‘I fell for his patter’: how rogue builders left a carer £13,000 out of pocket
The nightmare began with a leaking roof. Andrea Giles* duly sought out a specialist company to repair it. But in the space of a month, Giles, a full-time carer for her disabled husband and two special needs children, had lost almost £13,000 and part of the roof of her home after falling victim to…#andreagiles #nationally #giles #aanyone #checkatrade #vat #guardianmoney #brianberry #fmb #nonepersonal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bernie Sanders Blasts Biden ’s ‘Totally Absurd’ Israel Policy, Condemns ‘Wholesale Slaughter of the Palestinian People’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) did not mince words Friday night when speaking about U.S. policy toward Israel as it continues its military response to the Oct. 7 terror attacks. After Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and abducted more than 200 others, Israel invaded Gaza in an operation that has killed…#berniesanders #israel #hamas #israelis #gaza #palestinians #benjaminnetanyahu #sanders #alexwagner #msnbc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to Calm Your Child After a Nightmare
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Most parents have experienced it: Your young child wakes up distraught, sure that the nightmare they ' ve just suffered through is real.Dr. Anis Rehman, an internal medicine specialist and consultant to the Sleep Foundation,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How Play Can Increase Resilience
Play is a microcosm of childhood, a protective shell like a butterfly’s chrysalis that safeguards children from the slings and arrows of life, one that allows them to grow. What happens, however, when, through no fault of your own, you are born into conditions—poverty, racism, and other adversities—that groom children for bad outcomes? Can play, if nurtured and supported in such adverse conditions, create resilience? Can increased opportunities for play encourage better-than-expected life outcomes, and possibly even provide a buffer against the odds of the cycle of poverty being perpetuated?
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Source: TIME: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Corey Keyes Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Doctors insisted my baby was fine... so why did I have a stillbirth just two days later? Agony of 18-year-old who was 'fobbed off' throughout her nightmare pregnancy
Madison Goodwin from Essex was told she needed an emergency c-section. But in the waiting room, medics then told her she had been mixed up with another patient. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When night falls fast: sleep and suicidal behavior among adolescents and young adults - Fernandes SN, Zuckerman E, Miranda R, Baroni A.
Sleep disturbances have been linked to suicidal ideation and behaviors in adolescents. Specifically, insomnia and nightmares are associated with current suicide risk and predict future ideation. Associations between hypersomnia, sleep apnea, and suicide re... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Jimmy Kimmel Cracks Wise On Trump's 100% Terror Attack Prediction:'He's Like A Magic Hate Ball '
Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night host, has taken a jab once again at former President Donald Trump for his recent public statements, calling them “completely off the rails.” What Happened: Kimmel, on his Tuesday night show, highlighted Trump’s recent string of comments, reported HuffPost. Kimmel…#jimmykimmel #donaldtrump #kimmel #trump #bidenvs #haleyvs #holdsup #iowa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Created That Frozen Corpse Pile, Featuring Gouged Eyes and More Graphic Injuries
At the end of “True Detective Night Country” episode 1, a frozen block of naked dead bodies — seven to be precise, are discovered. Their faces and a few limbs are sticking out of the ice, and their expressions are that of sheer terror. Ennis Police Department chief Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster), who…#lizdanvers #jodiefoster #daveelsey #dantesinferno #issalópez #louelsey #danelsey #pinewoodstudios #elseys #dantaylor (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UNISON given go-ahead to join judicial review of government inaction over Windrush
UNISON has been given the go-ahead to join a legal challenge of former home secretary Suella Braverman’s decision to renege on three key recommendations made by the Windrush scandal inquiry.
In December, a High Court judge granted a private individual, Trevor Donald, permission to lodge a judicial review of Ms Braverman’s actions, in a hearing that is likely be heard some time between March and May this year.
At the same time, both UNISON and civil rights group the Black Equity Organisation (BEO) were granted permission to ‘intervene’, or join the case. Each will be able to give evidence and argue their position w...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - January 22, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: News black members Legal unison legal Windrush Source Type: news
‘True Detective: Night Country’ Showrunner Issa López Experienced Best & Worst Of Working With HBO Amid Iceland Shoot In “Eternal Darkness”
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the season premiere of True Detective: Night Country. The night is dark and full of terrors in Ennis, Alaska, the fictional setting for the fourth season of acclaimed crime anthology True Detective, which premiered tonight on HBO. This is…#ennis #alaska #truedetective #hbo #nightcountry #arctic #lizdanvers #jodiefoster #evangelinenavarro #kalireis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why parents are reliving their baby-loss nightmares
An inquiry is under way to ensure the deaths of three babies are not brushed off as isolated tragedies. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sleeping in a specific position can strain the heart and make you more prone to nightmares, says dreams expert
It's well known that the position you sleep in can have an effect on your sleep quality and if your muscles are sore the next morning. However, a dream decoder suggests it can affect nightmares. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Month-old baby girl suffered cardiac arrest and died after medics made 'error' giving her heart drugs as parents say tragedy was their 'worst imaginable nightmare'
Parents Amber Cutts, 36, and Lee Clayton, 29, have spoken of their 'worst imaginable nightmare' after little Orla passed away just an hour after being given adenosine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Science editors pick their most memorable stories of 2023
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 29, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Family beg health chiefs ‘save our baby boy’ after claim medicine is ‘too expensive’
EXCLUSIVE:The parents of little Dexter Newton face the nightmare scenario of missing out on life-saving medication that could tackle his cystic fibrosis. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news