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Latest post on 07 July 2018 - 23:04
Join Solo Mums UAE on facebook and ask there - there are several women who are in this situation and have been through the visa process. I know it can be done but isn't straightforward
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Latest post on 24 June 2015 - 20:54
You don't actually need to reduce it - treat the associated pain and discomfort, obviously, but the fever is the body's way of killing the bugs, unless you have a child particularly susceptible to febrile convulsions, it won't hurt them to be at 39 for a bit.
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Latest post on 30 January 2015 - 20:05
yeah chance of fighting v. slim. I also had one - not wearing a seatbelt at 7.10am at Trade Centre roundabout. On a school day... chance of being out of the house slim, chance of being anywhere other than Mirdiff at that time, none. And I wasn't at the trade centre at any point that day..... I just put it down to being a tax.....
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Latest post on 29 January 2015 - 17:10
Does anyone know whether it is still the case that you can only convert a licence if your passport and your existing licence are from the same country? I.e. you wouldn't be able to 'convert' a UK licence unless you had a UK passport? It may have changed but that certainly used to be the case here.
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Latest post on 18 January 2015 - 22:48
Chocobella, I am glad you are happy with whoever you are seeing, however you are putting people's health at risk by trying to divert them to inappropriate advisors. I'm sorry you had bad experiences with the doctors you saw. I've seen a few specialists over the years and several GPs, and I had the 'not listening' experience twice. I didn't go back to those doctors. There are good and bad in every profession... but can you not hear how utterly ridiculous it is to claim that doctors don't know what they're doing, only (insert trendy title of choice) can possibly solve anyone's health problems, etc. Have you ever known anyone going through treatment for a serious disease - cancer, for example? Ever read any of the books by people going through the experience of late stage cancer? they get deluged by people telling them 'you just need to try X' or 'you just need to see Y'. And you know what works, to the extent that anything does? As proven by actual evidence? Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery, in different combinations in different circumstances. I wouldn't wish going through chemo on my worst enemy - and I am pretty sure that neither would the oncologists - but it is done because it has been shown to be effective. Those people who reject it in favour of 'natural' or 'functional' or 'herbal' treatment - don't live as long. And it makes me really, really, angry, that people still peddle this line, this 'you don't want those nasty drugs, they are all part of the big conspiracy' and discourage people from the one possibility of effective treatment, sometimes until it is too late. I know you aren't, here, talking about cancer, but really for the sake of all that is holy, do you actually believe that all of the hundreds of doctors, medical researchers, other medical staff are either stupid or unethical? Are they selected especially for these qualities when they enter medical training? or are they brainwashed during that training? If. An. Alternative. Treatment. Can. Be. Shown. To. Work, It. Is. No. Longer. Alternative. Because doctors, generally, actually want to help people back to health, they don't want to pour medicines down their throats (particularly where those doctors are also budget holders as in the NHS), they don't want long term patients making demands on their overstretched resources, if those people can be helped back to health. Are there dodgy ethics in the pharmaceutical world? For sure. They are trying to sell things, and it's very easy to find yourself gradually crossing invisible lines in the pursuit of sales. And can research be 'tainted'? For sure, it must be easy to see things on the whiter side of grey if your funds come from someone who desperately wants them to be white - normal human nature and the subconscious's well documented tendency to confirmation bias. But none of that is exclusive to the 'legitimate' pharma world, and the controls against it being given undue weight are greater in that world than any of the alternatives. If you want to do something effective - join the movement calling for disclosure of the results of all trials, rather than just those that go the way the funders want, instead of setting yourself against the entirety of the modern medicine to which you may one day owe your life.
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Latest post on 18 January 2015 - 21:34
What do you call alternative medicine (or "functional medicine" or whatever) that is supported by evidence? Medicine. Sorry can't help with the paediatric endocrinologist, but if you can't find a good one here, I would travel to see one rather than risking your daughter's health with unproven, err, stuff.
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Latest post on 18 January 2015 - 16:50
Rainbows/brownies, ballet, modern dance, she wants to do gymnastics but needs to drop something first, swimming. Is it too late to put them in the Rainbows/Brownies? I thought you had to do that in September only. no reason to be September only (at least not in my experience) but there will probably be a waiting list, so if you are interested, get their names down as soon as you can.
