On The Subject Of Cheap French Vacations
Ruth asks…
St. Maarten – Best Costal Beach Side City & Cheap Hotel / Vacation Rental to Stay in on the French Side?
I’ve only heard of Marigot & Coconut Grove. I’m planning a vacation to St. Maarten and would like any advice on places to stay / things to do / bars to visit and how to plan an affordable vacation on the island from people who have been there / live there. Thank you!
Stewart McIntosh answers:
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Categories: Questions Tags: Health, Health Care in France, Health care system, Health economics, health insurance, Health policy, Healthcare, Medicine, Socialized medicine
Flue Epidemic in France
French health watchdogs said on Wednesday the country was officially in the grip of a flu epidemic after 176,000 people had fallen sick, two of whom have died.
To be classified as an epidemic, new cases of influenza recorded by doctors have to number more than 174 per 100,000 people per week.
This threshold was breached last week, when there were 280 cases per 100,000 people.
Three viral strains are to blame, including A(H1N1) 2009, which emerged last year as the novel “swine” flu, according to the epidemiological networks Regional Flu Observation Groups (GROG) and Sentinelles, which is operated by the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm).
On December 23, Britain’s health authorities said 27 people had died of flu, 24 of them from swine flu.
Agencies in both countries have urged people in at-risk groups — particularly the elderly and those with respiratory problems — to get vaccinated.
So-called “seasonal” flu epidemics are annual health problems in temperate countries with the onset of winter.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), flu epidemics result globally in about three to five million cases of severe illness per year and 250,000-500,000 deaths.
Paris mimes to remind raucous revellers to be quiet
When Paris banned smoking in bars and clubs three years ago, no one planned on a sneaky side-effect: legions of party-goers spilling onto the streets to smoke, chat — and keep the neighbours awake.
Bad blood between revellers and residents already grouchy at noise levels in the capital’s trendy quarters has curdled since the smoking ban took effect in nightlife spots in January 2008, a year after other public places.
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Categories: Living in France Tags: Bertrand Delanoë, France, French people, Health, Paris, Public health, Smoking ban, Space, Tobacco control
Feeling Depressed?
Originally introduced into the market as sertraline, this SSRI (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor) is a popular anti-depressant. The drug hit a bit of a row in recent history largely because new research suggests that SSRIs have little to no effect on clinical depression, despite the high rates of use among those with health insurance
The side effects alone should help you get over your depression!
Wow – those side effects!
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Categories: Health Tags: anti-depressant, clinical depression, Depression, drugs, Health, health insurance, SSRI
Beat Headaches without Paracetamol
It’s three thirty in the morning.
First Wife is happily asleep (making the most of a night free of my snoring).
Meanwhile I’m in my dressing gown, tapping away at the computer, unable to sleep. My usual trick of reading and sipping hot milk isn’t working, so I thought I’d put the hours to good use and write about two problems that can cause serious misery in any household…
As you probably know by now, I’m loath to fill my body full of man-made drugs to get rid of pain. This only deadens the symptoms without doing a thing to tackle the root of the problem.
But now there’s a new remedy that could change the way we tackle headaches – especially aggressive sinus headaches – for good.
Next to migraines, sinus headaches really are the baddest of the bunch. They start when the network of passages that link your forehead, cheeks, nose, and eyes become inflamed. This blocks the circulation of mucus air, causing infection.
But as ever, a little digging around can reveal a whole host of natural remedies.Try Barberry (berberis vulgaris), echinacea or eucalyptus, all of which work wonders when it comes pain relief – plus they can enhance your immune system, prevent colds, and reduce sinus inflammation…
And in the four hours I’ve spent digging through the internet tonight, thefollowing natural remedies crop up time and time again as powerful headache treatments:
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Categories: Health Tags: allergies, birth control, breast cancer, cough, fever, Feverfew, folk medicine, hay fever, headaches, Health, hormone therapy, inflammation, Jamaica, migraines, misery, natural remedies, osteoporosis, pain, sleep, snore
Dead Fish… are they healthy?
Photo: ArunaR
It’s horrifying to read the papers these days.
All sorts of terrible illnesses and conditions seem to be on the increase, despite the best efforts of medical technology.
It makes you wonder about the diets and lifestyle of modern man. We’ve got old evils like polio and tuberculosis under control in this country… but new ailments are on the rampage.
Especially diabetes.
According to the organisation ‘Diabetes UK’, there are 1.8 million people with it. But there’s a million more who have it… but don’t even know it! What’s more, it gets more common as you get older. The average age of diagnosis for people with no family history of the illness is 52.
There are two basic types of diabetes…
“Type 1″ develops when the body is unable to produce any insulin. Sufferers need to take insulin to control their blood sugar levels.
“Type 2″ develops when you can’t produce enough insulin, or when the insulin that is produced does not work properly. This is the diabetes which usually appears in people once they pass 40 years old.
But I’ve got some good news for you. Protection from both kinds of diabetes can come in the form of a vitamin that’s not even a real vitamin!
“Why dead fish are the answer…”
Categories: Health Tags: Alzheimer's, Britain, chemicals, cod liver oil supplement, D, diabetes, energy levels, Finland, food, Gary Small, Great Britain, Health, medical technology, New Year's Day, polio, tuberculosis, UCLA Centre on Ageing, UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute, United Kingdom, United States, vitamin D