Month: February 2016

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No Water For Citizens – The Corporations Have It All

Broken Hill Reservoir
Just returned from Broken Hill where the good people there are facing a crisis. Unfortunately it seems, Cubbie Sation, a large cotton station owned by Japanese & Chinese interests has been given the rights to 400,000 megaalitres of water for their farming. This is the equivalent of all the irrigation entitlements in downstream North West NSW. The flow on (or lack thereof) of this is that any people down river from this, are virtually running out of water. Broken Hill have two dams and one is completely empty. The other has 8% left which is silted and salty. People in town are getting very sick and cannot even clean their teeth in the polluted water. It is becoming dangerous to bathe in it. Menindee Lakes which were a fresh water supplier to the city and the main recreational escape from the heat, are drying up. The Darling River which is a tributary of the Murray has barely any water in it. The Government are ignoring this. Animals are dying and looking ill. Please share this to everyone you know. Many thanks. Pamela Stuart

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Heart Attack Symptoms

The symptoms of a heart attack can differ between men and women!
February is “Heart Healthy Month”. It’s important that you know what signs you should watch out for:
Men
Chest discomfort: Most heart attacks cause discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. Men have described it as uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.
Discomfort in other areas of the upper body: This can affect one or both arms, the back, the neck, jaw or stomach.
Shortness of breath.
Cold sweats
Nausea
Lightheadedness
Women
Although women can also feel chest discomfort like men, they are far more likely to experience severe shortness of breath.
Other common symptoms in women include cold sweats, stomach pain, and even fatigue.
Women are also more likely to feel nauseous and/or vomit.
Extreme dizziness or lightheadedness are common.
Sharp arm, back, neck and jaw pain are also more common in women than in men.
Thanks to Sherry Brescia for this one.