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Saturday, November 23, 2024
Stroke has a new indicator! They say if you forward this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along? Blood Clots/Stroke: They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue: During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall; she assured...
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward as they carry out enquiries into a serious injury road traffic collision in Upton. Dorset Police received a report at 11.52am on Tuesday 30 January 2024 of a collision on the A351 Wareham Road, near the...

Swimmers beware

Researchers have proposed that a buildup of fluid in the heart muscle may be a potentially fatal syndrome that might affect fit and healthy open-water swimmers, causing them to "drown from the inside." Swimming-induced pulmonary oedema, or SIPE, is a type of immersion pulmonary oedema that develops when swimmers' lungs...
In 1922, a group of scientists went to the Toronto General Hospital, where diabetic children were kept in wards, often 50 or more at a time. Most of them were comatose and dying from diabetic ketoacidosis. Others were being treated by being placed on an extremely strict diet, which...
The body ages in different ways and at different rates, depending on lifestyle and genetic predisposition. Generally speaking, the most rapid aging process typically occurs during the twenties and thirties. This is the decade where a person’s body is most likely to experience the greatest amount of physical change...
Officers investigating a serious injury collision in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 4.55pm on Monday 22 January 2024 of a collision involving a black Ford Fiesta hatchback and a bicycle at Chalbury Corner. The cyclist – a...
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam to come forward to assist with their enquiries into a serious injury collision in Corfe Mullen. Dorset Police received a report at 9.26pm on Monday 22 January 2024 of a collision involving a grey Skoda Fabia and a beige Volkswagen...
The Coroner for Dorset is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin of a man who lived in Puddletown.Terry Vallender, who was 72 years old, died at his home address in Rod Hill Close on Friday 19 January 2024. His death is not being treated...
Dorset Council Trading Standards have carried out a test purchasing operation in Dorchester and Weymouth to identify businesses selling age restricted products to underage people. 11 retailers were targeted based on intelligence received, including from members of the public who believed they had witnessed underage sales. A 15-year-old volunteer asked to...
The Coroner for Dorset is seeking the assistance of the public to find the next of kin of a man who lived in Weymouth. Steven John Redhead, who was 62 years old and lived in James Street, died in Weymouth on Wednesday 17 January 2024. His death is not being treated...