With 5.4 million cases in more than 3.3 million people diagnosed annually, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United...

May 7-13 is annual Neuropathy Awareness Week an initiative launched by The Neuropathy Association to raise awareness about neuropathy and...

What is Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder? Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder that...

Stress awareness month has been held every April since 1992 and was created to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures...

National Autism Awareness Month represents an excellent opportunity to promote autism awareness, autism acceptance and to draw attention...

Moving our clocks, watches, and cell phones in either direction changes the principal time for setting and resetting our 24-hour natural...

What is Multiple Sclerosis? MS is a progressive, “immune-mediated” disorder. That means the system designed to keep your body healthy...

American Heart Month, a federally designated event, is a great way to remind Americans to focus on their hearts and encourage them to get...

Following a spinal cord injury, signals between the bladder and the brain may not work properly. As a result, the bladder cannot tell...

Certain drugs used to treat neurologic conditions such as epilepsy and multiple sclerosis can be dangerous to a growing fetus....

What is PBA? PseudoBulbar Affect (PBA) is inappropriate involuntary episodes of laughing and crying in people with certain neurologic...

What is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a general term used to describe a group of disorders that affect the normal development of...

What is Narcolepsy? Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive sleepiness, sleep paralysis, hallucinations, and in some...

September is World Alzheimer's Awareness Month; Alzheimer's Action Day is September 21. During World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in...

What Is Vertigo? Vertigo is the feeling that you or your environment is moving or spinning. It differs from dizziness in that vertigo...

What is Tourette Syndrome (TS)? Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary...

More than 3 million US cases per year Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and...

THINK YOU ARE HAVING A STROKE? CALL 9-1-1 IMMEDIATELY! F.A.S.T. is an easy way to remember the sudden signs of stroke. When you can spot...

The term refers to the narrowing of the carotid arteries. This narrowing is usually caused by the buildup of fatty substances and...

What Is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the nervous system....