Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the World Health Organisation website: WHO and through your national and local public health authority- in the UK, Public Health England: PHE

COVID-19 is affecting many people in throughout the world.
​Most people who become infected experience mild illness and recover, but it can be more severe for others. Take care of your health and protect others by doing the following:

Wash your hands frequently
Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water.
Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses that may be on your hands.

Maintain social distancing
Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
Why? When someone coughs or sneezes they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person coughing has the disease

Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth
Why? Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and can make you sick.

Practice respiratory hygiene
Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene. This means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately.
Why? Droplets spread virus. By following good respiratory hygiene you protect the people around you from viruses such as cold, flu and COVID-19.

If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early
Stay home if you feel unwell. If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention and call in advance.

Follow the directions of your local health authority
Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on the situation in your area. Calling in advance will allow your health care provider to quickly direct you to the right health facility. This will also protect you and help prevent spread of viruses and other infections.

Stay informed and follow advice given by your healthcare provider
Stay informed on the latest developments about COVID-19. Follow advice given by your healthcare provider, your national and local public health authority or your employer on how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.
Why? National and local authorities will have the most up to date information on whether COVID-19 is spreading in your area. They are best placed to advise on what people in your area should be doing to protect themselves.

Continue to be aware of updates from the WHO & PHE:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
​https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

He had served as homeopathic physician to the Queen for about 15 years.  He was also the director of research at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, (RLHIM), formerly known as the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital.

Dr Fisher, from Highgate, north London, has become the eighth cyclist to die in road accidents in London this year and the fifth fatality from a collision involving a lorry.

Police said they were called to a collision between a lorry and a cyclist on High Holborn, central London, a short distance from the RLHIM, at about 9.30am on Wednesday.
Bystanders tried to give Dr Fisher CPR and paramedics also attended, but he was declared dead at the scene. The lorry driver stopped at the scene in central London and no arrests have been made.

A graduate of Cambridge University and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Dr Fisher was also president of the Faculty of Homeopathy.

Announcing the death, Greg White, chief executive of the Faculty of Homeopathy, said: "The Faculty has to announce, with great sadness, news of the death of Dr Peter Fisher in a road accident. "It's no exaggeration to say Peter is an irreplaceable talent. He truly was a giant in all his fields of endeavour, which included clinician, researcher and academic. He was one of the world leaders in homeopathic research, and will be sorely missed not only by his family and UK friends and colleagues but around the whole world.”

Dr Fisher, a former Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at King's College Hospital, had published numerous articles on rheumatology and on complementary and alternative medicine.  

He chaired the World Health Organisation's working group on homeopathy and served on WHO's Expert Advisory Panel on Traditional and Complementary Medicine.

Dr Gill Gaskin, medical director of the specialist hospitals board of University College London Hospitals (UCLH), to which RLHIM is affiliated, said: "We are all deeply shocked and saddened to lose Dr Peter Fisher in such tragic circumstances. "Peter was a highly regarded colleague and friend of many at the RLHIM, where he worked for more than 35 years. He was an international figure in homeopathy who was committed to holistic and compassionate care for his patients. He will be greatly missed by his colleagues and patients alike. Our deepest sympathies go out to Peter's family, friends and loved ones at this difficult time."

The Metropolitan Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit is looking into Wednesday's incident and appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to contact police on 0208 991 9555 or via Twitter @MetCC quoting CAD 1899/15AUG.

Article from: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dr-peter-fisher-dead-queen-homeopathic-doctor-london-cyclist-deaths-lorry-crushed-homeopathy-a8494456.html

The flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. Because these two types of illnesses have similar symptoms, it can be difficult to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone. In general, the flu is worse than the common cold, and symptoms are more common and intense.

Colds are usually milder than the flu. People with colds are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose. Colds generally do not result in serious health problems, such as pneumonia, bacterial infections, or hospitalisations.

Because colds and flu share many symptoms, it can be difficult (or even impossible) to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone. Special tests that usually must be done within the first few days of illness can tell if a person has the flu.

The symptoms of flu can include fever or feeling feverish/chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches and fatigue (tiredness). Cold symptoms are usually milder than the symptoms of flu. People with colds are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose. Colds generally do not result in serious health problems.

The influenza virus is transmitted from person to person through respiratory droplets disseminated during sneezing, coughing and talking. The incubation period of influenza is one to four days and infected adults are usually contagious from the day before the onset of symptoms until five days after the symptoms began. The signs and symptoms of uncomplicated influenza usually resolve within a week, although a cough and fatigue may persist.

Complications include otitis media, bacterial sinusitis, secondary bacterial pneumonia, and, less commonly, viral pneumonia and respiratory failure. Complications are also caused by escalation of underlying disease. The risk of hospitalisation is highest in people 65 years and older, in very young children and in those with chronic medical conditions.

​Some tips to help prevention & aid healing:

• ​​Wash hands frequently
• Avoid contamination- avoid close contact with sick people; avoid touching eyes, hands and mouth; keep frequently touched objects and surfaces clean
  
• Stay well with good lifestyle habits- enough sleep; healthy eating; stress management and being physically active
• Stay home when you are sick

​Homeopathy, however, has a lot to offer, both in the prevention and treatment of influenza.

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Full testimony from Dr. Suzanne Humphries, M.D. at the West Virginia Senate Education Committee, USA on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Dr. Humphries is a nephrologist (kidney specialist) physician who began researching vaccines after observing her patients fall ill after receiving vaccinations.

Halloween can be for some a wonderfully exciting time- amazing costumes, playing with friends, staying up late. For others though, there can be a lot of anticipation and fear- the 'ghouls, ghosts' etc imagery can trigger nightmares. With the help of homeopathic remedies such as Aconite, Arnica, Belladonna, Phosphorus, Rescue Remedy and Stramonium, anxieties can gently and quickly be eased in a short period of time.
 
Too many sweets/ rich food whilst 'trick or treating'?
​Homeopathy can help calm the stomach with such remedies such as Arsenicum Album, Lycopodium, Nux Vomica and Pulsatilla.

Have a WONDERFUL Halloween!