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“EXPAT KIDS FATTER THAN SWISS” – blog from Breda, our guest Dietitian and Public Health Nutritionist. How many of you may have read this alarming headline in the Swiss media recently? What were your immediate thoughts? Well it seems from the queries that I, as a British Trained Dietitian, have received, many of you have […]
18th October 2013
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So our kiddies have gone back to school – they’ll be home later carrying shiny new books, happy smiles, and stories of new friends and teachers. Sometimes they might come home with a few extra unwanted guests though – head lice! These are small, wingless, grey-brown insects that are about the same size as a […]
2nd September 2013
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Whether you are staying in beautiful Switzerland for your holidays this Summer or you are travelling to more exotic climes, it is important that you consider your health before you go and also that you are prepared to deliver some basic First Aid whilst you are away if needed. The Swiss website www.safetravel.ch has lots […]
18th July 2013
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.I knew nothing about these creatures before moving to Switzerland. The first I learnt about them was when a friend developed a skin rash because of them. What are marching caterpillars? Marching caterpillars are usually somewhere between 3 and 4 centimetres long and they’re covered with thousands and thousands of pointed hairs. There are two […]
10th May 2013
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I’m sure that most of you will have heard in the news over the last few weeks about Angelina Jolie undergoing a preventive double mastectomy because of her very high risk of developing breast cancer, having inherited a breast cancer gene from her mother. One of Angelina Jolie’s aims when she went public with her […]
4th May 2013
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The team at HealthFirst was appalled to hear of the deaths and injuries – both physical and psychological – on Monday 15th April in Boston, USA. Our thoughts are with the affected people and their families – and also with the emergency service personnel and First Aid volunteers who went to their aid. Often when […]
17th April 2013
