For valuable information on allergies and other health problems, go to the Breakspear Hospital website.
Breakspear Hospital
http://www.breakspearmedical.com/
Tel: 01442 261 333 (Main Switchboard)
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Good News For Back Pain Sufferers
Published by August 27th, 2009 in Advice and Other Information. 0 CommentsBack pain sufferers will get improved access to treatments by acupuncturists, osteopaths and chiropractors on the NHS in an effort to reduce the misery, welfare bills and inability to work caused by the condition. This is after the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) looked into how CAM treatments in Bedford (among others) have benefited [...]
The Global Awareness Group, in partnership with BASG and CAF would like to announce their video/DVD evenings, every Friday at 8pm. The following presentations will be shown;
March - Foodmatters
April - Codex Alimentarious talk by Ian Crane
May - Double Jeopardy Against Natural Health talk by Robert Verkerk
June - Zeitgeist Addendum, understanding the monetry system & more.
July [...]
Providing transport (with wheel chair access and/or carer in attendance) and assistance with shopping, housework and personal care, Howard’s Way is the right way.
Carers are N.V.Q. trained. Howard’s Way have 18 years of experience and a 24hr call out.
For more details, call Lyn Howard on:
Tel: 01234 351505
Mob: 07870 923828
The Spot a Stroke campaign has launched across Herts and Beds to help tackle the UK’s third biggest killer. A dedicated website, www.spotastroke.nhs.uk and information line (01234 792032) has been set up.
“We want people to consider a stroke as a ‘brain attack’ in exactly the same way they would a heart attack. Early treatment can [...]
Global Awareness Group present a Preserving Liberty Evening with
Hamish Miller
Positive Contribution for Change in the World
www.parallelcommunity.com
and
Andy Thomas
Author & Lecturer
www.vitalsignspublishing.co.uk
Talking on the possible loss of health supplements
Wednesday 4th March 2009
1830 for 1900
Bunyan Meeting Hall, Mill Street, Bedford
For more information, telephone 01234 354499 or 01234 215624.
Admission is £5.00 or £8.00 on the door.
Royal Society of Medicine, London 20th October 2008.
Brief report and comments from Mrs. Franca Garrick, Co-Chair and Secretary, B.A.S.G.
I attended this meeting and, as the programme shows, there were many well known speakers on the “stage” with patients sharing information and experiences. A sincere “thank you” to the Royal Society of Medicine for organising such [...]
On Monday 14th July at 2.15pm, BASG will be holding a meeting in the third floor Meeting Room at Bedford Central Library.
What is the Matter with Me?
Have I got an allergy, sensitivity or intolerance? What is available to help me? A panel of speakers will discuss the latest diagnoses, treatments and information sources and answer [...]
It is unscientific to pour wholesale scorn on complementary medicine
Published by May 19th, 2008 in Press. 0 CommentsAlarmist condemnation of all alternative therapies ignores the crucial role some could play in the human healing process.
Read on at the guardian website.
Extract from Woman & Home (May 2008)
Alternative Treatments… On the NHS
By Dr Rosemary Leonard
The recent announcement that several health authorities were no longer funding homeopathic remedies surprised many people - because they didn’t know they were available in the first place! Many patients believe they can only get traditional treatments on the NHS, but in [...]