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Whoa there... that new year's resolution to get fit still top of your list? Chances are you'll be jumping into it like a bull at a gate (we all do), but that is not the way to do it according to this recent report on CBC News. The sharp, intense workouts that the average post-Christmas adult jumps into can damage your kidneys because of the release of chemicals into the bloodstream after intense exercise we're no, longer used to doing. If you were a gym junkie in your younger days, do your kidneys a favour and jump into the new year's resolution fitness program slowly... Continue reading →

Hannah Kean was diagnosed at the age of 21 with Anaphylaxis after a life time of baffling ill health and regular hospital visits since she was a toddler. The diagnosis was made after Hannah experienced an unexpected anaphylactic attack from eating an instant packet of macaroni cheese. “The only reasonable explanation for such a serious reaction to the microwaved packet of macaroni cheese is that it must have been manufactured on equipment used to produce seafood or fish products”, Miss Kean said. “Ever since then I have been fatally allergic to iodine, crustaceans and all types of fish and in my early 20’s I had between 30 and 40 anaphylactic episodes which were life threatening. “At the same time as being diagnosed with Anaphylaxis, I began to lose my hearing. Several years later the progressive hearing loss led my rheumatologist to diagnose me with a genetic auto immune disorder known as Muckle Wells Syndrome, and now I am 99.98 per cent deaf. “In any year I can spend up to two months in hospital at a time, and as I live on my own my Continue reading →

The internet has brought many things; news, views and sights from sources we've never had available before. Here's this week's round up. And don't forget, if you or a family member has a medical condition, protect yourself with a Medibands - so medical assistance can assess your needs quickly. 1. Preserve those memories.  hands up those who exclusively take digital snaps on their phone or camera... and keep them on the memory stick? Hands up those who would be devastated if you lost all those precious memories to a hard drive crash? Yes, us too. The answer is creating a photo book of all your memories. The idea is simple; a number of companies can supply software that you use to create a book incorporating all the snaps you want.  There are different sizes and page lengths Continue reading →

The internet has brought many things; news, views and sights from sources we've never had available before. Here's this week's round up. And don't forget, if you or a family member has a medical condition, protect yourself with a Mediband - so medical assistance can assess your needs quickly. 1. Protect against skin cancer.  A new research article, highlighted in the LA Times, is pointing to aspirin as a possible barrier against skin cancers.  Taking data collected over 19 years the research paper suggests a link between taking aspirin daily and lower rates of skin cancer. The comprehensive research (and you can read more here) indicates up to 15% less cases of skin cancer in patients using aspirin for various reasons. 2. Oh, the joy of a simple recipe. Are you fed up with complicated recipes with dozens of ingredients and hours in a hot kitchen? Do you hanker after some of the foods that grandma was so good at? Same here. Continue reading →

The internet has brought many things; news, views and sights from sources we've never had available before. Here's this week's round up. And don't forget, if you or a family member has a medical condition, protect yourself with a Mediband - so medical assistance can assess your needs quickly.   1. How much coffee?  It appears a few of us quite enjoy a coffee or two...  but how much should we drink? And is it doing us any good at all? It appears so, the full report is here, but essentially coffee helps lower the risk of diabetes, it can help you burn more fat (by increasing your endurance and possibly delaying the onset of fatigue). Coffee has been shown in some studies to reduce the chance of death - simply because less coffee drinkers in a huge study of something else, tended to die (read into that what you will), and Continue reading →