Hysterectomy, complications and my biggest ever challenge – Lauraine ’ s Story
Three years ago today I had a hysterectomy which has completely changed my life. I had an automated email from a hysterectomy support group today congratulating me on three year anniversary and hoping I was having the time of my life embracing the new found health my hysterectomy had given me………….not quite my experience I’m afraid as I developed an enterocutaneous fistula. Here is my story as to why it was such a negative experience.
Firstly some background – I had a stoma aged 26 for bowel disease. This restored my health and I adapted very easily to life with a ‘bag’. I then however developed severe endo...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 22, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fistula hysterectomy stories perforated bowel post op complications Source Type: news
Hysterectomy, complications and my biggest ever challenge – Lauraine ’ s Story
Three years ago today I had a hysterectomy which has completely changed my life. I had an automated email from a hysterectomy support group today congratulating me on three year anniversary and hoping I was having the time of my life embracing the new found health my hysterectomy had given me………….not quite my experience I’m afraid as I developed an enterocutaneous fistula. Here is my story as to why it was such a negative experience.
Firstly some background – I had a stoma aged 26 for bowel disease. This restored my health and I adapted very easily to life with a ‘bag’. I then however developed severe endo...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 22, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fistula hysterectomy stories perforated bowel post op complications Source Type: news
Dogs bring 'a little light' into 'nightmare' of childhood cancer
The joys of a warm, fuzzy pet may help children and their families cope with cancer, according to a new study. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - December 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Life's Hassles May Give You Nightmares & hellip; Literally
Title: Life's Hassles May Give You Nightmares… LiterallyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/18/2017 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/19/2017 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Sleep General)
Source: MedicineNet Sleep General - December 19, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news
Rohingya Refugees Endure Lingering Trauma
Rubina (far left) along with her friend at the Islamic School at Kutupalong camp, home to Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. Credit: Farid Ahmed/IPSBy Farid AhmedCOX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Dec 14 2017 (IPS)Twelve-year-old Rubina still struggles with the horrors she witnessed in her homeland in Myanmar before fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh three months ago.Despite reaching the relative safety of a refugee camp at Kutupalong in Bangladesh’s southeast town of Cox’s Bazar – now home to nearly a million ethnic Rohingya people, mostly women and children, who fled military persecution in Myanmar – Rubina suffers from p...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Farid Ahmed Tags: Aid Asia-Pacific Crime & Justice Development & Aid Featured Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migration & Refugees Poverty & SDGs Projects TerraViva United Nations Bangladesh International Source Type: news
Altered Brain Activity Seen in Nightmare-prone People Altered Brain Activity Seen in Nightmare-prone People
Nightmares occurring during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep might be related to bursts of brain activity called spindles in people who are prone to the nocturnal disturbances, researchers have found.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Cadagan: Humor and tenacity after a stroke
Most parents try to discourage their children from indulging in humor about bodily functions like burping. But for Daniel and Lori Hooley, a simple smirk in response to a belch was the sign they needed that their daughter, Cadagan, was going to be okay.
It was 2012 and 7-year-old Cadagan was asleep, tucked into bed for the night. Around 11 p.m., she suddenly awoke — but it wasn’t because of a nightmare or a late-night request for a glass of water. Instead, she seemed limp and couldn’t focus. Then she began throwing up. Born with an extremely rare genetic disorder called trisomy 12p, the little girl had already experi...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 20, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jessica Cerretani Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Dr. Cameron Trenor Dr. Laura Lehman Dr. Michael Rivkin stroke Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center vasculitis Source Type: news
Aid Groups Condemn Yemen Blockade, Warn of ‘Catastrophic’ Famine
Fatima Shooie sits between her 85-year-old mother and 22-year-old daughter who are both receiving treatment for cholera at a crowded hospital in Sana’a. Credit: WHO/S. HasanBy Tharanga YakupitiyageUNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 2017 (IPS)If aid deliveries are not resumed, Yemen will experience the worst famine the world has seen in recent decades.Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia closed all land, air, and sea ports in Yemen after Houthi rebels fired a missile at Riyadh.Though the Saudi-led coalition reopened the southern port Aden, humanitarian officials have warned of a famine and health crisis if other entry points remain shut....
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 10, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tharanga Yakupitiyage Tags: Aid Armed Conflicts Featured Food & Agriculture Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Middle East & North Africa Famine OCHA Saudi Arabia Yemen Source Type: news
For A Mass Shooting's Youngest Victims, The Nightmare Is Just Beginning
As public massacres become more normalized, children will struggle to cope with an outsized fear of death. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Special recognition for nurses who treated terror attack victims
Nurses from the hospital trusts that treated the victims of this year ’s terror attacks in Manchester and London were honoured last night at the annual Nursing Times Awards. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - November 3, 2017 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Northern children face tooth decay nightmare
Children in some areas of England are four times as likely to have rotten teeth than those elsewhere, according to a report which is based on surveys carried out between 2009 and 2017. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Truck Driver Kills 8 on New York Bike Path
NEW YORK (AP) — A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 in what the mayor called "a particularly cowardly act of terror."
The driver was shot in the abdomen by police after jumping out of the truck with what turned out to be a fake gun in each hand and shouting what witnesses said was "Allahu Akbar," Arabic for "God is great," authorities said. The man underwent surgery and was in critical condition but was expected to survive.
Officials who were...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - October 31, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Colleen Long and Jake Pearson, Associated Press Tags: Major Incidents News WMD & Terrorism Source Type: news
Halloween and the Anxious Child: 7 Tips to Reduce Stress
Here comes Halloween. Grocery stores, big box stores, even the local hardware store, are festooned with pumpkins, life sized figures of skeletons and witches and graveyards. It’s all in fun, right? Right. But not for the anxious child.
An anxious child already seems to have nerve endings too close to the surface. Generally nervous about new experiences and the unfamiliar, Halloween presents an additional challenge. For some anxious children, Halloween is the monster under the bed writ huge! Things that go “bump in the night” are not at all entertaining. What’s a parent to do?
If you have a child under the age of 7,...
Source: Psych Central - October 24, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. Tags: Anxiety Children and Teens Family Parenting anxiety. worry Anxious Children Child safety Halloween Safety Plan Source Type: news
Can too much sugar cause NIGHTMARES? Bizarre myths believed by children reveals
TOO much sugar causes nightmares and the air we breath is calorific, according to children. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
