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Every year, March is designated as Red Cross Month by the President of the United States. The American Red Cross plays a vital role in helping those in need, not just in March, but every day of the year. In fact, every eight minutes the American Red Cross brings hope and help to those who need it. The heroes of the Red Cross are the citizens who donate time, funds or blood to help those who are suffering from tragedy.

Multiple Sclerosis (meaning multiple scars on the brain) affects the central nervous system and can interrupt the information that travels between the brain and the body. It is an unpredictable disease that, at this time, has no known cause. March is Multiple Sclerosis Education Month and My Identity Doctor encourages awareness of the disease to help its prevention and possible cure. They also encourage those suffering from the disease to wear a multiple sclerosis bracelet or some other form of medical alert jewelry for women and men.

Diabetes is, unfortunately, one of the most common American diseases. It is hereditary, but is also brought on by poor eating habits, a sedentary lifestyle and other changes that modern times have inflicted upon humans. American Diabetes Alert Day takes place on March 24th and MyIdentityDoctor.com is promoting this day through awareness to help prevent this disease.

Individuals with a heart condition live in a constant state of anxiety wondering if and when another stroke, heart attack or heart complication might occur. Compounding the anxiety is the idea that if an incident does occur, they would not be able to verbalize their situation to those around them or to medical personnel. For these reasons, heart patients are encouraged to wear medical alert jewelry such as a heart patient bracelet, hypertension bracelet or an arrhythmia bracelet for peace of mind and a quick diagnosis which could, ultimately, save their life.

Individuals with blood clotting issues take prescription medication like Warfarin/Coumadin to help stop the formation of dangerous blood clots that can lead to a heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, even death. Warfarin is an anticoagulant that helps stop the blood from forming clots and in effect, thins the blood (though it is not considered a blood thinner).

As many as 20 million women and ten million men suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lifetime in the United States alone. National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which takes place February 22-28, was established to promote awareness of eating disorders, how to spot them, how to treat them, and how to save lives.

Most people recognize February 14th as Valentine's Day, but it is also important to note that it is also National Donor Day. With over 117,000 individuals in the United States awaiting organ donations to survive, it seems only appropriate to dedicate the day already devoted to hearts and love to also be dedicated to giving the gift of life to someone in need. Unfortunately, the number of people waiting organ donations far outweighs the number of people signed up to be organ donors.

People suffering from Alzheimer's in the intermediate to advanced stages sometimes have a tendency to wander. There are many different reasons for this wandering and it's a good idea to be aware of the causes and the precautions caregivers can take to help prevent it.

Every year, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness week is celebrated right around Valentine's Day. This year, Duchene Awareness week is being celebrated February 13 – February 20. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a debilitating disease that 20,000 children around the globe are born with annually, most of them being boys. Duchenne is caused by a mutation of a gene on the X chromosome. This gene calls for the production of a protein called Dystrophin, and with the mutation, there is no production of this important protein and muscle cells weaken and die. This is how Duchenne develops. Eventually, the muscle cells of the heart, the respiratory system and skeletal muscles are all affected, leading to the individual's death.

February is American Heart Month. The American Heart Association sponsors a variety of activities throughout February in an effort to bring about cardiovascular disease awareness which is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States and includes heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure.