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Carbon Monoxide – BE-AWARE of the silent killer, is it in your home?

January 18th, 2010

CO-Awareness, established in 2005 is a registered UK charity, founded by Lynn Griffiths a widow and single mum, whose own direct experience began over 20 years ago after her entire family was poisoned by carbon monoxide (CO).  The charity’s mission to provide information on the dangers of CO poisoning and to support victims and their families who have been killed or are suffering long term health effects of the problem, remains Lynn’s key objective.

“I can speak from personal experience,” says Lynn.  “My children and I were chronically poisoned by carbon monoxide for over a decade. We know only too well the devastating effects this silent killer can have on family life. I believe with the support of Housing Association’s, Council’s, Builders, Architects, Landlords, Registered Engineers, PCT’s, Hospitals, Paramedic’s, GP’s, Nurses, Health Visitors, Fire and Rescue, Local and National Press, TV and Radio we can stamp out this silent killer, raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and prevent others from going through the same feelings of isolation, frustration, anger and grief that my family have.”

Known as the ‘silent killer’, CO can be produced by a number of combustion products not burning correctly; these include coal, wood or oil as well as the more widely recognised gas.  CO has no taste, colour or odour; it can, depending on the levels inhaled, cause permanent damage to major organs and even kill within a few breaths.

Knowledge is the key to preventing carbon monoxide poisoning.  In most cases of accidental poisoning, victims don’t realise that CO was being produced or building up in the air they were breathing. Everyone needs to know about the dangers of CO and how to protect themselves from this silent killer. Older people, those with heart, lung problems, pregnant mothers, unborn babies, and young children are all particularly vulnerable to CO dangers.

CO poisoning needs to be taken more seriously by the general public, health care services (including testing at post-mortems) and industry. CO-awareness should be included as a National Curriculum key life skill to avoid deaths in young people.

CO-Awareness’s Four essential steps to improving the public’s CO poisoning awareness

1) Put it in the school curriculum. Knowledgeable children are far more able to make adults do things than any other sector of society.   By teaching children about the dangers of the modern world we increase their potential to be safe and enable them to carry home the message to their families and friends.

2) Improve information and equipment to the medical profession. Emergency services and Accident & Emergency Department staff all acknowledge the benefits of non invasive diagnostic equipment and up to date information for rapid on site diagnosis.  Aggressive multi-system presentation for which CO poisoning is the only tenable unifying diagnosis* can be confirmed immediately by the use of breath analysis or Pulse CO Oximetry.

3) Create an information and advice resource for Solicitors and victims. Many victims fail to obtain proof of their

condition or compensation for poisoning as they cannot afford to employ expensive legal and expert witness staff to collect evidence and fight the case.

4) Ensure that all installation and servicing is carried out by competent operatives. Only one fuel (gas) requires the installer/service operative to prove competence to work safely and proper training has been replaced by modular academically based short courses.  This means that many installer/service operatives in all three fuels lack the experience to recognise potential problem areas.   All fitters and servicing personel must know what they are doing and have the incentives to do the work properly.

CO-Awareness is calling for medical practitioners and others across a range of disciplines to raise awareness and provide ongoing help and support to victims. Groups to be targeted include Housing Associations, landlord’s, Council’s, Builders, Architects, Registered Engineers, PCT’s, Hospitals, Paramedic’s, GP’s, Nurses, Health Visitors, Emergency Services, and schools services to educate young people about the dangers of Carbon Monoxide.

CO-Awareness is a registered charity: For details visit: www.covictim.org

The charity provides information on the dangers of CO poisoning and supports victims and their families who have been killed by or are suffering the long term health effects of the problem. We are keen to work with as many organisations as possible.

For further information contact:

Lynn Griffiths, President, CO-Awareness, Tel: 07715 899296, Email: <!– sEmailAddress = ‘@’; sEmailAddress = ‘LynnCoAwareness’ + sEmailAddress; sEmailAddress += ‘aol.com’; [removed](‘‘); // –> LynnCoAwareness @aol.com <!– [removed](‘‘); // –>

For further information about purchasing Carbon Monoxide products contact:

http://www.co-awareness.com is a Lancashire based company that sells and installs Carbon Monoxide Detectors and Alarms

Martin Roche
http://www.co-awareness.com
Carbon Monoxide Alarms Ltd

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TEST ANXIETY: A Silent Epidemic among Children

January 10th, 2010

Every year, millions of students come face to face with a recurring problem that seems to haunt them more than the proverbial “monster under the bed.”   This persistent challenge has been called by academicians and behavioral experts as —- test anxiety.

This form of school-related stress hounds the kindergarten pupil as much as the Ivy League scholar.  Test anxiety is when a student becomes so nervous about taking an examination that he can no longer perform well.  This is actually a type of performance anxiety that prevents a student from reading and writing the right answers to a test.  Sometimes, a little anxiety can serve as a motivation for a student to prepare and study harder for an upcoming examination. But if it already creates a paralyzing effect and disrupts daily routine, it may already be a case that must be referred to the academic supervisor or to the school psychologist.

How do our children get test anxiety in the first place?

Among the most common reasons for getting “school stress” is the student’s lack of discipline and preparation.  Knowing that insufficient or no preparation was made to satisfactorily hurdle an examination, a student would naturally feel nervous about taking the test.

Another cause of test anxiety is the inappropriate content or level of difficulty of a test.  Using the principles of learning, a teacher cannot force a student to learn a specific body of knowledge or learning content that is usually reserved for higher academic levels.  The frustration and difficulty of learning a specific lesson may end up discouraging the student.

Sometimes, the high expectations of parents can also lead to stress in children.  Being young, children also need to play and have fun.  An exaggerated emphasis on academics may leave your child feeling left out of games other children play.   Too much study may also drive children to eventually disdain the tough of going to school and taking exams. 

So what can parents do to help their children cope with test anxiety?

First, parents should set regular study periods so that their children do not “cram” for the exams. 

Second, parents must monitor the test results without nagging their children about the scores.  The act of questioning them about how well they did in the exam may only cause more test anxiety.

Third, it is best for parents to regularly meet with teachers to find out the real score on how their children perform in school.  

Indeed, school should be fun and it must be the last place for our children to have fear.  It should be a place of adventure where they can express themselves without nervousness…where every test would be a chance to show their knowledge, skills, talents — without any concern except to do their very best.

 

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Herbal Home Remedy for Headache

October 16th, 2009

Headaches can develop for a number of reasons usually they can be related to some obvious cause such as sinusitis, eyestrain, fatigue or tension. The majority of the headaches are due to stress or worries with muscle spasms in the neck leading to headache.

Try these home remedy for headache:

* Mix a quarter teaspoon of clove powder in one teaspoon of cinnamon oil. Apply mixture to the location of pain.
* Take a few drops of ghee (clarified butter) on your palm. Mix 3 or 4 pieces of saffron in it, and rub it for two minutes. The saffron does not dissolve in the ghee, but its qualities are absorbed. Remove saffron and put two drops of this ghee in each nostril. · Dosage: Follow procedure twice a day.
* Mix 1 tablespoon of milk and half teaspoon of ginger powder and put one or Dosage; two drops in each nostril twice a day.
* Cut a lime in half, rub on forehead.
* In case of headaches caused by sun radiations, flowers of henna are found effective. Rub the henna flowers in vinegar and apply it all over your head. This home remedy will give instant relief.
* For headaches, eat a banana every time the linger headaches appear.
* Do not skip meals, especially for migraine sufferers.
* When headache is caused by cold winds, cinnamon works best in curing headache. Make a paste of cinnamon by mixing in water and apply it all over your forehead.
* Use heat: a warm washcloth or a hot water bottle can ease pain
* Lying down in a dark, silent room may also relieve headaches. This can be combined with massage or pressure application to the bridge of the nose. Also, applying a damp, cool cloth when lying down should help alleviate the pain.

Benefits of Herbal Home Remedy for Headache

. prevent excessive vaso-dilation and constriction
. relieve muscular tension
. balance hormones
. improve digestion
. relieve sinus congestion
. relieve pain.
. circulatory tonics
. rubefacients relaxants
. digestive tonics
. hormonal herbs
. pain relievers
. mucous membrane tonics.
. decongestants.

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YourHeadacheSoultions.co.uk is one voice of the  Watson Headache Institute.

The Watson Headache Institute was established to  increase the awareness of cervicogenic (neck)  disorders in headache and migraine by imparting my  (and that of others) clinical experience and knowledge;  to present and discuss past and present relevant  research and to undertake and support rigorous clinical  and scientific research in this specialty.

Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge is self-empowering; I believe that every headache sufferer has the right to know their headache diagnosis as precisely as possible (and what it means), to know the nature of their headache disorder, its outcome and possible types of treatment.

The application of these techniques in Europe, United Kingdom and Australia has become known as the ‘Watson Headache Approach’ and forms the basis of courses I present for physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Norway and Spain — refer  www.headacheeducation.com

The Watson Headache Institute was established to increase the awareness of cervicogenic (neck) disorders in headache and migraine by:imparting my (and that of others) clinical experience and knowledge
and,undertaking and supporting rigorous clinical and scientific research in this specialty.

Dean Watson
as
Consultant Headache and Migraine Physiotherapist; Adjunct Lecturer, Masters Program, School of  Physiotherapy, University of South Australia; PhD Candidate, Murdoch University, Western Australia

Dean Watson of YourHeadache Solutions, Consultant

Headache and Migraine Physiotherapist; Adjunct

Lecturer, Masters Program, School of Physiotherapy,

University of South Australia; PhD Candidate, Murdoch

University, Western Australia. On his site you can

search all topics about headache migraine, headache

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