Health Matters
Annually 17000 Australians suffer blood clots in their veins (VTE). This article was inspired by a patient suffering iron deficiency, who’d recently been released from hospital after treatment for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and subsequent pulmonary embolism (blood-clots) in both lungs. DVT blood clots can break off and eventually lodge in the lungs causing pulmonary […]
Mega Effort for Mega Mates
Last month, a team of dedicated local swimmers took to the pool for a gruelling 24-hour swim, whilst raising much needed funds for charity. The team of 19 swimmers, nicknamed MSMM Megaswim Mega Mates, took part in the MS Megaswim on 14th and 15th May at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Swimming a total of […]
Parents Corner
Babies have long been misunderstood. When the field of psychology emerged in the early twentieth century, the earliest psychologists thought maybe infants just needed a reliable food source. Later, psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth first sketched out the idea of “attachment”. Attachment refers to an infant’s need to connect emotionally with their primary caregiver. […]
Paws A While
Leptospirosis is a disease caused by infection with a kind of bacteria called Leptospira. Leptospirosis can cause kidney failure and liver failure, and occasionally severe lung disease and bleeding disorders. The clinical signs of Leptospira infection vary considerably from no signs of infection, to just a mild illness of short duration from which the animal […]
Health Matters
Vitamin K deficiency bleeding disorder (VKDB) is common in newborns with dire consequences for severe cases: intracranial haemorrhage (50%),; A 20% mortality rate persistent neurologic impairment for surviving babies Risk of Newborn-VKBD is increased for: Babies of mothers using warfarin certain anti-seizure medications such as carbamazepine and heparin anticonvulsants though this is still debated or […]
Orchard Hills Vet Goes Big Screen!
As a thank you to their clients, families and friends, Camille Brandt and her team at Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital recently invited them to join them to see the movie Clifford The Big Red Dog. They hired out an entire cinema at Skyline Drive-In Blacktown on Saturday 2nd April 2022. The night’s celebrations were a […]
Parents Corner
“Play is the work of the child,” according to physician and educator Maria Montessori. As our understanding of child development deepens, the value of play has only become more apparent. ‘Free play’ describes play that is unplanned, spontaneous, and led by the child’s curiosity, interest, or imagination. For example, a child starts to draw and […]
Health Matters
There are two different forms of vitamin K, vitamin-K1 & K2 (respectively called phylloquinone and menaquinone). Vitamin-K1 is present in high quantities in collard & turnip greens, broccoli, spinach and some other green leafy vegetables with lower amounts in some other foods such as kiwifruits and dried prunes etc. Vitamin-K2 comes in several subtypes which […]
Paws A While
As a thank you to our clients, families, and friends, we recently invited them to join us to see the movie Clifford The Big Red Dog. We hired out an entire cinema at Skyline Drive-In Blacktown on Saturday 2nd April 2022. The night’s celebrations were a triple thank you to everyone for: 1. 12th Year […]
Groundbreaking Begins at Glenmore Village
The Groundbreaking Ceremony for Glenmore Village at Mulgoa Rise recently took place on Friday 18th February 2022. The shovel bearers in attendance were Stuart Ayres MP (Member for Penrith), Tanya Davies MP (Member for Mulgoa), Mickey Beaini (Director of Beaini Group of Companies) and Ray Beaini (General Manager of Beaini Group of Companies). In a […]