Fun in the sun (without the worry-lines)
Jun 13 2013- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 10 June 2013
- Rosha Nutt
Luke: “Nanny, what’s that?
Nanny: “that’s my elbow”
L: “It’s all stripy”
N: “Stripy?” looks at elbow “oh yes, that’s Nanny’s skin. When you get older your skin gets a bit saggy and goes a bit stripy like Nanny’s”
L: “Is my elbow stripy”
N: “No, yours is nice and springy”
Luke, pressing elbow with index finger: “Yes mine is springy, not stripy like yours”
CERVICAL SCREENING AWARENESS WEEK (9 – 15 June 2013): BASIC INFO ON PREVENTION
Jun 10 2013- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 10 June 2013
- Monica Costa
Women aged 25 to 49 are invited to attend for cervical screening every three years; those aged 50 to 64 are invited every five years. Recent figures have shown that 20% of women still do not attend their cervical screen. A cervical screening test or as it is more commonly known, a smear test, is a method of detecting abnormal (pre-cancerous) cells in the cervix in order to help prevent cervical cancer.
Acute Allergic Reactions – how to help
May 27 2013- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 16 May 2013
- Emma Hammett
All allergic reactions occur because the body’s immune system reacts inappropriately in response to the presence of a substance that it wrongly perceives as a threat. The body doesn’t react to the irritant directly, but reacts to the histamine produced by the body to fight the irritant.
