Public Reluctant to use Life-saving Defibrillators
Passers-by are often reluctant to use defibrillators when someone has a cardiac arrest; menstrual cups empower Kenyan teenagers; could sleep save your life?
Many people don鈥檛 have the confidence to step in and give someone in cardiac arrest the electric shock which might save their life 鈥 despite the increased availability of automated public defibrillators. Nearly a third of people who die every year die from cardiac arrest 鈥 which is when the heart stops beating. Doctors want more people to use the automated devices which deliver clear audio instructions and are often found in railways stations or airports.
A menstrual cup is an alternative to sanitary towels or tampons that鈥檚 transforming the lives of teenage girls in Kenya. Some girls who couldn鈥檛 afford sanitary protection used rugs or mattresses 鈥 and worried about leakage. Others had 鈥渂oyfriends鈥 who would buy them pads 鈥 in return for sex. Now they have been given menstrual cups, they can stay in school to finish their education.
Most of us aren鈥檛 getting enough sleep 鈥 and it鈥檚 affecting our health and life expectancy according to Professor Matthew Walker, whose book Why We Sleep is published this week. He has a family history of cardiovascular disease 鈥 and does everything he can to protect his sleep in order to reduce his own risk of premature death.
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Menstrual cups are helping Kenyan girls stay in school
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