From Here To Modernity Finsbury Health Centre clip
November 1, 2011 by
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I directed this series – From Here To Modernity – for BBC2 in 2001. This final scene of episode 1 tells the story of the Finsbury Health Centre, and amazing place that brought health care to the people 10 years before the NHS was formed. In 2003 I was delighted when I moved to Clerkenwell [...]
Protect Yourself from Macular Degeneration
October 16, 2011 by
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Dr. Pressman discusses the best ways to protect yourself from macular degeneration – from Healthline with Dr. Alan Pressman
Voices from the Frontline: A Health Care Reform Discussion – Michele Lew
October 13, 2011 by
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“Voices from the Frontline: A Health Care Reform Discussion” is a new podcast series dedicated to spotlighting the unique experiences and insights of the dedicated, passionate people at the helm of AAPCHOs member health organizations. In this episode, AAPCHOs membership relations associate Grace-Sonia Melanio visits Asian Americans for Community Involvement in San Jose, California. AACI [...]
Insights from a Mom Raising a Child with Type 1 Diabetes
September 13, 2011 by
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Jill Canfield, a single mother of two children and a trade association attorney, became concerned when her three-year-old daughter Cassie began to experience episodes of extreme thirst along with frequent trips to the bathroom. Shortly after these episodes began, Jill did some research online and then called Cassie’s pediatrician. On the advice of the pediatrician, [...]
WTHR – Program helps seniors recover from broken hip injuries
September 6, 2011 by
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Statistics are grim. When a senior citizen falls and breaks a hip, twenty percent die within a year. But a south side woman was determined to get back home healthy.
Jamie Cripps from St Kilda football club talks about diabetes
August 8, 2011 by
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Jamie Cripps is 19 years old and plays AFL club St Kilda. Jamie was diagnosed last year with type 1 diabetes shortly after being recruited as St Kilda’s number one draft pick. After hearing about diabetes australia and their national diabetes week eye related campaign Jamie is going to have his eyes checked for the [...]
Natural Mascara from Sante
July 14, 2011 by
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www.suvarna.co.uk Sante natural mascara is available in brown or black. This natural mascara doesn’t contain any of the nasty chemicals usually found in mascara. It contains nourishing organic ingredients to enhance your eye health and eye lash condition including organic eyebright, chamomile and jojoba oil. It is suitable with people sensitive skin. The music in [...]
Business Lessons from a Politician
June 27, 2011 by
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Business Lessons from a Politician MANILA, Philippines — I don’t consort with politicians, and usually, I don’t accept invitations to interview them. They speak and think too fast for me, and usually about things that make me either fall into a stupor or shudder (well, it’s usually the insincere way they say it—some actually make [...]
“Potential Health Effects from the Gulf Oil Spill” PT 1
June 25, 2011 by
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The podcast will feature a panel discussion with representatives from Mental Health America, the American Lung Association and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, who will discuss a number of important topics: •Monitoring the potential physical health effects — particularly those related to lung health — of first responders. •Understanding the warning signs of disaster-related [...]
“Potential Health Effects from the Gulf Oil Spill” PT 1
June 25, 2011 by
Filed under community health
The podcast will feature a panel discussion with representatives from Mental Health America, the American Lung Association and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, who will discuss a number of important topics: •Monitoring the potential physical health effects — particularly those related to lung health — of first responders. •Understanding the warning signs of disaster-related [...]