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Author Archives: Luitgard Holzleg
Health & Safety Day
On May 10, 2014, the first Health & Safety Day will be held in Zurich. Together with five other organisations, I invite you to join Healthy And Safe Away From Home for a day of exciting and hands-on workshops and …
Foods Containing Lactose
Do you have a colleague or a friend who is lactose intolerant and you are not quite sure what foods you can now share with them or prepare when they come over for dinner? I hope this blog helps you …
Sugar … or Candy at the Cash Register
Now, these are news I like to hear: the discounter Lidl chain bans selling sweets and candy at cash registers in Great Britain. The decision was made for the more than 600 discounters fowling a survey showing that 70% of …
Gluten Intolerance
My last blog was about anaphylaxis, life threatening allergic reactions often to foods. Today, I want to tell you a little bit about gluten intolerance. You’ve probably heard the word but do you know what gluten actually is? The word …
Anaphylaxis News
I plan to write a few blogs about allergies and food intolerance or sensitivity and start today with Anaphylaxis or anaphylactic reactions. Anaphylactic reactions are life-threatening allergic reactions and have been on the rise in developed countries for a number …
Avalanche Prevention Tool
Planning to go skiing or off piste this holiday? What do you know about AVALANCHE prevention? Approx. 2000 people have been hit or buried by an avalanche over the last 10 years. Every year, about 25 people die from this …
Pulmex Baby
This month, Novartis Consumer Healthcare announced that due to variations in quality it has been decided to withdraw the Pulmex Baby ointment against cough and airway infections from the market. It was the classic recommendation for infants and children between …
Mandatory Daytime Car Headlights
The Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (bfu – Beratungstelle für Unfallverhütung; bpa – bureau de prévention des accidents, upi – ufficio prevention infortuni) has mandated that as of January 1, 2014 using headlights during daytime hours is mandatory. This regulation …
News from Medica
From November 20 until 23, 2013, Düsseldorf in Germany was host to the world’s largest medical fair, the Medica. I was happy to take a few days to browse the 17 exposition halls exhibiting new products and developments in medical …
Responsible Drinking
Alcohol consumption in teenagers and especially too much thereof is one of the biggest worries of parents. How can we help our teenager to develop responsible drinking habits? These thoughts accompany parents long before a child turns into a teenager. …