Through Difficult Times – Light, Debbie ’ s story
To set the scene, I should explain two things – one, although I am only 52, my husband, in his sixties, lives with Alzheimer’s disease and, for myself, I have had some periods in life with quite serious mental illness, most notably a post puerperal psychosis following the birth of our son, now 16. These two things together meant that the time of my operation was never going to be easy. After suffering from heavy bleeding for a number of years, I discovered in summer 2017 that I had fibroids by having a scan. Since they are thought to ‘shrink during the menopause’ I decided to cope with the bleeding using a “b...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - December 4, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health alzheimers dementia hysterectomy stories Source Type: news

Namibia: Health Extension Workers Demand Answers From Govt
[Namibian] FORTY of the 640 health extension workers who were promised employment by the health ministry through the health extension programme are camping out at the Zoo Park in Windhoek for the next four days in protest after the ministry failed to employ them as promised.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 7, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Camping in the Cotswolds left me in pain for YEARS - thanks to a random tick bite
Blair Jollands, 47, from London, was happy and healthy until August 2015, when a tick bite changed everything - and he developed Lyme Disease.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Protecting yourself from Lyme disease
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Each summer, some friends and I spend a week camping in a wilderness area in northern Minnesota. When we got back this year, a member of our group was diagnosed with Lyme disease. As we get ready to go next time, what should we do to protect ourselves from Lyme disease? ANSWER: [...]
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - October 30, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Meet the Birmingham homecare workers fighting for their jobs
“We’re not standing for it because we’ve got children.” Birmingham council’s homecare workers are not taking proposed changes to their contracts lying down, but who are they and why exactly are they fighting so hard? Earlier this year, Birmingham council announced plans to slash the hours of homecare staff working for its enablement service. The changes would mean some staff have their working hours cut from 37 hours to just 14 – so a worker who currently earns around £18,000 a year could lose up to £11,000. The council also want to enforce a new shift pattern which the staff say will be unmanageable....
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - October 1, 2018 Category: Food Science Authors: Rosa Ellis Tags: Article Magazine Birmingham care workers homecare Source Type: news

Man Dies in Fall on New Hampshire Waterfall
FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — Authorities in New Hampshire say a Connecticut man was killed when he fell down a waterfall. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says 23-year-old Zachariah Peterson, of Jewett City, Connecticut, was killed Saturday night. Authorities say Peterson and a friend were camping near a waterfall on Cannon Mountain. Police say Peterson slipped and fell about 250 feet around 11:15 p.m. Officials say Peterson's friend pulled him from the brook. The man was able to stop a car to call for help. Emergency personnel responded to the area but Peterson died of his injuries. Police say alcohol may have been ...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - September 24, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Trauma Patient Care News Source Type: news

Prentis tells Birmingham care strikers ‘we will win’
“We will win – we cannot afford for Birmingham council to win.” That was the pledge this afternoon from general secretary Dave Prentis, as he welcomed striking Birmingham carers to UNISON Centre in London. The strikers were taking their 17th day of action, as the city’s Labour council tries to cut their hours in a desperate attempt to save money. Under the plans, which the council claims will increase ‘efficiency,’ carers would lose money. Depending on the hours allocated to an individual, that could mount up to £6,000 a year for a worker who currently earns around £12,000 a year. Mr Prentis (pictured above w...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - August 29, 2018 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News adult social care birmingham care workers cuts homecare workers low paid carers Source Type: news

I await a second Magnum opus | Brief letters
Morris Traveller in the Alps | What ’s the point of Sats? | DNA ancestry tests | A dog called Trevor | Lolly sticksIn the early 60s, I drove a Morris Traveller (Letters, passim) laden with three friends and a month ’s worth of camping gear to Yugoslavia. We stalled on a 1:2.5 gradient up the Julian Alps from Villach in Austria to the border. We set about unloading all my passengers and possibly the luggage with a view to them humping everything to the pass. Fortunately, an Austrian army jeep came swooping do wn, swung round and threw out a tow rope, and dragged us up to the top. Angels! We then rolled down cheerfully i...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Letters Tags: Motoring Sats Schools Education Race issues Biology Dogs Ice-cream and sorbet Source Type: news

Make Your Next Camping or Hiking Trip Trouble-free
SATURDAY, Aug. 11, 2018 -- Planning ahead is the key to staying healthy and safe when you go hiking or camping, experts say. " ' Be prepared ' is the Boy Scout motto, and it is one of the best ways to avoid pitfalls and make the most of any hiking or...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 11, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

The outdoors are calling, and we've got ideas for 'roughing it' in style
California is rich with recreational areas where we can enjoy woods, mountains, lakes and ocean vistas. For those of us who love nature but aren ’t physically capable of or are intimidated by roughing it, there are ever-growing opportunities — and gear — for glamour camping, a.k.a. “glamping.”We...
Source: L.A. Times - Health - August 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alene Dawson Source Type: news

Health Tip: Have a Safer Summer
-- Summer typically is a whirlwind of long days, summer barbeques, pool parties and camping trips. With all of that activity, it ' s important to maintain a healthy lifestyle, the American Cancer Society says. The society suggests: Get plenty of...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 30, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Tamara Owsley-Savard left permanently disabled from flesh-eating bug
Tamara Owsley-Savard, 32, from Topeka, Kansas, was nipped by a brown recluse spider after she ran into a web while camping with her family.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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