5 June 2012
Keiran a toddler of two years old, was playing outside his house. When suddenly the neighbour’s dog savaged him. Keiran’s grandfather heard screams and raced outside to rescue his grandson. He managed to pull Keiron on to his shoulders but the dog was still jumping up and bit him several times. Keiron is seriously injured, his ear and nose are ripped off, one eye was hanging out, he has holes in his face and more. He was airlifted to the hospital, where doctors performed seven hours of emergency reconstructive surgery and placed him in an induced coma. The owner of the dog held the parents responsible and says that parents should look after their children 24 hours a day. The dog is destroyed.
When I read this article I almost cried, this is a horrible story. I cannot imagine what the little boy, parents and grandparents must be going through. Keiron’s health is still in danger and he will be maimed for the rest of his life. The reaction of the dog’s owner is astonishing, he should be ashamed of himself. His dog is not normal, it is a killer and he made it this way. Some people must not be allowed to have animals, it makes me angry. I really hope the little boy recovers and that the doctors can reconstruct his faces. I need 200 more words to express my opinion.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154397/Toddler-suffers-horrific-facial-injuries-hell-hounds-berserk.html
donderdag 7 juni 2012
Too young to have IVF: 24-year-old Andrea Heywood fights for her right to fertility treatment
Nursery nurse planning to sue her local primary care trust for age discrimination
4 June 2012
Andrea Heywood is a 24–year-old nurse, who is infertile because she suffered severe scarring to her fallopian tubes when her appendix burst at the age of six. She is trying to get pregnant, since she was married three years ago. She was told, she could get pregnant through IVF, but they have been turned down three times for a free round of fertility treatment worth £5,000. They were told they must wait until she is 30 before she gets free IVF treatment. Now they want to sue the local primary care trust for age discrimination, because they say she is too young and therefore denied IVF treatment.
I think that she is being discriminated because the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines state women should be offered three cycles of IVF from the age of 23 to 39 if it is clinically established they are unable to conceive by natural means. It is strange that the local funding guidelines in Portsmouth depart from NICE and therefore they are not eligible for free treatment. She is a young and healthy woman and has the optimum age to have a child. It is also a logical step to want a child when you are married and that has nothing to do with age.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/too-young-to-have-ivf-24yearold-andrea-heywood-fights-for-her-right-to-fertility-treatment-7814790.html
zondag 3 juni 2012
A generation is growing up skewed by internet pornography, court hears, as 12-year-old who raped a schoolgirl is spared jail
1 June 2012
By watching pornography at a young age, children get a “skewed view” of sex. Like this twelve year old boy, who had unlimited access to adult internet sides. Thereby this young boy forced a nine-year-old girl to perform a sex act on him. The Judge gave him a warning, that he should not regard pornography as a “guide” on how to behave sexually, instead of sending him to jail. There is a political debate going on, as to whether the Government should force internet providers to adopt an “opt-in” system. This means parents would have to remove a default block on watching pornography on their home computers, thereby preventing their children to watch adult images.
By watching pornography at a young age, children get a “skewed view” of sex. Like this twelve year old boy, who had unlimited access to adult internet sides. Thereby this young boy forced a nine-year-old girl to perform a sex act on him. The Judge gave him a warning, that he should not regard pornography as a “guide” on how to behave sexually, instead of sending him to jail. There is a political debate going on, as to whether the Government should force internet providers to adopt an “opt-in” system. This means parents would have to remove a default block on watching pornography on their home computers, thereby preventing their children to watch adult images.
It is very
sad that children have access to adult internet sides. Parents are responsible that
their children cannot watch this on the internet or the television. I think the
government should decide to adopt an “opt-in” system, to protect the children whose
parents do not block the internet themselves. This made me think, I have got
three children and I have secured my television but not the internet. Maybe it
is time to do this, but how? The boy in the article will be kept under
supervision, I think this is the right decision, because he is only fourteen
years old.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9303598/A-generation-is-growing-up-skewed-by-internet-pornography-court-hears-as-12-year-old-who-raped-a-schoolgirl-is-spared-jail.htmlAlcohol: I drink therefore I am
New guidelines warn Britons to
drastically reduce their boozing. But is a life without liquor worth living?
Hell no, says John Walsh
1 June 2012
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/alcohol-i-drink-therefore-i-am-7808343.html
1 June 2012
Oxford
University did a research and recommended levels of alcohol consumption. British
people should adjust their daily alcohol intake. According to Oxford University
people should not drink more than half a unit per day. That's a quarter of a
pint of beer, or a third of a glass of wine. This adjustment could save 4,600
lives every year. According to the writer of the article, not many people will follow
this advice because life is going to be boring and that drinking in “units” is impossible.
The alcohol problem occurs in the age group 30- and 40- something. Young people
are more wise, there's been a 16 per cent decrease in the number of British
11-to-15-year-olds who have tried alcohol.
I think it is
great that young people are more sensible towards alcohol consumption, even
though they get bad examples from adults. The way these 30- and 40- some age
group behave, is ridiculous. The main rise in hospital admissions attributable
to alcohol, is due to this age group. The writer of the article acts as if people
cannot have fun without alcohol and that is pathetic. I think people are not happy with their life,
when they need alcohol to party or relax. I would be ashamed if it were my
parents.http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/alcohol-i-drink-therefore-i-am-7808343.html
woensdag 30 mei 2012
Britain's obesity crisis: NHS spending £16m a year on 200 who are too fat to leave home
30 May 2012
Obesity is an epidemic in the UK, over half of all British people are now so fat they are considered overweight or obese. This costs the NHS more than £4billion a year. There are at least 200 people, who are so obese that it costs the NHS £16million a year for medical help. Some of the costs made are, four visits a day by health workers, fire fighters who had to spent eight hours to free a woman from her bedroom, teenager Georgia Davis who had to have an operation involving 40 emergency workers and expensive gastric bypasses. But the real figure is more than likely much higher because an unknown number are supported by the social care system rather than the clinics and hospitals who record weight data.
