They call youngsters the flu super-spreaders, meaning that they pass on flu to the vulnerable members of the community, including the elderly. The vaccine, a nasal spray, did not work in young children (in reception …
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ONE JAB FITS ALL
It is now being suggested that there could be a single injection that delivers every childhood vaccine in one go. The multi-jab stores stores the vaccines in microscopic sealed cups that release the initial dose …
Continue readingBEAT DIABETES
In the UK there are millions of over-weight people. And it is estimated they are costing the NHS £10billion a year. Professor Mark Baker, director at the centre for guidelines at NICE said, “We know …
Continue readingNHS WINTER WORRIES
Doctors have warned that the NHS may well struggle to cope during the coming winter. They have said that even in the summer there was bed blocking caused by a shortage of social care. In …
Continue reading‘AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST’
In an earlier article we launched our campaign to replace a Political Party’s Manifesto with a Legally Binding Contract .. see Election Manifesto .. or Legally Binding Contract? What prompted our campaign was the number of …
Continue readingSHARED SPACES DISPUTE
Maria Miller, the Chair of the Women and Equalities Select Committee has added her views to the growing controversy with regard to access for disabled people within the built environment. She said, “”Disabled people have …
Continue reading‘MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS’ IN SCOTLAND
Former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has claimed there is now a ‘full-blown’ mental health emergency’ in Scotland. This follows after the ‘Cottage Family Centre’ in Kirkaldy announced it is to hire its own mental health …
Continue readingBLOOD PRESSURE TESTING AT THE CHECKOUT?
NHS chiefs have said that blood pressure testing must become more routine if we are to prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes. This could mean testing taking place at work and at supermarket checkouts. …
Continue readingOFFICE LIFESTYLE CAN INCREASE RISK OF EARLY DEATH
Researchers are suggesting that a desk job can almost double the risk of a premature death. People who sat for long periods were up to twice as likely to die over the next four years, …
Continue readingPROSTITUTION AND THE DISABLED
Lorraine Kelly, in her SUN column, wrote about how she felt it was wrong that Katie Price was even thinking about hiring a prostitute for her son Harvey. But she agreed that being disabled shouldn’t …
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