Showing posts with label Young People. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Young People. Show all posts

College Voices: November 25, the carer- The Guardian 25th November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

I became a carer when I was eight. My mum had a bowel disorder and various health conditions. Sometimes she’d be bedridden for weeks at a time.

At first my nan used to help out a lot. Then she developed lung cancer, so I was helping out with both of them. My nan died when I was 11, so I was on my own after that. My dad wasn’t around and there wasn’t any other family I was aware of.

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tags: Carers, Health, News, UHN, Schools, Education, Young People, The Guardian

Doctors warn schoolgirl addict to ’stop drinking Red Bull or you will die’ - Daily Mail 21st November 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

A girl of 13 who drank up to 50 energy drinks a week has been warned to beat her addiction or risk a heart attack.

Naomi Haynes had always liked the buzz she got from the caffeine-laced drinks.

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tags: Caffeine, Heart Diseases, Young People, Health, News, UHN, Daily Mail

Children ‘risking liver disease’ - BBC Health News 22nd November 2008

Excessive drinking by children and teenagers is storing up a time bomb of health problems, a charity has warned.

The British Liver Trust says it fears the amount children are drinking is rising despite a slight dip in the numbers who are actually drinking.

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tags: Liver Diseases, Health, News, UHN, BBC Health News, Young People, Alcohol