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Latest post on 18 January 2015 - 14:08
Rainbows/brownies, ballet, modern dance, she wants to do gymnastics but needs to drop something first, swimming.
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Latest post on 12 January 2015 - 10:05
And for the records... My Hubby is a medical doctor and loves juicing and does it once a year for a whole month! Ask him for the evidence behind it. Not all doctors know much about nutrition, but as a doctor he should appreciate the difference between evidence and anecdote and tell you if he knows of any.
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Latest post on 06 January 2015 - 16:50
And you should be getting your paediatrician struck off for malpractice. At the very least ask them for proper research showing the advantage of whatever they are recommending.... Children that age need fat - it is why you shouldn't give them semiskimmed (or skimmed) milk until they are older. And there really is no need for 'follow on' milk; it's just a marketing gimmick.
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Latest post on 06 January 2015 - 16:47
Presumably this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonaVie
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Latest post on 06 January 2015 - 16:16
Well bully for you. It doesn't work like that for everyone. What about the two specific examples I gave - conjunctivitis, and day 2 after vomiting (under the 48 hour rule)? In neither case would I categorize the child as 'sick enough to be off school' but in neither case can the child attend school.
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Latest post on 05 January 2015 - 18:10
I really wondered if you were serious, but then i realised you are. I'm sorry but sick kids and having to be there to look after them is just part of parenting. If the kid is sick enough to be off school then they need to be with a family member/parent looking after them not a stranger. You will not find insurance that pays for babysitting! Lolacat, you are not being terribly reasonable here. Back when my firstborn was little, and I had no choice but to work (literally), I thought I would get by with nursery and not need someone in my house.... sadly it became apparent that although nursery could cover the hours and was open during school holidays, they still had random additional days added to eg Eid, and, more relevant here, there still were several days when my precious little bundle was not sick but was also not 'well' enough to go to nursery - eg, conjunctivitis, the second day of the '48 hour rule', etc. In the end, I couldn't find a solution other than sponsoring a live-out maid, who then became live-in when I moved to a villa. I think you may have been lucky enough to be able to stay at home when your offspring were small; not everyone has that luxury and while we would all drop everything for major illness and do what we could to be there for 'ill' illness, the "If the kid is sick enough to be off school then they need to be with a family member/parent looking after them not a stranger" is living in a fantasy land for working mothers, sorry.
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Latest post on 30 December 2014 - 14:44
I'd stick with the 'eat food, not too much, mostly plants' - can't remember who said it but it makes sense - only in cold reality I struggle with the second and third parts of the advice! The idea of detox is a myth; lots of explanation here: [url=http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/debunking-detox.html'>link[/url'> and the problem with juice diets is you miss half the good stuff..... eating apples as apples is much better for you than drinking gallons of apple juice (as I would like my daughter to understand :))
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Latest post on 23 December 2014 - 16:19
Oh and more positively - you don't need an ultrasound at 8 weeks; if you are wanting to save money why not limit ultrasounds to the standard 12 and 20 weeks, or just 20 weeks if you don't want the 12 week downs' screening?
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Latest post on 23 December 2014 - 16:16
If you already have all the blood tests, then it might the cheaper to pay-as-you-go for the pre-natal care at Al Zahra. You can bring your previous tests results and the doctor will not need to repeat them. However, if you are missing any of the tests, or a long time has passed since you had them done, they will require that you have blood work done, as a possibly undetected condition can be a danger to the baby. This is true for most doctors/hospitals. I gave birth at Al Zahra in October and cannot recommend it enough! Yeah but they can't force me to have blood work done which i don't want.. Me and my husband are clear of all genetic disorders and we've been tested already. I just need an ultrasound which is all you need along with bp at your first visit in 8th week. Do u think they can force all these tests on me? Seriously the only thing i need to monitor during pregnancy is development of the baby and watching bp + blood sugar. I don't want any genetic anomalies or down syndrome testing. We have a faith in having a healthy baby as i'm a "health nut". Do they require any documentation to bring along for pay-as-u-go patients? edited by CZ_Expat on 23/12/2014 "We have a faith in having a healthy baby as i'm a "health nut"." Are you serious?? Do you realise that sounds as though you are blaming [b'>mothers[/b'> for any health issues affecting their babies? You do appreciate that things can go wrong in the womb no matter how healthy the mother and her lifestyle? And that downs' syndrome (to name just one) does not respect maternal health nuttiness or otherwise? I have no view on what blood tests you should or shouldn't have and believe they should be by agreement between you and your doctor rather than imposed (and incidentally had healthy babies myself) but your comment just struck me as really offensive to mothers whose children were born with health issues.
