| On the march to defend sacked trade unionist Karen Reissmann
Trade unionists and health campaigners from across Britain demonstrated in Manchester on Saturday of last week to demand the reinstatement of nurse Karen Reissmann, who was sacked last month for speaking out against cuts and privatisation. The demonstration came at a crucial point in the dispute.Karen's appeal against dismissal is scheduled for 3 December. Unison, her union, is calling a day of solidarity two days later. Police say the Manchester march was attended by over 1,500 people. It was a sea of colour, with more than 50 banners from a wide range of unions, including Unite, CWU, FBU, NUT, PCS and RMT. Karen is chair of Unison's Manchester community and mental health branch and a member of the union's national health executive. Her sacking has sent a shockwave through Unison and beyond.
The Sackville Sensation
SNOWBOARDING - Kristin d'Eon of Sackville completed his first North American Cup race of the season last weekend with a 13th place finish at Copper Mountain, Colo. Fifty-seven competitors took part.
D'Eon was named to the Canadian development team for alpine snowboard racing last summer. .
Meridian Bioscience Receives FDA Clearance For Two New Rapid Tests For The Detection Of Influenza And Respiratory ...
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market two new upper respiratory tests: TRU FLU® and TRU RSV®. These tests are based upon a new rapid test technology that features improved safety and space savings. TRU FLU® detects both influenza A and influenza B while TRU RSV® detects for respiratory syncytial virus. These companion tests are ideal for the diagnosis of common upper respiratory diseases.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), up to 60 million people in the United States will contract influenza this year. More that 200,000 people are likely to be hospitalized due to the disease and approximately 36,000 people die each year from influenza.
B'ville: Candy or carrot?
It looks like some Baldwinsville teachers got caught with their hands in the cookie jar.A program designed to help students learn healthier eating habits got off to an uncontroversial start more than a year ago. But now it�s running smack into tradition. And it�s not clear which side will win: healthy lifestyles, or a teacher�s prerogative to reward students with candy, cookies and other tasty but fattening treats for good behavior and hard work.Baker High School nurse and Baldwinsville wellness council co-leader Shannon Cavedine said changing the status quo, even with the best intentions, isn�t always easy.�Sometimes, there�s resistance,� said Cavedine. �There�s that feeling that it�s never going to happen because it�s one of their (teachers�) big incentives. Maybe they think parties, pizzas, cakes, cookies and candy make the school year more fun.
Every School Every Thursday -- Johnston
Beaver Creek students will be participating in two service projects during the month of November. One service project will be connected to the PTO book fair, held in mid-November. Students will be asked to donate coins, and the proceeds will help provide books for students at Beaver Creek who may not be able to purchase a book at the book fair. The other service project will be a canned-food drive for Combat Hunger.
Beaver Creek's Character Counts pillar of the month is citizenship. Students will review ways to be good citizens at home, at school and in the community. Beaver Creek's second "Growing Good Character" assembly will focus on citizenship. This assembly will be held in late November.
Horizon
Horizon students, families and staff celebrated Red Ribbon Week Oct.
This Thanksgiving Give the Gift of Good Health - Remind Family and Friends to Get a Flu Shot.
With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, Maxim Health Systems is reminding people to get their annual flu vaccination if they have not done so already. Maxim encourages people to visit its Web site http://www.FindaFluShot.com to find a convenient location for vaccination clinics. .
How the Old Firm pitched in to give fans a new lease of life
It was famously said that football was more important than life and death. For Rangers fan George Sanderson they go together. He is one of a number of supporters who owe their improving health to a pioneering scheme run with the backing of the Old Firm rivals Rangers and Celtic. For many years, the 59-year-old season ticket-holder at Ibrox would break up the stresses of his successful career in security management with a greasy treat from a burger van. At night, he confesses, he would rarely leave the couch after enjoying a large, home-cooked meal. .
Translational Research Benefits From $6.37 Million To Find New Ways To Treat Psoriasis
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a research center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center a $6.37 million award to establish a Center of Research Translation (CORT) for the skin disease psoriasis.
This is one of the largest grants ever given to a medical institution in the United States for the study of psoriasis.
With a five-year grant from NIAMS, the Psoriasis CORT will bring a multidisciplinary team of translational physicians scientists, nurses, community clinicians, laity and basic scientists from different departments and disciplines together. This team will apply the intellectual and scientific resources of their institutions to new therapies to provide relief to patients with the skin disease that has long-term health and psychosocial consequences.
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