Hetty, a black Labrador/Retriever cross is the first dog in the UK to be trained as both a guide dog and a seizure alert dog

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A woman from Tunbridge Wells in Kent who is blind and has epilepsy is getting help from a very special assistance dog. Visit the guide dogs for the blind website Hetty, a black Labrador/Retriever cross is the first dog in the UK to be trained as both a guide dog and a seizure alert dog and has been officially handed over to her new owner, Toni Brown-Griffin. Two-year-old Hetty had already been trained as a guide dog; she was then specially selected by Sheffield charity Support Dogs to learn how to identify the onset of an epileptic seizure. Hetty will now help …

British Heart Foundation is promoting ‘no kissing, just hard CPR’

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The British Heart Foundation is urging people to forget “mouth-to-mouth” and to concentrate on chest compressions when performing CPR.  “Hands-only CPR” has previously been supported by the Resuscitation Council (UK).  But it is now being promoted in a new advertising campaign featuring footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones.  New polling by the BHF suggests many feel worried about the idea of giving the “kiss of life”. Watch the video click here This is nothing new in our training and the course is taught the same and full CPR training must still be trained, it is excellent advice to untrained people and as an alternative to …

Treatment for Heart Conditions with Angioplasty and Stents for Coronary Heart Disease

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The treatment for inserting a Stent to treat heart conditions is in the news with Prince Philip. It is a simple and  effective procedure with great success. The procedure know as Coronary Angioplasty is a procedure to treat the fatty narrowing of the arteries to increase the blood flow to the heart. This fatty  deposits, Plaque build up over time causing the arteries to harden and narrow reducing the amount of blood that may pass. This harding is called atherosclerosis and is a common disorder and can affect any artery in the body but when it affects the coronary arteries it is …

Jext Auto Injector for Anaphylaxis Treatment

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We have adapted all our Anaphylaxis courses to include the new Jext Auto Injector. This auto injector is not a “new version of the epi-pen” it is a different brand and has a lot of benefits over other auto injectors. Longer shelf life of 2 years Better temperature range allowing for a more stable drug Needle cover when activated Comes in a case to keep safe Simply put on the leg then pushed to fire the unit but could be used the same as an epi-pen if by mistake We have added a Anaphylaxis student manual to the course which …

24,000 diabetes deaths a year ‘could be avoided’

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Up to 24,000 deaths from diabetes could be avoided in England each year, if patients and doctors better managed the condition, a report concludes.  The first-ever audit of patient deaths from the condition said basic health checks, a good diet and regular medication could prevent most of them. Diabetes UK said it was vital the 2.3 million sufferers had top quality care.  The Department of Health in England said shocking variations in care and an unacceptable death toll were evident.  About a third of people in the UK affected do not realise they have the condition.  It means their bodies …

Confusion over salt in your diet

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“Salt is good for us after all,” according to the Daily Express. The newspaper said that a “controversial new study suggests that salt in the diet can lessen our chances of suffering heart disease and strokes”. The Express story itself should be taken with a large pinch of salt, as the study doesn’t suggest that eating high levels of salt is good for us. Instead, the research found that in white people with normal blood pressure, a low-salt diet only slightly reduced blood pressure but led to small increases in substances such as cholesterol. Read the full report on the NHS website

New hope for head injury patients

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A method of communicating with brain damaged patients who appear to be in a vegetative state has been discovered by scientists in the UK and Belgium.  Writing in The Lancet medical journal they describe how they measured electrical activity in the brain to detect consciousness.  The technique, known as EEG, is painless and involves attaching electrodes to the head. Doctors hope it can be used as a diagnostic tool in homes and hospitals. For the full details click here

Fibre and Whole Grains can reduce you cancer risk

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Eating more cereals and whole grains could reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer, a BMJ study says. Researchers from Imperial College London found that for every 10g a day increase in fibre intake, there was a 10% drop in the risk of bowel cancer. But their analysis of 25 previous studies found that fruit and vegetable fibre did not reduce risk.  A cancer charity called for more detailed research on the quantity and type of fibre to eat. Read the full report on the BBC website click here

Follow ProTrainings and Pro Pet First Aid on iTunes

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You can follow ProTrainings Europe and Pro Pet First Aid on their own iTunes channels for download as video and audio podcasts.   We will be increasing these over the next few months to include more subjects. Follow ProTrainings EU at http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pro-first-aid-radio-podcasts/id435073858 Follow Pro Pet First Aid at  http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/pro-pet-first-aid-podcast/id441002834