| Winter no time to give up walking routine: follow these tips | | Posted Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:46:42 PM by Blog57 Team | | When the winter air is crisp and the ground is covered with snow, there's nothing like taking a walk to enjoy the beauty of the season - and walking is one of the best ways to keep fit. On the other hand, winter can be a challenging time of year to get out and about. Freezing rain, city surfaces and piles of hard-packed snow pose a hazard for the innocent pedestrian. "A few simple measures can make it safer to walk outdoors in the winter," says Canada Safety Council president Dean Wilson. "Removing snow and ice, putting sand or salt on areas where people walk, and wearing the right footwear all make a big difference." According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, almost 12,000 Ontarians visited an emergency room (ER) in 2002-2003 after falling on ice.... | |
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| | | Lawmakers Propose Improved Safety Measures For Social Workers | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 2:47:35 AM by Blog57 Team | | Frankfort (AP) -- The murder of a western Kentucky social worker while making a house call in October may lead to state legislation that would provide better protection for others working in the field. State lawmakers and social workers gathered in Frankfort on Friday to begin discussions for a bill that could include hazard duty pay, more police backup during potentially dangerous house calls, improved communications equipment, and more personnel so that social workers don't have to make visits alone. The nation was reminded of the dangers social workers face in October when Boni Frederick was killed while supervising a visit between a 9-month-old boy and his mother in western Kentucky. The toddler had been removed from his mother's custody when he was 13 days old because of neglect, police said.... | |
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| | | Staff 'lacked training' at baby death nursery | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 6:48:29 AM by Blog57 Team | | THREE nursery workers who attempted to save a baby girl from choking on a piece of apple had no first aid training, an inquest heard. Another member of staff, who had undergone first aid training, watched the tragic ordeal unfold from the sidelines because she was afraid she would get into trouble if she left other babies unattended. Little Georgia Hollick suffocated when her airways became blocked at the Just Learning Centre in Cambourne on April 19. Her devastated mother Sharon wept yesterday (Wednesday, 01 November) as she told the inquest jury how she had complained about Georgia's care just days before she died. Nursery workers Carla Woods, Louise Little and Samantha Lloyd all battled to revive the 10-monthold when she choked on the apple and stopped breathing.... | |
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| | | Where does baby sleep? | | Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 10:46:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | Despite the official warning from the nation's pediatricians and the raised eyebrows from one set of grandparents, the Hanson family in West Seattle — daddy, mommy and baby — sleep together in the same bed every night. That way, when 6-month-old Jackson wakes up hungry, all mom Jeanie has to do is lift her shirt to nurse. "It's sort of saved my sanity and allowed me to get more sleep," she said. "I don't have to get up and walk down the hall." A year has passed since the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) officially recommended "that infants not bed share during sleep" to reduce the risk of accidental death. They may be nursed and comforted in bed but should go back to their own crib or bassinet — in the parents' bedroom — when the parent is ready to go back to sleep, the AAP says.... | |
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| | | Baby who saved the lives of his family | | Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 2:46:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | Baby Daniel Thompson has probably saved the lives of his mother, father and three sisters. His mother, Lesley Williamson, was woken in the middle of the night when the nine-month-old started coughing. And as she got up, just after 5am yesterday, she found the house filled with thick black smoke from a fire downstairs. She roused partner Mark Thompson, 28, and Daniel's sisters Tegan, five, Anna, three, and Jayden, 18 months, and alerted the fire brigade. The family, who were staying at a relative's home in Hilltop View, Langley Park, near Durham, huddled together in an upstairs bedroom as the fire raged downstairs. .... | |
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| | | I hope my art will save lives | | Posted Sunday, October 15, 2006 10:46:25 PM by Blog57 Team | | A blood-stained baby lying motionless beside an upturned car and rescue workers toiling over mangled motors are some of the shocking images in an exhibition due to come to the region. Photographer Paul Wenham-Clarke has recreated graphic scenes of car crashes and taken pictures of grief-stricken relatives of those who lost their lives in accidents, as part of his haunting When Lives Collide collection. The touring exhibition arrives at the Biscuit Factory, in Newcastle, in February, with the full backing of victims' families. Paul, 43, who lives in Newbury, Berkshire, with his wife, Anita, 30, has created the exhibition to warn people of the devastating effects of accidents. .... | |
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| | | Pharmacists fear US demand may deplete Canadian drug stocks | | Posted Saturday, October 14, 2006 12:46:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | WINDSOR, Ont. -- Canadian druggists fear a recent U.S. government decision to lift the ban on the cross-border importation of prescription drugs will lead to a run on Canadian pharmacies by American consumers and result in severe shortages in Canada's drug supply. Marc Kealey, chief executive officer of the Ontario Pharmacists Association, sent letters to federal Health Minister Tony Clement and Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman outlining his organization's concerns "about the imminent threat to Canada's drug supply." In an interview, Kealey predicted a Sept. 29 decision by the U.S. congress will result in "bulk importations from Canadian Internet suppliers, possibly allowing whole American states to supply their drug plans from here." He said one U.S.... | |
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| | | IN MY OPINION: A healthy way to invest without huge risks | | Posted Monday, October 09, 2006 6:46:19 AM by Blog57 Team | | Everyone knows that the aging baby boomers will likely create unprecedented demand for health care services. Yet a whole host of reasons -- product recalls, patent expirations, thin drug pipelines, Medicare and Medicaid cuts, and uninsured patients -- increase the risk of investing in health care stocks. How can investors gain exposure to health care without opening themselves up to unmitigated risk? By buying shares of health care real estate investment trusts, investors can play the aging American demographic while avoiding most of the downside associated with health care services companies. • What's a health care REIT? Health care REITs own hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, independent and assisted-living facilities, medical office buildings, or any type of health care real estate.... | |
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| | | Babies "R" Us Invites Expectant Moms and Area Hospitals to Ring In the New Year With 'First Baby of the Year' | | Posted Monday, October 02, 2006 2:46:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | Celebrating the stork's first delivery in 2007, Babies "R" Us, the nation's premier baby products retailer, is calling all expectant New Year's moms and hospitals to register for the "First Baby of the Year" sweepstakes. Courtesy of Babies "R" Us, babies of registered moms-to-be with a due date on or around January 1, will be eligible to win a grand prize savings bond worth $25,000. The hospital that delivers the "First Baby of the Year" will receive a $10,000 pre-natal education grant. In addition to the grand-prize, a $100 Babies "R" Us gift basket will be awarded to each mother who delivers the first baby born at each registered hospital. From now until December 27, expectant moms and hospitals may enter the sweepstakes at http://www.firstbabyoftheyear.com. According to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, an average of 8,000 live births occur in the U.S.... | |
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| | | Sleep like (and with) a baby | | Posted Monday, September 25, 2006 6:46:48 PM by Blog57 Team | | New mother Melissa Gluck knows that it's risky to sleep in the same bed with newborns. But after seven sleepless weeks of rousing herself from bed every few hours to nurse her crying baby, she relented. "I was falling asleep nursing," says Gluck, 32. So she put Owen in bed with her. He slept longer between feedings, and she got more rest. Then, several weeks ago, Gluck heard about a California newborn's apparent suffocation after sleeping with his teenage parents on the same bed - in a hospital, no less. That night, Owen was back in the bassinet. In a matter of hours, though, he was again snuggled up near his mom, who says she was unable to sleep without his breath on her cheek. "It's hard to decide what to do," Gluck said. As in so many matters of child-rearing, the decision to bed share is a highly personal, often controversial, topic.... | |
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