http://www.penneylaneonline.com \"where mindstyle matters\" Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:58:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The history of HAVS or Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome is extensive. Breathtakingly broad as it is deep. To an ordinary person like me looking in from the outside it seems overwhelming. Imagine suffering from it and KNOWING first hand how it can make your life a living hell! Three ... http://www.penneylaneonline.com/2009/04/17/to-hav-and-to-hold/ Chris Booth literally has a battle on his hands. He's currently suffering from HAVS. He's been battling the ACC (Accident Compensation Commission) here in New Zealand for the past 18 months with little if any bureaucratic movement at the proverbial inn. It's a disgrace. Why? Because with a little bit ... http://www.penneylaneonline.com/2009/04/16/no-havs-beens/ Chris Booth just wants some help! That's what the Central Hawkes Bay Mail article screamed out at us last month (10 March 2009 edition) on its front page. It was a plea by the former small engine mechanic battling with a BGD (big Government Department) for compensation. Compensation that will ... http://www.penneylaneonline.com/2009/04/15/the-hav-nots/ Some stories make my blood boil because of the inherent wrongness of what's happened and happening and for that reason stories like mine might simply be labelled 'emotional'. I say we SHOULD be emotional about cases like this. Over a month ago in my local Central Hawkes Bay Mail newspaper there ... http://www.penneylaneonline.com/2009/04/14/the-havs/ “In 2000 figures indicated that liver cancer was the fifth most common malignancy in men and the eighth in women worldwide. An estimated 150 New Zealanders die annually from liver cancer and this number is expected to double over the next 20 years because of the growing health burden from ... http://www.penneylaneonline.com/2009/04/09/cuz/