The cost of diabetes
The cost of diabetes is not only measured by those living with the disease but it also has far reaching financial implications. The journal Diabetic Medicine once stated that most NHS spending on...
View ArticleMen could be living as long as women
It appears the gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could be living as long as women, according to the Office for National Statistics. Prof Les Mayhew said the difference...
View ArticleAspirin versus Warfarin
Asprin could be as effective as more expensive drugs for heart failure patients with a normal heart rhythm researchers have discovered. The study on more than 2,000 patients which was published in...
View ArticleIt’s never too late to stop smoking.
People who give up cigarettes live longer than smokers – regardless of what age they were when they stop a new report has found. German researchers said even those who kick the habit at the age of 60...
View ArticleThe Worlds Oldest Person
Leandra Becerra, believed to be the world’s oldest living person, turned 127 on Sunday in Mexico. Leandra Becerra marked the occasion with her grandson’s family in Zapopan, western Mexico. She has...
View ArticleHelp Following Hospital Discharge.
Following hospital discharge the elderly are missing out Older people are missing out on help needed after a hospital stay because of confusion about what services councils should provide, a...
View ArticleUndiagnosed Heart Problems
Many elderly people are living with undiagnosed heart conditions. One in four people in their 80s are needlessly living with debilitating symptoms because they have undiagnosed heart problems that can...
View ArticleStaying safe on mobility scooters.
Staying safe on a mobility scooter Should mobility scooters users have compulsory driving lessons before being allowed on the roads and pavements ? A new scheme recently introduced in Cornwall provides...
View ArticleBenefits for wealthy pensioners in the UK
Benefits for wealthy pensioners in the UK Do you think wealthy pensioners should receive the non – means tested Government benefits that at present are still available Should the likes of Paul...
View ArticleWearitbeatitday
Wearitbeatit day. Share your colour ( red ) and help raise funds and awareness for the British Heart Foundation. This year February the 5th is Wearitbeatit day when by wearing something red can help...
View ArticleDementia-A true Story
This is a post I shared way back in 2012. I would like to think that now people with dementia are better understood now. This article is shocking and needs to be read. Arifa Akbar is deputy literary...
View ArticlePensioner Numbers
With the Queen having just turned 90 did you know …. that the number of pensioners has doubled in the 6$ years the Queen took the throne and 44 times as many people reach 100. Figures from the...
View ArticleSaga’s Rebrand
Saga’s Rebrand I have just browsed through the first of the newly rebranded Saga’s. No longer the informative magazine for an older person, its more youthful as they feel their readers are. What they...
View ArticleChristmas with dementia
Christmas for people with dementia. Christmas is not always the “the most wonderful time of the year” as the song suggests. Many elderly people find Christmas merely emphasizes how lonely life has...
View Article‘Huge leap” prostate cancer
A quarter of men “could be spared invasive prostate biopsies” if gland was scanned first. Source: ‘Huge leap’ in prostate cancer testing – BBC News The biggest leap in diagnosing prostate cancer “in...
View ArticleWaiting for God. “Warehousing”
I saw this coming, just hoped it never would. I am greatly saddened at hout we as a developed nationa are so woefully dictating to our elderly and disabled. Money counts, people’s rights and dignity...
View ArticleCaring for Mum and Dad
Care crisis will require people to be as responsible for their parents as they are their children Caring for Mum and Dad – Caron Cares can help, “un-expected carers” Source: Take care of your...
View ArticleMore cuts to care
Cuts, cuts and more cuts and a Government unable to solve the problem in the social care disaster. Association says some of its 370 councils are struggling to meet legal requirement so badly they could...
View ArticleUK’s oldest care worker
This is such an inspiring story and for once a postivie one too ! Source: ‘You’re never too old to try something new’: the UK’s oldest care worker | Social Care Network | The Guardian A...
View ArticleFootball & Dementia
Former Liverpool striker Ian St John calls on football’s leaders to look after former professionals who have dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. I ask, “With the likes of Wayne Rooney being paid hundreds...
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