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Latest post on 01 December 2014 - 15:30
My own child spent her last three years of schooling in Dubai, and is now at a Russell Group University, where we are paying Home/EU tuition fees. Do you think she is merely the exception which proves the rule? If she's a home student (for fees purposes) perhaps she got in the 'hard' way :) Sorry, I'm obviously being thick here, I don't understand what you mean? well if children who pay foreign fees get in with lower A level results, which was what ladymary was saying, and your child isn't paying foreign fees, maybe she had to get the higher A level results expected of a home student? I just wasn't sure what rule you were saying she is an exception to? (either way, congratulations to your DD)
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Latest post on 01 December 2014 - 13:38
Its also much easier to get offers from RG unis from abroad. edited by ladymary on 01/12/2014 Is that so? For what reason do you think that is? Children paying full fees for Uni have been accepted with lower grades than children from the UK with higher grades. Bit of a sweeping generalisation, perhaps. My own child spent her last three years of schooling in Dubai, and is now at a Russell Group University, where we are paying Home/EU tuition fees. Do you think she is merely the exception which proves the rule? If she's a home student (for fees purposes) perhaps she got in the 'hard' way :)
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Latest post on 30 November 2014 - 12:31
Hi! Need to take a long haul flight on Thursday night, can anyone recommend sleeping tablets that do not cause drowsiness? Someone told me Adol is good - anyone took this before? isn't the point of sleeping tablets that they cause drowsiness? am I missing something??
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Latest post on 25 November 2014 - 14:03
Although I do agree that the thread title is a bit hysterical, if I had to choose between leaving my baby in a nursery or with a "domestic servant" at home, I would choose the former. The reason is not because I would necessarily be afraid of her abusing my child but because of how she would react in an emergency. I knew of a case a few years ago where a very good nanny made a terrible mistake and rather than admitting to it, she lied to cover it up and ended up in jail. Many mothers say that an infant is too young to be in a nursery but at least nurseries have a certain protocol to follow in case of an emergency. I agree with you. However as even nurseries with full-year cover and extended hours have strange extended holidays (extra days for National Day, for example) and as kids can't go to nursery if they have sticky eye, or have vomited within the last 48 hours, etc, as well as if they are actually ill, if you work full time there isn't really an option of avoiding maid care altogether.
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Latest post on 25 November 2014 - 13:42
Chocfudge, do you install cameras if you are leaving your children with family friends? with uncles? aunts? do you only send them to nurseries with full camera cover? If someone knows a camera is present, how does that prevent anything other than them beating up the child in front of the camera? there are plenty of other places. The important thing is to be very very careful in your selection of who you leave your children with. Cameras may be helpful as a back up in some cases, but hidden cameras are apparently (I don't have first hand sources for this) not actually legal here, and disclosed cameras are about as useful at preventing incidents as visible speed cameras are at preventing speeding. And it is pretty offensive to suggest that all maids are a risk to children, just as it would be to suggest that all stepfathers (or even natural fathers, or come to that all mothers) are a risk to children on the basis of a very small number of events.
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Latest post on 25 November 2014 - 12:49
Dr Claire has left :( Moorfields are generally excellent though. Do you know where she has gone? her husband used to be the British ambassador down in Abu Dhabi; he came to the end of his tenure and was moved on; I don't know where but would assume it is a very long way away.
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Latest post on 20 November 2014 - 17:07
oh, and can he do his job for a non-competitor or is he an industry specialist?
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Latest post on 20 November 2014 - 17:05
depends on geographical scope and length. Is this just in the UAE or wider?
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Latest post on 20 November 2014 - 13:15
and basically if you have an 'artificial' lease (ie something structured as a lease to get around a particular requirement, such as the prohibition on interest), as a general matter you can't then complain if it doesn't operate like a 'normal' lease - if you want to lease a car, go to a car lessor rather than a bank. In your particular case it sounds as though the product wasn't explained to you properly; I would go back and complain about that.
