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I had several bad experiences with Forest Hill Road Practice, and I was quite relieved to change to a different practice when we moved house. However, as Pugwash noted, you're likely to be limited by your catchment in ED anyway, so you may not have a great deal of choice.

What's your preference, less recoil or more gape? Dunno 'bout cads. Side by side is for gapers.

I would love to loan you a wedding dress, but I got married in black... on my due date... and Litte Saff was born the next day. :-0 Good luck, I hope you find a dress. I see them come up for sale from time to time on local forums, fairly inexpensive. You could also try posting on some of the local FaceBook groups? Eloping to NYC sounds fab! xx

Because asthma is an inflammatory disease, it tends to be progressive. This progression can sometimes be obvious, but often it is 'silent'. Symptoms may seem to improve only to emerge worse over months or years later. Afaik there is no research demonstrating that buteyko can halt or reverse the underlying inflammatory disease. Nevertheless, respiratory physiotherapy may help some people control symptoms. Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is a specific sub-type of allergic airways disease, and it's been suggested that EIA may even be a separate disease to typical asthma (because its pathological cellular profile differs greatly). I would hypothesize that buteyko breathing helps prevent airways dessication, which is thought to be one of the main triggers of EIA. Since this isn't the main trigger of other asthma types, this suggests that airways dessication has little role in the symptoms of typical asthma. Therefore buteyko would be unlikely to remedy symptoms of typical asthma. Also it's worth noting that the stated mechanism of action of buteyko is reduction of excessive cellular oxygenation. However, there is no research to suggest that pathological oxygenation plays a role in the symptoms or progression of asthma. On this point, its use in typical asthma has been discredited. (And the putative mechanism by which it might improve EIA is not reduced cellular oxygenation, it's reduced airways dessication unrelated to cellular oxygen levels.) If you find that buteyko or other breathing exercises help you feel more mindful and in control of your symptoms, then the associated fall in stress levels may have an 'anti-inflammatory' effect. However, the current evidence base suggests that breathing exercises alone are not sufficient to control asthma over the long run.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Given the recent death of a dog that apparently > ate something poisonous in the park, owners may > want to avoid the risk of a dog trying to eat a > heart, which might have been treated in some way. "Purportedly", not "apparently"??? Was it ever confirmed if the cause was definitively something the dog ate, or where it might have been consumed? Though I'd agree there are plenty of reasons not to let dogs eat random bits in the park! xx

rendelharris Wrote: --------------------------------------------- > If when people > say "as a parent I feel..." they're not implying > some superiority of empathy conferred by > parenthood then why bother saying it at all? Why > not just as a human being I feel... No, not "superior" empathy, just a different type of empathy, because our emotions as human beings are all coloured by our life experiences. But, that doesn't necessarily make one experience superior to the others, no? It just makes them different. And surely it's ok to talk about how our backgrounds and experiences colour our worldview? Anyhoo... MSF seem to do great work, and I'm glad that this thread raises awareness for Yemen. xx

He has also spammed one of the Facebook SE4 community forums like this, with plenty of nasty things to say to regular posters. Weird tactic.

Haha! :)

I took this thread as a bit of a lighthearted grumble. It's good to be able to laugh off the small niggles, as long as it's good natured. But I can understand how a laugh can go wrong. Parenting is a tricky topic. I would find 'hun' a bit weird at work too. I guess it depends on your job? Or is ever right to call your colleagues 'hun'. Is it ok for women, but not men? Not sure, but it's interesting food for thought. I don't like being called 'mummy' by my hubbie... Hubs Hubbie bubble Hubberoni The hubster Hubbie McHubface... Jeremy, do any of these take your fancy? :) xx

What was cleaner, and did you use it full strength or diluted? What do the patches look like in comparison to the other tiles.

In addition to ingestion toxicity, fungal infections can also occur. These are similar to bacterial infections, and the pathogenic agents are microscopic. These infections are often tricky to diagnose and treat. It's normally very difficult to retrospectively identify toxins or infections unless sample material remains available. It might be more useful to get a survey of how many dogs (or cats) locally exhibit trace amounts of rodentacide. This could be done by teaming up with a local vet(s) to apply for some grant funding. It would be a really good topic for anyone doing a PhD in toxicology or for a veterinary student.

KrackersMaracas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Any chance there could have another handle at one > time - it looks a little like a quaich (although > they are supposed to have 2 handles, not one) Porringer is quite similar to a quaich. Colonial style porringer dishes were more likely to have a single handle, compared to European. I think you'd have to chase up the stamp for more specific info. It should be listed somewhere. Maybe contact one of the London guilds?

Porringer? Possibly a christening gift... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porringer

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Saffron Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Was warfare or another toxin confirmed by a lab > > test? > > > > Vomiting and renal failure are also signs of > > Alabama Rot and similar diseases which were > rare > > in the UK but becoming more common. > > What is it you don't understand about the vet > having confirmed it was poisoned as stated above. Mick Mac, it's very plain from my post that I'm enquiring about the toxicology specifically. I can assure you that there's no hidden agenda in my post, and no intent to be trollish. Just to clarify in answer to your question, a vet can only make a 'symptomatic' confirmation of poisoning based on an animal's appearance. The specific toxin would have to be confirmed by laboratory analysis. Although there are some rapid lab diagnostics available, a full toxicological assessment would usually take several days to be completed. So it doesn't look like from the OP's time frame that a complete toxicological assessment could have been made. It's important to establish, if possible, what the toxin was, and to rule out other causes. There's absolutely no point in taking the park managers to task for inappropriate placement of rat poison, if in fact it transpires that warfarin is not the cause. Likewise failure to adequately identify the correct cause could mean that people are looking out for rat bait, when they should be looking out for something else. Warfarin is not the only chemical that causes vomiting and rapid renal failure. Antifreeze also causes these symptoms, and dogs can easily come in contact with it on accident. In addition, vomiting and rapid renal failure can be caused by fungal pathogens or bacteria such as the E. coli strain that is linked to Alabama Rot. Alabama Rot is a serious infection with a high mortality rate. It's only been confirmed in the UK very recently, so it's not something with which many vets and pet owners are necessarily familiar.

