Fireworks: Accident prevention and first aid tips

As winter approaches there are many festivities to look forward to which feature fireworks such as Halloween, Bonfire Night, Diwali, New Year and Chinese New Year. Sadly fireworks are increasingly being deployed as weapons and this has led Greater Manchester’s police chief to call for a ban on fireworks being sold to the general public, […]

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Fireworks: Accident prevention and first aid tips

As winter approaches there are many festivities to look forward to which feature fireworks such as Halloween, Bonfire Night, Diwali, New Year and Chinese New Year. Sadly fireworks are increasingly being deployed as weapons and this has led Greater Manchester’s police chief to call for a ban on fireworks being sold to the general public, […]

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Food allergies and anaphylaxis

An allergic reaction occurs when the body’s immune system reacts inappropriately in response to the presence of a substance that it wrongly perceives as a threat. The body doesn’t react to the irritant directly, but to the histamine released by cells damaged through the immune response on subsequent exposure.  Anaphylactic shock is an extreme allergic […]

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Food allergies and anaphylaxis

An allergic reaction occurs when the body’s immune system reacts inappropriately in response to the presence of a substance that it wrongly perceives as a threat. The body doesn’t react to the irritant directly, but to the histamine released by cells damaged through the immune response on subsequent exposure.  Anaphylactic shock is an extreme allergic […]

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