Category 50 Plus First Aid

National Review of Asthma Deaths Released

World Asthma Day 2014, the most far reaching National Review of Asthma Deaths has been published. Shockingly it shows almost half of deaths could have been avoided with better routine care. It has identified prescribing errors of a horrifying scale…

Course of the week – Fire Safety level 2

This level 2 course is aimed at anyone who requires a course as a Fire Warden or a Fire Marshal. The course covers the latest fire safety regulations and the roles and duties of employees and their responsibilities on Fire…

Updates to student manuals

We have made some changes to most of the free student manuals that come with all ProTrainings courses whether classroom, blended or video online.  You can download these and many other documents and links from your training dashboard (where you…

Health atlas allows online search of risk by area

A new online map of England and Wales allows people to enter their postcode and find their community’s risk of developing 14 conditions, such as heart disease and lung cancer. The map presents population-wide health information for England and Wales. The…

What causes coronary heart disease?

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is arguably the the UK’s biggest killer. CHD develops when the blood supply to the muscles and tissues of the heart becomes obstructed by the build-up of fatty materials inside the walls of the coronary arteries.…

Aspirin and the Aspod – Carry Aspirin safely

Aspirin, used in the prevention of heart attacks, is probably the most cost-effective drug available in medical practice and daily low-dose aspirin is now a standard item in the management of heart disease patients. There is evidence that aspirin, taken…

Small lifestyle changes ‘lower type 2 diabetes risk’

The BBC Health website report that a modest lifestyle changes in diet and activity by South Asian families improve their chance of losing weight to lower their risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study.  Making moderate improvements could…

A call for an apple-a-day for all over-50s

If everyone over the age of 50 ate an apple a day, 8,500 deaths from heart attacks and strokes could be avoided every year in the UK, say researchers.  Apples would give a similar boost to cardiovascular health as medicines,…