Strawberries and Scream

There are more health events than you can shake a stick at this month. But don’t shake it too hard - you don’t want to get tennis elbow. Talking of which Wimbledon starts on the 24th June so if you’re tempted to dust off that old racquet and throw yourself around a tennis court have a look at our tennis related injury articles. For those of you that are fed up with the increased use of the "grunt" in tennis this year viewers can press the red button and mask grunts with alternative noises such as a gentle "beep", "take that", "phew" or mute it entirely. If only.

Head lice
The Facts of Lice A head louse is an insect with six legs but without wings...A head louse cannot fly, jump or swim…. An adult louse is 3-5 mm in size... Anything smaller is a baby head louse.... [More]

Healthy eating
Britain has one of the highest incidences of heart disease in Europe. This is principally due to our diet. If you want to protect your heart and reduce the risk of other illnesses, some fairly simple changes to your diet could be of significant benefit.... [More]

Tennis Elbow
Tennis elbow, rowing elbow, or lateral epicondylitis to give it it’s medical name (meaning inflammation of the outer part of the elbow), is a fairly common condition affecting about four adults per thousand annually.
Symptoms include pain over the outer side of the elbow which may be worse on gripping or lifting any object such as a kettle or racquet handle... [More]

Tennis Fever
Tennis Fever usually presents in annual cycles. For most sufferers this starts in late June but more acute forms can start a few weeks earlier. Some poor souls experience it all year round.
It can present in one or more of all the known strains   Participatory, Atrium and Al Fresco... [More]

Tennis leg (Calf strains)
Calf strain usually occurs after a sudden change of movement during sport (e.g. tennis), or tripping or treading awkwardly onto a step.
Symptoms and signs include sudden pain in the calf muscle above the Achilles tendon followed by an ache and pain on walking. Sometimes there may be significant bruising and some swelling.... [More]

Toxic shock syndrome
Approximately half of all cases occur in menstruating women aged between 15-25 and who use tampons. The link between tampon use and the infection is still not absolutely clear. Other cases occur from burns, cuts or other localised infections... [More]

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Health Events for June 2013

1 - 30   SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society) Awareness Month
1 - 7   Volunteers’ Week
1 - 30   Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Awareness Month
1 - 30   National Breastfeeding Awareness Month
3 - 9   Heart Rhythm Week
8   International Tampon Alert Day
9 - 15   Cervical Screening Awareness Week
9 - 15   Diabetes Week
10 - 16   National Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Week
10 - 16   Huntington's Disease Awareness Week
10 - 16   National Glaucoma Awareness Week
10 - 16   National Men’s Health Week
10 - 26   Breathe Easy Week
10 - 17   Carers Week
14   World Blood Donor Day 
15 - 23   National Bike Week
15   National Bug Busting Day
17 - 23   National Falls Awareness Week
17 - 23   Sarcoma Cancer Awareness Week
19   World Sickle Cell Day
21   Wrong Trousers Day
21 - 28   National Myeloma Awareness Week
22 - 30   Water Safety Awareness Week
23 - 29   Metabolic Disease Awareness Week
24 - 30   Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week
24 - 30   Child Safety Week
24 - 30   Cystic Fibrosis Week
24 - 30   Deafblind Awareness Week
29   World Scleroderma Day



Common Cold:

Catching a cold on your summer break can really put a damper on
your fun in the sun. The common cold is caused by a virus.
Once you’re infected you can’t be “cured” until the virus works itself
of your system. Still, you can use OTC cold and flu remedies and
lots of water to treat your symptoms and keep you
on your feet when resting isn’t an option.
 

This Month's Video
Food Hygiene

 

 

 

 

 


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Three reasons why a water cooler is essential to your health

 

 

 

 

 
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