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Anaphylaxis video online course coming soon

We will be launching a new course on Anaphylaxis soon aimed at people with Anaphylaxis and people or parents who care for someone with this condition.  Have a look at our youtube site for more information on auto-injectors.  To view…

British Heart Foundation is promoting ‘no kissing, just hard CPR’

The British Heart Foundation is urging people to forget “mouth-to-mouth” and to concentrate on chest compressions when performing CPR.  “Hands-only CPR” has previously been supported by the Resuscitation Council (UK).  But it is now being promoted in a new advertising campaign…

Jext Auto Injector for Anaphylaxis Treatment

We have adapted all our Anaphylaxis courses to include the new Jext Auto Injector. This auto injector is not a “new version of the epi-pen” it is a different brand and has a lot of benefits over other auto injectors.…

Confusion over salt in your diet

“Salt is good for us after all,” according to the Daily Express. The newspaper said that a “controversial new study suggests that salt in the diet can lessen our chances of suffering heart disease and strokes”. The Express story itself should be taken…

New hope for head injury patients

A method of communicating with brain damaged patients who appear to be in a vegetative state has been discovered by scientists in the UK and Belgium.  Writing in The Lancet medical journal they describe how they measured electrical activity in the brain…

Fibre and Whole Grains can reduce you cancer risk

Eating more cereals and whole grains could reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer, a BMJ study says. Researchers from Imperial College London found that for every 10g a day increase in fibre intake, there was a 10% drop in the…

Follow ProTrainings and Pro Pet First Aid on iTunes

You can follow ProTrainings Europe and Pro Pet First Aid on their own iTunes channels for download as video and audio podcasts.   We will be increasing these over the next few months to include more subjects. Follow ProTrainings EU…