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Latest post on 20 November 2014 - 13:12
I think she is possibly saying that she signed a loan which she thought was a lease (perhaps because of the way Islamic finance is structured; as you can't pay interest, it is perhaps a lease with ownership transfer at the end rather than you owning the car the whole way through - some Islamic finance products work that way). in any case, the terms of either a lease or a loan should be clear up front.
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Latest post on 18 November 2014 - 20:34
there's another interesting head setting up a new school at the moment - although it's Gems - http://www.gemseducation.com/MENASA/finalparents/news-details.php?newsid=847 edited by sandfly on 18/11/2014 That schools not happening according to the GEMS admissions girl I spoke to, I am also not sure if that man was actually hired. well he's in Dubai and he told me he was here to set up a new GEMS American curriculum school; that was a couple of weeks ago though.....
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Latest post on 18 November 2014 - 20:09
there's another interesting head setting up a new school at the moment - although it's Gems - http://www.gemseducation.com/MENASA/finalparents/news-details.php?newsid=847 <em>edited by sandfly on 18/11/2014</em>
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Latest post on 17 November 2014 - 12:00
Oh and - 'on' and 'off' as verbs ('on the tap' or 'off the light' for example) And 'too' for 'very' and 'disinterested' for 'uninterested' - in both cases the words have perfectly good meanings, which are not the same as the word they are replacing.
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Latest post on 17 November 2014 - 10:54
several of the above (although I wish they didn't; I do accept that Indian English, like American English, British English, etc, has different usages and they are not inferior - but Americanisms can grate on me too, it just relates to what you have grown up with). The worst are things like 'on sale' as above and 'till stocks last' - which is just illogical; it is obviously 'while' stocks last (or 'until we run out')
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Latest post on 16 November 2014 - 21:30
Moist, my Dear and avail? Seriously who uses avail? Just WHO?! *raises hand* guilty of using the word avail :biggrin: "to what avail?" commonly used as well, guilty :) I had to google gusset after reading this thread! As for the others, it is funny, I articulate a lot of people's pet peeves. After spending over a decade in Texas, I almost have two sides to my dialogue. "dollars to donuts" "6 of one, half dozen'o the other" "from the get go" "couple-a-three"...I could go on. endearing to me :) 'to what avail' is fine - but 'avail' is a REFLEXIVE verb, you avail YOURSELF of an offer, not 'avail of an offer' &lt;rant alert&gt; I do have to keep reminding myself over here that there are many forms of English, that many English speakers here have it as their second, third or fourth language, etc.
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Latest post on 13 November 2014 - 23:40
no problem sanddy, I emailed you.
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Latest post on 13 November 2014 - 17:43
what does it actually say you have to have done to the copy? there are various things it could be. If it is just a certified copy (which doesn't prove it is you as such, but says it is a genuine copy of the original passport), do you know any friendly lawyers? I'm quite happy to do that for you if we can figure out a way of getting in touch. If it specifically says notarised, you may be able to take it to the British Embassy; they are supposed to be able to notarise things, although every time I look they are doing less for people. In theory the court notaries here could also do it but if it needs to be notarised in the UK, you would probably have to go through a lot of extra, expensive, procedures to 'legalise' it (essentially, confirm that it is validly notarised) so the embassy would be a better option.
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Latest post on 13 November 2014 - 12:18
We had Barney a couple of weeks ago (G2 - Y3 equivalent). The first person to have him had done a really low key diary; a couple of pictures drawn by the child and just a few sentences. In solidarity with other mothers I would have really liked to do the same, but was made to take lots of photos, pick some out to print, help with spelling, etc - and as this one finally came home over the weekend, I thought I'd better; in KG the wretched animals used to come home overnight, almost invariably on the nights I ended up having to work late. Cue lots of tears when there weren't any nice interesting photos of an activity filled afternoon. I think the teachers pick which mother has been annoying them most to inflict the bear on!!
