A pronounced improvement in health; DOCTORS THOUGHT LUBNA KERR'S FATHER WAS WORKING TOO HARD BECAUSE HE WAS ASIAN. BUT HE HAD A HEART CONDITION AND DIED BEFORE IT COULD BE TREATED. NOW LUBNA HELPS ETHNIC MINORITIES GET HEALTHIER BY TALKING TO THEM IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE AND TAKING ACCOUNT OF THEIR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.(Features)

From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: March 7, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: By Samantha Booth

ETTING medical help is pretty straight forward for most of us. But when faced with cultural differences and language barriers, dealing with even the most basic illnesses can prove difficult.

That's something pharmacist Lubna Kerr knows all about. Her dad was only 45 when he died of a heart attack.

For weeks before, he had been prescribed valium for stress.

The 43-year-old mum said: "He didn't have any language b...

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