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Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are two related health conditions that can be very serious if not treated quickly and effectively. Both heat exhaustion and heat stroke are caused by a mild-extreme elevation in body temperature which is normally controlled by sweating. 

As many allergy and asthma sufferers know, the weather can play a direct role in the severity and length of your symptoms. A mild winter can signify an early allergy season, since trees and grass tend to pollinate earlier. Dry, windy weather spreads pollen quickly, producing a higher distribution of pollen.

A lot of us would do anything to avoid working out, but the truth is, we shouldn’t. For some of us, exercise-induced asthma happens rapidly after beginning cardiovascular workouts, as any type of asthma is caused by the narrowing of the airways in your lungs.

In the midst of cyclone preparations , one of the most important items you can organise is a First Aid Kit. If you already have a bag or pack, you can save yourself a few pennies by creating your own! Be prepared, be safe.

What do you do if you see someone clutching their throat, gagging? Do you slap them on the back? Perform the Heimlich manoeuvre? Do you get them to cough?

This time of year is one of the most high risk times on our local roads with many people coming up to escape the frosty weather down south, and us locals heading inland to escape the chaos of school holidays in the region.

FNTC has successfully progressed more than two dozen participants through the Ready for Work Program and there are more ‘knocking on our door’.

Many of our students are coming close to completing their Certificate III Individual Support – some in Disability and others in Aged Care.

Trendy cafes who have introduced Kombucha and extolling its virtues are now finding there are other outlets that are into the ‘health drink’.

Wherever you are in the world, the global village is in a state of constant change both in how we do things and how we apply those changes. Consumerism is here to stay and those professionals that wish to stay at the ‘cutting edge’ need to be aware.

Hiring an apprentice … WorkCover Queensland has announced that to encourage businesses to hire more apprentices, employers who employ apprentices will be offered an ‘apprentice discount’.