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Latest post on 10 November 2014 - 14:11
What is the most annoying part of it is that you **pass** the parking space so that people think you aren't going to stop for it. Then, you want to reverse backwards into it. That's why the "morons" are behind you because there is no possible way for you to indicate that you are going to reverse into the spot. It ought to be illegal. erm no - that's what the little lever beside the steering wheel is for - you INDICATE you are going to move into that spot - I usually flick on my hazards that I'm stopping then indicate to show I'm going to reverse. If people are too dumb to realise what that means, they shouldn't have a license. They aren't dumb. If you indicate, I would think you are turning right, possibly into a parking space further on. If you flick on your hazards, I would assume there is some sort of hazard. I bet you put your hazards on in the fog too. Sorry but that is so ridiculous, I have never once thought 'that person that drove past that open spot and is now indicating and pulled in on the side of the open spot is going for another spot up ahead that i magically can't see.' Seriously not once I have not understood what the person is clearly doing. Agreed. It's generally pretty obvious. I just indicate and slow down, drive past the space and back straight in, but I've seen various ways of making it clear you're going for the space, and it's a lot more sensible a use for hazard lights than most in Dubai.
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Latest post on 15 October 2014 - 10:02
Dr Claire has left :( Moorfields are generally excellent though.
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Latest post on 13 October 2014 - 14:53
Raa, as much as Izzy's response may just be her style, what she said is totally how I would feel about your tutoring my children - if you are effectively putting yourself out there as an English tutor you want to do it in correct English - I realise it may not be your native language and goodness knows I would make errors in any other language I was trying to communicate in, but there are a lot of native English speakers around who would prefer that their children learn the correct way of spelling, constructing sentences etc, and who would be nervous that someone who doesn't show that they know these things, even when selling their services, wouldn't be able to teach them. I know this board feels informal, but I would seriously think about withdrawing these posts and rephrasing them.
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Latest post on 12 October 2014 - 16:05
Good idea
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Latest post on 12 October 2014 - 15:25
they aren't the same; UK GCSEs are very coursework based, IGCSEs are exam based, for a start http://www.ool.co.uk/examinations/igcse-and-gcse-whats-the-difference/
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Latest post on 12 October 2014 - 13:44
'Routine screening' only applies if you have NO symptoms (lumps, pain, nipple discharge etc) and are not very high risk. Routine screening starts at different ages depending on the country, UK is 50yrs and USA & UAE are 40yrs. However if you have any symptoms or are higher risk this doesn't apply. As everyone has said, USS is generally better for younger breasts which are more glandular than post-menopausal breasts. Sometimes something is picked up on mammogram that will need an USS for further detail or just to guide the biopsy needle in. Good luck!! Yes totally agree, my link was about routine screening, anyone with any symptoms should run not walk to the mammography/USS department. But there is quite a lot of salesmanship with regard to 'routine' screening here (handing out vouchers for mammograms at pink october events etc, to make it all seem normal and necessary).
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Latest post on 12 October 2014 - 13:33
Smartee, it isn't only maids who ask for things up front when discussing a potential job (though in my limited experience it is more common for men to try to negotiate than women). In fact it is often recommended, on the basis that it is easier to negotiate something when you are still 'wanted' rather than seeking it as a rise when you're already there. And I might not get a separate toiletries allowance but I have a 'transport allowance' and a 'phone allowance' and goodness only knows what else (part of the glorious tendency in this part of the world to keep basic salary, on which things like end of service benefit are calculated, to a minimum) - why should maids be excluded from that?
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Latest post on 12 October 2014 - 13:29
Before you want one: &lt;&lt;What are the benefits and harms of attending a screening programme? How many will benefit from being screened, and how many will be harmed? What is the scientific evidence for this? Summary When we first published this leaflet in 2008, the Summary was: "It may be reasonable to attend for breast cancer screening with mammography, but it may also be reasonable not to attend, as screening has both benefits and harms. If 2000 women are screened regularly for 10 years, one will benefit from the screening, as she will avoid dying from breast cancer. At the same time, 10 healthy women will, as a consequence, become cancer patients and will be treated unnecessarily. These women will have either a part of their breast or the whole breast removed, and they will often receive radiotherapy, and sometimes chemotherapy. Furthermore, about 200 healthy women will experience a false alarm. The psychological strain until one knows whether or not it was cancer, and even afterwards, can be severe." These numbers were derived from the randomised trials of mammography screening. However, since the trials were performed, treatment of breast cancer has improved considerably. More recent studies suggest that [b'>mammography screening may no longer be effective in reducing the risk of dying from breast cancer.[/b'> [b'>Screening produces patients with breast cancer from among healthy women who would never have developed symptoms of breast cancer. Treatment of these healthy women increases their risk of dying, e.g. from heart disease and cancer[/b'>. It therefore no longer seems beneficial to attend for breast cancer screening. In fact, by avoiding going to screening, a woman will lower her risk of getting a breast cancer diagnosis. However, despite this, some women might still wish to go to screening.&gt;&gt; http://www.cochrane.dk/screening/mammography-leaflet.pdf One of the most reliable sources for evidence based medicine, as their brief is to review all of the research in a particular field.
