“Even so, the risk of SIDS can be greatly reduced. Most important: babies younger than 1 year old should be placed on their backs to sleep — never facedown on their stomachs or on their sides. Sleeping on the stomach or side increases the risk for SIDS. When considering which babies could be most at risk, no single thing is likely to cause a SIDS death. Rather, several risk factors might combine to cause an at-risk infant to die of SIDS.”
Kids Health (kidshealth.org)
“I started running four years ago to quit smoking. Now, I run to show my son, Fritz, that you can do anything you set your mind to, so long as you are willing to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Team NDSS has been a great way for me to help NDSS continue their important work for our kiddos and family members. Wearing NDSS gear at local races here in Arkansas has given me a chance to talk to other runners, dispel myths about Down syndrome and promote the work of NDSS.”— Chris Attig
National Down Syndrome Society (ndss)
“Physiologically, kindness can positively change your brain. Being kind boosts serotonin and dopamine, which are neurotransmitters in the brain that give you feelings of satisfaction and well-being, and cause the pleasure/reward centers in your brain to light up. Endorphins, which are your body’s natural pain killer, also can be released. It is not just how you treat other people — it is how you extend those same behaviors and intentions to yourself as well.”
MAYO CLINIC
“Kindness has been shown to increase self-esteem, empathy and compassion, and improve mood. It can decrease blood pressure and cortisol, a stress hormone, which directly impacts stress levels. People who give of themselves in a balanced way also tend to be healthier and live longer. Kindness can increase your sense of connectivity with others, which can directly impact loneliness, improve low mood and enhance relationships in general. It also can be contagious. Looking for ways to show kindness can give you a focus activity, especially if you tend to be anxious or stressed in some social situations.”
MAYO CLINIC
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“Your liver is a large and complex organ. It is responsible for breaking down and eliminating naturally occurring toxins as well as many types of medications. It also acts as a chemical factory, producing bile (necessary for digestion), clotting factors, other proteins in the blood, as well as cholesterol and various forms of fats. The other major function of the liver is to store and release carbohydrates. Since chronic liver disease cannot be cured, prevention is key. “.
Beth Israel Lahey Health Winchester Hospital
“Norovirus is a very contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. Anyone can get infected and sick with norovirus. Norovirus is also known as the winter vomiting bug. It is the commonest cause of gastroenteritis. The virus is usually transmitted via the fecal-oral route . You can get norovirus from:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC
“National Bullying Prevention Month is a campaign in the United States founded in 2006 by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. Initially held the first week in October, the event was expanded in 2010 to the entire month. Celebrating 15 year (2006-2015) anniversary! ”
PACER (www.pacer.org)
“Nearly every mainstream medical, psychological, and educational organization in the United States long ago concluded that Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a real, brain-based medical disorder. These organizations also concluded that children and adults with ADHD benefit from appropriate treatment.”
ADHD Awareness (www.adhdawarenessmonth.org)
“If you haven’t taken a deep breath lately, take the time to take one now. Just notice the air flowing through your airway, feel it rest in your lungs as it’s exchanged for carbon dioxide, and then exhale as it flows back out into the world.
“The World Health Assembly recently declared that violence has become a major and growing public health problem internationally. Studies have shown that violence—an extreme expression of aggression toward others—and suicide—an extreme manifestation of aggression directed against the self, overlap to a certain extent. Researchers have long attempted to better understand why some individuals act out aggression toward themselves while others express their anger outwardly. Part of the answer appears to lie in identifying the negative thought processes experienced by those who are at high risk for either suicide or violence.”
Psychology Today (“Insight into the violent mind”) January 2019