Fitness Education

The theme of the competition is Brighter Futures and there are entry categories for those aged under and over 18.

The photographs will be judged by a panel of professionals including businessman Charles Skene OBE, Royal photographer, Donald Stewart and lead officer for the Aberdeenshire Alcohol Drugs Partnership, Wayne Gault. The closing date for entries has been extended to 8 February and an award ceremony will be held on 16 February where prizes will be issued, including a digital camera for the top prize.

Martina Hickey-Laing, Service Manager at the Fraserburgh centre, said:

“Our service users were offered the opportunity to complete a course in digital photography where the Banff and Buchan College tutor came to the project in August 2011. T

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On December 22, HEALTH received a report from a Barrington pediatrician that a student had been diagnosed with pertussis. As of today, there have been 21 cases of pertussis confirmed in Barrington. The number of confirmed cases in Rhode Island is consistent with outbreaks occurring nationally and regionally in Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts.

Due to the outbreak and after consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HEALTH hosted vaccination clinics as an ongoing effort to prevent the further spread of pertussis in the Barrington community.

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What is one of the greatest advantages of using an electronic smoking device? When you use an electronic cigarette to smoke rather than a traditional cigarette, there is no disgusting smell. Traditional tobacco cigarettes have an odor that they leave on you and your clothing for a very long time. Not to mention, they stain your teeth and give you bad breath.

Now, it is true that you can smoke a variety of delicious flavors such as strawberry, cappuccino and mint with an electronic device but it does not leave a terrible aroma that sticks with you. You may smell it when you first vape or exhale, but it disappears just as quickly. Read more…

Researchers at West Virginia University School of Medicine have found that perfluorocarbons (PFCs)–which are man-made chemicals found in such household products as non-stick skillets, food containers, carpets, and paints–may be linked to early menopause. In a study of more than 25,000 women ages 18-65, investigators found that women who had the highest concentrations of PFCs in their blood were more likely to have experienced menopause than those with the lowest concentrations.