Horsetalk.co.nz Dangers in giving magnesium sulfate intravenously to horses highlighted in study
Intravenous administration of magnesium sulfate to horses to provide a competitive edge is a nefarious and dangerous practice, say researchers.
Magnesium is an essential macroelement involved in many physiological processes.
In equine medicine, intravenous magnesium sulfate is used to treat heart rhythm irregularities, neurological disorders, low magnesium levels in the blood that might arise during critical illness, and for low levels of calcium in the blood which are not responding to other treatments.
However, more recently, intravenous magnesium has been used in equine events as a calming and performance-enhancing agent, with the ultimate goal of giving a competitive edge to horses that receive it. It is a practice forbidden at FEI events under the international governing body’s anti-doping rules because of its calming and metabolic effects.
MGCfutures
Michael Grandage s bursary scheme to aid aspiring professionals, MGCfutures, has unveiled its fifth round of recipients.
Aiding aspiring theatre makers who are looking to progress to the next stage of their development, MGCfutures was launched in 2013 with the bursaries first distributed in 2016. Applicants are able to apply for up to £5000.
This year, in a major expansion for the scheme, there are 33 recipients: Waleed Akhtar, Tom Bellerby, Rebecca Brewer, Teresa Burns, Ghost Chan, Zhui Ning Chang, Liz Daramola, Beth Flintoff, burn/gobscure, Sam Hardie, Natalie Haslam, Kitty Hawkins, Courtenay Johnson, Eve Kann, Júlia Levai, Tom Lightbody, Rafaella Marcus, Tony Mills, Will Monks, Madelaine Moore, Laurie Motherwell, Anna Orton, Nisha Oza, Claire Rimington, Luke W. Robson, Nye Russell-Thompson, Lucía Sánchez Roldán, Amber Sinclair-Case, Freya Smith, Lexie Ward, Naomi Westerman, Christopher Worrall and Lilac Yosiphon.
Cambridge senior communities assemble Deployment Care Packages
COURTESY OF THE CAMBRIDGE HOMES INDEPENDENT AND ASSISTED LIVING
The Cambridge Homes Independent and Assisted Living community, among other local facilities, recently assembled nearly 1,000 Deployment Care Packages.
When Teresa Burns, executive director at The Cambridge Homes Independent and Assisted Living, received her son’s deployment date overseas, she sprang into action to ensure his entire unit would have essential travel items. This was no small task; 325 soldiers were deploying on a three-leg trip, and the soldiers were set to receive a different care package on each leg of the journey.
With 975 goody bags to assemble, Burns reached out for support on social media, where friends and family stepped in to help. She also sent out an email to her colleagues at Senior Living Residences, which manages The Cambridge Homes and 16 other independent, assisted living and Compass Memory Support communities across New Eng
Apr 7, 2021 11:09 AM
A staple event in the community has been cancelled due to COVID-19 for the second year in a row.
Lucan’s Baconfest which draws thousands of people to the community has decided in the interest of keeping everyone safe to not hold the event this year.
Mayor Cathy Burghardt Jesson said in a statement to myFM “ Obviously I’m very disappointed, but it is the responsible decision given what we are facing this year. I look forward to 2022, when I’m confident we will be able to welcome bacon and bike enthusiasts back to Lucan. I’m hoping that things will open up in a way that we can organize some small pop up community events that will allow our residents and families to enjoy some small events to enjoy, for a sense of community, normality and that will provide some much needed fun!”
Author of the article: Times-Advance Staff
Publishing date: Apr 07, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 1 minute read • In this file photo from Lucan s 2019 Baconfest, Lucan s Alex Hyde, representing Ontario pork producers, made sure the bacon was fried just right. Organizers recently announced that this year s Baconfest is cancelled for the second year in a row due to the pandemic. The event is due to return in 2022. Photo by Scott Nixon
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LUCAN – Lovers of Lucan’s Baconfest will have to wait another year to pack the village with motorbikes, entertainment, and all things bacon, as the one-day summer festival has been officially cancelled for 2021 due to the pandemic.