INUF is sad to announce the death of long-standing member, Angela West, after a long illness. She had been a regular attendee of the knitting group run by Doreen Kendall, but had been unable to come recently, due to her illness. Angela was known for her lovely smile, and will be sorely missed.

INUF staff member, Cordelia Ibe, who recently graduated with a degree in Health Promotion from the University of East London, gave a forty-minute Powerpoint presentation to about a dozen members of the INUF Men’s Group, on the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria change, and become resistant to the drugs used to treat the infections they cause. It can happen when antibiotics are given too often to patients, who don’t really ne