It is shocking to read that over half of the British people are getting so fat. They just do not care about their health and risking their life for food. I think it is terrible that it costs the society so much money because they cannot control themselves and get back into shape again. They should pay these expenses themselves maybe it will frighten them and think twice before stuffing themselves. Most of all I think it is terrible that young children are also getting obese. The parents should be ashamed of themselves for neglecting their children. They depend on their parents to be healthy.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2151962/Britains-obesity-crisis-NHS-spending-16m-year-200-fat-leave-home.html
Obesity is an epidemic in the UK, over half of all British people are now so fat they are considered overweight or obese. This costs the NHS more than £4billion a year. There are at least 200 people, who are so obese that it costs the NHS £16million a year for medical help. Some of the costs made are, four visits a day by health workers, fire fighters who had to spent eight hours to free a woman from her bedroom, teenager Georgia Davis who had to have an operation involving 40 emergency workers and expensive gastric bypasses. But the real figure is more than likely much higher because an unknown number are supported by the social care system rather than the clinics and hospitals who record weight data.
It is shocking to read that over half of the British people are getting so fat. They just do not care about their health and risking their life for food. I think it is terrible that it costs the society so much money because they cannot control themselves and get back into shape again. They should pay these expenses themselves maybe it will frighten them and think twice before stuffing themselves. Most of all I think it is terrible that young children are also getting obese. The parents should be ashamed of themselves for neglecting their children. They depend on their parents to be healthy.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2151962/Britains-obesity-crisis-NHS-spending-16m-year-200-fat-leave-home.html
Shock report: cuts to have a 'catastrophic' effect on child poverty
30 May 2012
In 2008 Labour had great success, they achieved on of the largest reduction in child poverty by providing tax credits, cash transfers and accessible public services. Britain did better in protecting children than many other rich countries. Unicef warns that the Coalition's cuts to tax credits and freeze on child benefit will reverse this progress. The number of children living in poverty will increase. The government are putting these children at risk, their health and education and eventually chances of employment. One solution the government is taking is extending the provision of 15 hours of free childcare each week.
I think it is great the Labour party had such a success in protecting children. It is awful that during this crisis the government decided to cut on child benefits. Children are vulnerable and must be protected. The government need to find other ways to economize. They also must not give the money to the parents directly because many of them misuse this money. There have to be other ways to get the children what they deserve, like free clothes and free school meals.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/shock-report-cuts-to-have-a-catastrophic-effect-on-child-poverty-7801016.html
In 2008 Labour had great success, they achieved on of the largest reduction in child poverty by providing tax credits, cash transfers and accessible public services. Britain did better in protecting children than many other rich countries. Unicef warns that the Coalition's cuts to tax credits and freeze on child benefit will reverse this progress. The number of children living in poverty will increase. The government are putting these children at risk, their health and education and eventually chances of employment. One solution the government is taking is extending the provision of 15 hours of free childcare each week.
I think it is great the Labour party had such a success in protecting children. It is awful that during this crisis the government decided to cut on child benefits. Children are vulnerable and must be protected. The government need to find other ways to economize. They also must not give the money to the parents directly because many of them misuse this money. There have to be other ways to get the children what they deserve, like free clothes and free school meals.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/shock-report-cuts-to-have-a-catastrophic-effect-on-child-poverty-7801016.html
zondag 20 mei 2012
Women over 40 to get free fertility treatment as NHS lifts age limit (Speakers’ Corner)
19 May 20, 2012
The current guidance is that the NHS should not provide IVF to women over the age of 39. This age will be extended by three years following advice that suggests many women in their late 30s and early 40s could conceive after treatment. Now couples must have been trying unsuccessfully for a baby for three years before being considered for NHS treatment. With the new recommendations couples can have free IVF after two years. Apparently these changes have come to avoid the threat of being sued under new age discrimination laws.
Like the article says, women should start families in their late 20s or early 30s. Because children born to women over 40 are more likely to have abnormalities, and mothers are more likely to have problems during labour. Also nearly half of all these pregnancies result in miscarriage. The message the NHS sends out is wrong, women think they have time enough to have children, so they want to wait for Mr Perfect or make a career first. However nature does not agree and they cannot get pregnant and need IVF. This all causes a lot of disappointment, mental pain, divorces and it costs other people money.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2146931/Women-40-free-fertility-treatment-NHS-lifts-age-limit.html
The current guidance is that the NHS should not provide IVF to women over the age of 39. This age will be extended by three years following advice that suggests many women in their late 30s and early 40s could conceive after treatment. Now couples must have been trying unsuccessfully for a baby for three years before being considered for NHS treatment. With the new recommendations couples can have free IVF after two years. Apparently these changes have come to avoid the threat of being sued under new age discrimination laws.
Like the article says, women should start families in their late 20s or early 30s. Because children born to women over 40 are more likely to have abnormalities, and mothers are more likely to have problems during labour. Also nearly half of all these pregnancies result in miscarriage. The message the NHS sends out is wrong, women think they have time enough to have children, so they want to wait for Mr Perfect or make a career first. However nature does not agree and they cannot get pregnant and need IVF. This all causes a lot of disappointment, mental pain, divorces and it costs other people money.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2146931/Women-40-free-fertility-treatment-NHS-lifts-age-limit.html
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