Health

A GRANDMOTHER from Ruislip Manor is the first chemotherapy patient to receive treatment at the new cancer centre at Mount Vernon Hospital.

Sheila Moore, 55, will also be one of the first to benefit from a new trial drug, Oxi4503, which works by precisely targeting a tumour's blood vessels, starving it of blood.

Meditation classes are being held on Mondays from 16th November at South Ruislip's' Community Association, Deane Park, Long Drive, South Ruislip from 8.30 - 9.30pm.

RUISLIP High Street was closed for almost three hours after an elderly lady was knocked down by a car.

The emergency services were called to the incident near the junction with Midcroft at 9.45am on Saturday (3).

The woman, believed to be in her 90s, was taken to Hillingdon Hospital in a non life-threatening condition.

The high street was reopened at 12.30pm.

A FOOTBALL team and a toddler are recovering after catching swine flu following their annual presentation evening.

Half of the Ruislip Rovers team are at home recovering from the virus after catching it at the presentation night held at Ruislip Golf Club, in Ickenham Road, Ruislip, on Saturday (11).

Two-year-old Joseph Morris is also still recovering along with at least seven other friends and family members of the team.

Steve Long, 27, of Royal Crescent, South Ruislip, is the co manager of the team and he started feeling the symptoms on Sunday. He found out the following day that seven of his team mates had also contracted it.

He said: "I didn't feel to clever on Sunday. It might have had something to do with the drink but it was different to a hang over.

"I got a really bad headache and was aching from head to toe. I had a bit of a cough as well and I got diarrhoea. At night I have been sweating a lot as well. I was waking up and the bed was drenched. It's really taken it out of me.

"I've had normally flu once before but that only affected me for two days and I was back up and running, but I have been out the whole week with this in bed.

"I only really started moving again yesterday but I'm nearly over the worst of it now. I still feel a bit week ad drained and I've still got a cough. The doctor says it takes about 10 days to get over it. It's as bad as people say it is though.

"I've been put on antibiotics but some of my mates are on Tamiflu.

"My nephew, Joseph, seemed to be okay yesterday but today he's not feeling too clever. His temperature was above 40 at the start of the week and he had a cough and diarrhoea as well. His temperature is coming down a bit now.

"I think at least 15 to 20 people got it at the presentation evening.

"One of the players knew Chloe Buckley as well. He was quite close to her so we are going to hold a fundraising event in December to raise money for the family."

A RESTAURANT is offering Ruislip schools the chance to take part in a fun-filled practical session about fruit and vegetables.

Staff at The George Harvester, in Bury Street, Ruislip, will team up with a chef to deliver a two hour lesson about the importance of getting your five-a-day.

It is being offered to a group of up to 30 seven and eight year olds and it will be followed by a complimentary lunch for the children and their teachers.

For more information email schools@harvester.co.uk or visit www.harvester.co.uk.

A PHARMACY is offering free stop smoking advice.

A pharmacist from Ruislip Manor Pharmacy in Victoria Road, Ruislip Manor, will be on hand at Ruislip Manor Library, in Linden Avenue, tomorrow (Thur) to give advice.

Stop smoking and other NHS health advice will be on offer from noon to 5pm.