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March is brain injury awareness month.  It's aim is to raise awareness of how many people suffer from brain injuries and what can be done to prevent them. Rehabilitation is sometimes possible but some symptoms will likely always persist.  We look at the different types and how it affects the patient.

Rare Disease Day 2017 supports research to help uncover more information on the thousands of rare diseases there are. It’s a global day in its 10^th year with many ways to join in and support it.

January 24 is Moebius Awareness day. It gives those who suffer from the condition an opportunity to educate others on it, and to show the world that, despite the physical differences it can cause, they’re just like everybody else. But, with an estimated 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 500,000 children born with Moebius, it isn’t a well-known condition.

January is Birth Defects Awareness month, 2017’s focus is prevention. Take folic acid prior to conception to protect babies from NTD. Too much alcohol can cause Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and numerous conditions.