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Latest post on 09 October 2014 - 16:12
I think she means you can't take pictures when [b'>you[/b'> are driving, or when a person other than the driver is in the vehicle (there is sensitivity around that sort of thing - it is supposedly why when speed cameras came in, in the UK, they had to be of the back of the vehicle, so that pictures didn't show up at anyone's home showing the person in the car with someone they shouldn't have been in it with). Could be wrong though, but that was how I read it.
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Latest post on 15 September 2014 - 11:56
it isn't whether the water is bottled that is the issue; some bottled waters have higher levels of magnesium than others and so do some tap waters. &lt;&lt;Tap water can be a significant source of both magnesium and calcium. One recent study found that 2 liters of some municipal tap waters could provide up to 30% of the magnesium DRI (Daily Recommended Intake) for adults. [b'>But many tap waters are quite low in magnesium, providing no significant magnesium source[/b'>. How can you tell?&gt;&gt; &lt;&lt;Bottled Water Sources The range of magnesium, calcium and sodium levels in bottled waters is enormous. [....'> [b'>Many bottled waters in North America are distilled or deionized water, and as such they have almost zero magnesium[/b'>. Often a bit of sodium is added for taste. There are products designed to “fortify” such deionized or distilled water with magnesium and sometimes other essential elements often available in health food stores.&gt;&gt; bottled water here isn't generally distilled or deionized so there are more minerals. If you look here http://foodiva.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/FooDiva-water-analysis-April-20112.pdf you can check the brand you use and maybe eg switch from Nestle to Arwa.....
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Latest post on 15 September 2014 - 10:44
You need minerals as well, yes; but they needn't be in the drink - as you refer, they could be in your diet for the day. water on its own is hypotonic and if you want to rehydrate in a significant dehydration situation, you would be looking for something closer to an isotonic fluid as you will have lost more than just water, but for normal hydration with a normal diet, water is fine!
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Latest post on 15 September 2014 - 10:25
distilled water is hydrating - where do you think it goes if you drink it? Coke, tea, coffee, soup - all of them are hydrating; the other contents have different effects on the body but they all hydrate.
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Latest post on 03 September 2014 - 16:07
I'd assume seconds? factory seconds in the UK don't usually have big obvious flaws. Certainly if that is the case I'd be quite happy to buy.
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Latest post on 27 July 2014 - 11:35
I think boycotting can work; can't see allowing shoplifters to get away with it having the same effect though! With regard to simply boycotting, Fairy Dust, you're exaggerating rather - why should people not use their purchasing power to support their ethical beliefs? of course it doesn't mean you have to throw things out; what difference does that make to the company in question - it can mean you make a decision at the point of purchase, however. There are some products I prefer not to buy - if I have a choice, I don't. I don't, personally, go to the extreme of saying that in no situation ever will such a product darken my doorstep, I just allow my beliefs to influence my spending. Anyway, the company which will suffer here won't be VS, it will be the local franchisee - who almost certainly isn't a Zionist! If you want VS to 'suffer', you need the product not to have been bought from them in the first place... here, they are no longer in the picture, they've already made the sale.
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Latest post on 29 June 2014 - 12:41
Hmmmmmmmmmmm, if he is history? You mean dead or out of the picture? If he is alive, he should still be paying. In theory, yes. Reality is sometimes different (worth not getting any financial support to be shot of him though - in my case)
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Latest post on 16 June 2014 - 17:40
Free chiller means that there is district cooling (a/c) and it is included in the price of your rent (as the owner will pay this as part of the maintenance fee). Central a/c means the same thing. . Are you sure? I read 'central a/c' as meaning it is 'normal' a/c, not either wall or 'split' (not quite sure what split means - wall is the box in the wall, not as effective.
 
 
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