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8 February 2014

Eating too many sugary drinks, desserts and sweets could increase your risk of having a heart attack, the findings of a large US study suggest

Consuming the equivalent of a can a day of sugar-sweetened fizzy drinks was associated with an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, JAMA Internal Medicine reports. Most adults and children in the US and the UK eat too much…

7 February 2014

Extra videos added

We have added many new videos to our Food Hygiene Level 2 course and some to the Paediatric First Aid course. Other minor changes and new videos added to different courses to keep them up to date. If we add…

14 January 2014

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…

13 January 2014

There is now another new type of auto-injector released in the UK called the Emerade

There is now another new type of auto-injector released in the UK called the Emerade. This auto-injector is a little different from others on the market. Allergy specialists have asked for a simple adrenaline auto-injector with a higher dose, an…

7 January 2014

Eating nuts during pregnancy ‘may curb allergies’

Children are less likely to have a nut allergy if their mother ate nuts while pregnant, a study has concluded. The work, published in JAMA Paediatrics, looked at the health and diets of more than 8,000 children and their mothers.…

4 January 2014

First Person On Scene Intermediate course dates

We have set some dates in the new year for First Person On Scene (FPOS) Intermediate at two locations and we will be adding more soon. The FPOS Intermediate course is ideal for anyone who wants more knowledge and taking…

3 January 2014

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…

31 December 2013

About one in 10 people have a genetic change linked to being more sensitive to stress

A stress gene has been linked to having a higher risk of dying from a heart attack or heart disease. Heart patients with the genetic change had a 38% increased risk of heart attack or death, say US researchers. Personalised…

27 December 2013

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,…

24 December 2013

Happy Christmas from all of us at ProTrainings

All of us at ProTrainings wish you all a very Happy Christmas and hope you have an excellent New Year. Over 2013 we have increased our instructor network to over 1200, added more courses, teamed up with Highfield Awarding Body…