Breast Cancer Awareness: Can Men Get Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer awareness month tends to focus on women since most patients are women, but many people don’t know men can also get the disease. This is because all humans are born with breast tissue and the small amount men retain throughout life makes it…
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Flu Shot: How to Stay Healthy This Early Winter Flu Season
The flu shot is a great way to prevent influenza—a contagious respiratory infection that impacts millions of Americans each year. Symptoms include fever, body aches, runny nose, coughing, sore throat and fatigue. While most cases of the flu are mild and people recover on their…
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National Health Literacy Day
Health IQ is excited to announce October 15 as the first official National Health Literacy Day. Changing the health of the world requires awareness of one person and one decision at a time. We are committed to raising the collective consciousness and dialogue around the factors that impact individual health by promoting all we as individuals can do to prevent negative health outcomes.
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Meningitis: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe at Any Age
Meningitis—inflammation of the brain and spinal cord—is a rare disease, but can happen even to otherwise young and healthy people, so it’s important to know the symptoms. Meningitis is a viral or bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal…
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Blood Cancer Awareness Month: How to Donate to Make a Difference
September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, a great time to consider how you can make a difference for people struggling to stay healthy with these difficult conditions. Organizations like the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society are doing a series of blood drives for patients, as well…
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World Lung Cancer Day: How Early Screening Can Save Lives
World Lung Cancer Day helps to raise awareness of lung cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer in the United States and globally, where it accounts for nearly 1 out of 5 cancer deaths. This year, the new screening recommendations from the American Lung…
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World Hepatitis Day: Keeping Your Liver Healthy and Safe
World Hepatitis Day is a time to be informed about the potential risks and treatments for various types of hepatitis to keep your liver safe. Hepatitis refers to the harmful inflammation of the liver due to infection, and it can have several different viral causes….
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5 Ways Holistic Therapy Can Keep You—And Your Pocketbook—Healthy
These days it seems like you can’t turn on the TV (or watch a YouTube video) without seeing an ad for the latest prescription drug treatment—complete with a speed reading version of contraindications and side effects. While modern medicine has helped us make healthy strides…
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Skin Cancer: Staying Safe for UV Damage Awareness Month
July is UV Damage Awareness Month, and while celebrating outdoors this summer, it’s especially important to protect yourself from skin cancer from overexposure to the sun. Most people know the importance of sunscreen, staying inside during peak hours, and wearing hats and clothing to protect…
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National Drive-Thru Day: Tips For a Healthier Meal on the Go
July 24th is the day we celebrate that eating at drive-thrus is a very fun, if not entirely healthy American tradition. The first drive-thru opened in the 1930s, when Americans were really starting to fall in love with their automobiles and the freewheeling lifestyle. We…
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