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Major stalls and a full health & safety fringe meeting have been announced by CWU's National Health & Safety Officer, Dave Joyce. Focusing on Men's Health, one of the main stands includes information and advice on a number of subjects that men traditionally are not very good at dealing with: male cancers, depression, Stress, and high blood pressure. The Stroke Association will also have a stand at conference. The organisation work to prevent strokes by raising awareness of the risk factors and provide practical help to people who have had strokes, including their families. Each year over 130,000 people in England and Wales have a stroke. Of all people who suffer from a stroke, about a third are likely to die within the first 10 days, about a third are likely to make a recovery within one month and about a third are likely to be left disabled and needing rehabilitation. Stroke has a greater disability impact than any other medical condition. A quarter of a million people are living with long-term disability as a result of stroke in the UK. Full details of the stand and events in Dave Joyce's LTB, along with the Conference 2007 Agendas, are available in the members only section. Access here |
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