Was warfare or another toxin confirmed by a lab test? Vomiting and renal failure are also signs of Alabama Rot and similar diseases which were rare in the UK but becoming more common.

Countrlass22 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But afraid not allowed sell pets on here To clarify, selling of pets is allowed within a narrow guideline. Admin has openly and clearly displayed this guideline, following a very lengthy Forum dialogue. Here is the guideline... From Admin, in the Sales section- There was quite an indepth discussion on this a while back. Free animals are fine. Selling needs to be linked to a site such as the webpage of an established or registered breeder, rehoming organisation etc. I believe this was intended to deter the inappropriate sale or purchase of animals. I can't see that the 0P is in opposition to the guidelines in any way. And personally I don't find anything distasteful about this thread, and I wish the OP the best of luck. xx

Tbh it's not an unusual topic of conversation in parenting groups. A short search online and through the published parenting lit will readily show that all 'body parts' conversations are common and invariably complex. There is nothing inherently shameful or weird about openly discussing the topic. In fact, keeping this topic in the dark does more harm than good IMO. For the record, my daughter is 6 yrs, and she knows the difference between her vulva and vagina. She also know it's sometime called other things. Lots of body parts have more than one name*, but I don't personally think there's any reason not to teach the proper names (and there ARE many good reasons to teach them correct anatomical names). Kids are pretty clever! *For example, my husband regularly refers to his nose as a 'beak', and when breastfeeding my daughter decided to name my breasts 'beeboos'. My dad calls his feet 'dogs'.

More info here: https://www.meningitisnow.org/how-we-help/campaigns/beat-it-now/faqs-on-meningitis-b-vaccine/

Although meningitis is not common, it is a devastating illness with a high risk for complications including death. The vaccine has high intrinsic efficacy with a low occurrence of side effects. The more people who are vaccinated, the more of a herd effect on immunity will contribute to protecting others, including those too young to be vaccinated or those with immune complications. The vaccine is unfortunately rather expensive, and it's likely to require a booster at some point, possibly in 15-20 years. As with any drug treatment, there remains the possibility of side effects. Common side effects are relatively mild, and serious side effects are rare If your child has the vaccine, she's very likely to experience some mild side effects which will last a brief time, and the vaccine doesn't cover all types of meningitis. But if she has the vaccine, her immunity to this specific type of meningitis will be good, i.e. she will be unlikely to develop this specific infection upon exposure to the pathogen/infected person. If she doesn't have the vaccine, her risk of catching meningitis will still be low, because meningitis is not common. However if she's exposed to meningitis, she's likely to develop a life changing or even life threatening infection. I'm over simplifying, but I hope the explanation is clear. The Boots link I posted above has more information about meningitis in general. xx

The dose and frequency of corticosteroid administration, combined with personal metabolism, would determine whether it had an enhancing effect on metabolism, beyond its respiratory use. It's not inherently performance enhancing. Symptoms of asthma do remit and reappear years later, often worse. It's thought that this is because the inflammatory actions of the disease progress silently even when broncho-spasm is not clinically present. Perhaps universal transparency of TUEs, but then where does that leave patient confidentiality? Some kind of better internal control maybe? Athletes have illnesses. How should they be treated?

Book through Boots here: https://m.boots.com/h5/cat_hub?unCountry=uk&path=%2Fen%2FMeningitis-B-Vaccination-Service_1773757%2F Total cost ?110 x 2

Mick Mac Wrote: --------------------------------------------- > > The second aspect is that Triamcinolone acetonide > is used to control severe asthma or other > allergies that are unresponsive to other forms of > treatments. > > It is not a first-line therapy and it certainly > wouldn?t be something that I would be comfortable > giving to a rider as a preventative medicine. So > one of two things is going on: either they have > prescribed it as a preventative medicine, which > doesn?t sit well with me, or he had such serious > symptoms that they were completely uncontrollable, > and that just happened to happen coincidentally a > couple of days before he contested a Grand Tour. > And at different times of the season, because the > Giro isn?t anywhere near pollen season and nobody > suffers from dramatic allergies in the Giro. " Corticosteroids ARE a first line therapy for asthma. Moreover exercise induced asthma (EIA) is understood to be a subset of asthma or a unique type of exercise induced broncho-constriction (EIB), for which triamcinolone has efficacy, independent of seasonal allergies or atopic asthma. There's nothing inherently suspicious about its use for EIA, though I wouldn't comment personally on Wiggins's use of course. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/714791_7

This case made the news last night. She's been given a prison sentence but the crime with which she's been charged is still not being made public. There is a petition to Boris Johnson here... https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-kamal-foroughi-boris-johnson-uk-citizens-imprisoned-iran?from=issue&utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=20160909182231&utm_campaign=Other_issue I never know if these things due much good, but I guess it helps raise the profile of this case at least.

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