Monthly Archives: September 2013

Health and Wellness: Treatment and Prevention of Food Allergy Symptoms and Risks, including Death

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A few days ago, I stumbled upon a news article about a 13-year-old girl who became a victim of anaphylaxis. Her name was Natalie Giorgi. She and her parents were quite vigilant regarding her peanut allergy but she still accidentally ingested a treat containing peanut butter when they were celebrating in El Dorado County, California. After tasting the treat, she spit it out and for about 20 minutes, she seemed fine. Then, she began vomiting, had difficulty in breathing, and then she went into cardiac arrest. She was rushed to the hospital but it was too late. She was pronounced dead.

I know some people who do not take their food allergies seriously and there are also many of us who fail to realize that food allergies can cause serious symptoms and reactions so I came up with this post.

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Events and Activities: The Forgotten Game of Bingo

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If your first experience of Bingo left you with a similar first impression of the game as it did my parents – it’s quite easy to see why it became a blanked-out memory for a generation.

Apparently, in the 1960’s and 70’s, amidst the back drop of bobbing waves of permed-hair, intermittent wafts of dodgy perfume and fog-like cigarette smoke, Bingo-halls used to be  places where mothers and grandmas forgot they had kids or grandkids, so eager where they to play the craze that had hooked a nation.

Thankfully, for many different generations of people, the love of bingo is on the increase again and people of all ages now enjoy playing the game online, either on their own or by getting friends round and making it a great night-in. Continue reading