (France)

Hertraud, Sonja, Sophia (Germany)

Achilleas, Archillios, Kali, Pahomios (Greece)

Szonja, Zsófia (Hungary)

Achille, Germana, Mattia, Torquato (Italy)

Arita, Saulnesis, Sofija, Taiga (Latvia)

Algedas, Izodorius, Jaunutė, Sofija (Lithuania)

Hallvard, Halvor (Norway)

Afanazy, Atanazy, Berta, Cecyliusz, Czcibora, Dionizja, Izydor, Jan, Nadzieja, Ruprecht, Strzeżysław, Zofia (Poland)

Iacob, Pahomie (România)

Žofia (Slovakia)

Indalecio, Isidro (Spain)

Sofia, Sonja (Sweden)

Yardarm (Ukraine)

Sofia, Sonia, Sonya, Sophia, Sophie, Ward, Wardell (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 136 of 2024; 230 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 20 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ji-Si), Day 8 (Ji-Mao)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 7 Iyar 5784

Islamic: 7 Dhu al-Qada 1445

J Cal: 16 Magenta; Twosday [16 of 30]

Julian: 2 May 2024

Moon: 50%: 1st Quarter

Positivist: 23 Caesar (5th Month) [Vespasian]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 6 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 58 of 92)

Week: 2nd Full Week of May

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 26 of 31)

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Brain Health: Glossary and new Roadmap

On June 10th something wonderful happened, and the media hasn't paid much attention yet. On that day, the National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health was released by the CDC and the Alzheimer's Association. IIN this article, I want to first share with you the 10 top actions proposed by this report, and then read more here provide a quick glossary to explain the key words that you will hear more and more when discussing brain health.

On June 10th something wonderful happened, and the media hasn't paid much attention yet. On that day, the National Public Health Road Map to Maintaining Cognitive Health was released by the CDC and the Alzheimer's Association. The authors proposed a set of 44 actions to reach a lofty goal: To maintain or improve the cognitive performance of all adults accross America. This is great timing, given all the research and media attention that this field is getting, and the aging of the baby boomer population..

I want to first share with you the 10 top actions proposed by this report, and then provide a quick glossary to explain the key words that you will hear more and more when discussing brain health.

Top recommendations:

1) To ascertain how diverse groups think about brain health and its relationship with lifestyle factors. This work has already resulted in a phenomenal report on Baby boomers' attitudes towards Brain Fitness.

2) To disseminate the latest science to increase public understanding of cognitive health and to dispel common misconceptions. The discovery of lifelong neuroplasticity and neurogenesis (see glossary below) has given us a new positive view upon the human brain - This is still a concept not many know of. "Use it or lose it" and "Use It and Get More of It" needs to reach all people.

3) Help people understand the connection between risk and protective factors and cognitive health. Good lifestyle habits were superbly presented in the MacArthur study of successful aging: good nutrition, mental and physical exercise, stress management and social engagement.

4) Assess the literature on risk factors (vascular risk and physical inactivity) and related interventions for relationships with cognitive health. As Dr. Marilyn S. Albert at John Hopkins points it out: All the things that we know are bad for your heart turn out to be bad for your brain.

5) More scientific tests will be done to establish the impact of reducing vascular risk factors on lowering the risk of brain decline and improving mental function. Recent findings presented at International Conference on Prevention of Dementia are one big step in the right direction.

6) Further, more research will be conducted on other areas potentially affecting cognitive health such as nutrition, mental activity, and social engagement.

7) The last research focus is on determining the effect of physical activity on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and improving cognitive function.

8) The government will develop a population-based surveillance system to measure the public health burden of cognitive impairment in the United States.

9) Launch public policy projects at all levels to promote brain health by engaging government officials.

10) Brain Fitness will be included in Healthy People 2020, a set of health objectives for the nation that will serve as the foundation for state and community public health plans.