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Powys elderly who fall to receive better treatment

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Powys elderly who fall to receive better treatment : Falls are recognised as a major cause of disability and the leading cause of mortality resulting from injury, in people aged over 75 in the UK . People aged over 60 have a 30 per cent chance of falling and falls account for 10 per cent of all 999 calls ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Electricity price rise 'massive blow to vulnerable'

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Electricity price rise 'massive blow to vulnerable' : A hike in the price of electricity in Northern Ireland will create "real problems" for many elderly and vulnerable people, the Housing Executive has warned. It was responding to news that Power NI, formerly known as NIE Energy, intends to increase the ... BBC News

UK: NATO forces helping rebels in hunt for Gadhafi

UK: NATO forces helping rebels in hunt for Gadhafi LONDON (AP) — NATO intelligence and reconnaissance assets are being used in the hunt to track down Moammar Gadhafi, the elusive Libyan dictator. British Defense Secretary Liam Fox said NATO was playing an active role in efforts to locate Gadhafi ...

Lack of awareness around cervical cancer test - Black Mental Health ...

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Lack of awareness around cervical cancer test - Black Mental Health ... : By Ruth DayspringA new survey shows that there is a worrying lack of awareness around cervical cancer prevention amongst ethnic minority women. Contrast in ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Big U.K. Charities Respond to Complaint on Bequest Solicitations ...

Big U.K. Charities Respond to Complaint on Bequest Solicitations ... Big U.K. Charities Respond to Complaint on Bequest Solicitations. Two of Britain's biggest nonprofit groups said they would change their policies on “legacy fund raising” following a charity worker's complaint ...

Redmond O'Neal Headed Back to Rehab, Not Prison

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Redmond O'Neal Headed Back to Rehab, Not Prison : In 2010, he graduated from an intense court-ordered drug rehabilitation program , after which he declared his intention "to move forward with my life, clean and sober." But with or without the media spotlight, the road to sobriety can be challenging. ... United Kingdom | Ireland

UK Athletics insist 2017 bid not damaged by Olympic stadium row

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UK Athletics insist 2017 bid not damaged by Olympic stadium row : "Last week we put out a press release with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Greater London Authority and UK Sport saying we are making a bid and are going to put that bid in during the championships here [in Daegu] to the IAAF. ... The Guardian

Salt link to dementia: Just a teaspoon a day 'dulls the mind' and increases ...

Salt link to dementia: Just a teaspoon a day 'dulls the mind' and increases ... Elderly people who have salt-rich diets and do little exercise suffer a quicker mental decline than those who are more prudent with their intake, a study has found. Worryingly, just over a teaspoon of salt a day could dull the mind and raise the risk ...

SIG sees growth slowing as austerity bites

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SIG sees growth slowing as austerity bites : ... that's coming up for tender for our contractor customers is reducing and that will feed through to work loads in due course," he said, noting that local authorities have also been cutting back on repair and maintenance budgets for social housing . ... United Kingdom | Ireland

London riots: UK's oldest looter, 70, caught stealing from Ealing ...

London riots: UK's oldest looter, 70, caught stealing from Ealing ... The pensioner accepted a caution after admitting theft from the store in Ealing, West London . He was one of more than 200 people to raid the shop.

Murdering the elderly

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Murdering the elderly : In March 2009, an elderly UK -based Guyanese was found dead in his D'Urban Backlands house. George Cadogan was found lying on the floor of the house with his hands and feet bound and his mouth gagged with a bed sheet. The bedroom was ransacked and a ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Rogue roofing firm cons elderly woman

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Rogue roofing firm cons elderly woman : Campaignseries.co. uk suggests looking for the Trustmark logo when employing people to work on a home. Shockingly, this isn't an isolated incident - Director Sue Boardman told the newspapers she was aware of six incidents in the region, all targeting ... United Kingdom | Ireland

What next for youth policy?

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What next for youth policy? : Our integrated work with schools, teachers, children, parents and the wider community addresses the emotional and mental health needs of all pupils, while providing more intense support to children and families who need it most. ... The Guardian (blog)

Minister welcoms homes boost for Glasgow east end

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Minister welcoms homes boost for Glasgow east end : Housing Minister Keith Brown officially opened almost 100 brand new homes at two sites in Glasgow's east end. The Minister visited the two developments in Carntyne, one by Horizon Housing Association and one by Glasgow Housing Association (GHA). ... 24dash (press release)

Great-grandmother, 83, spends £5000 on breast implants

Great-grandmother, 83, spends £5000 on breast implants Her story echoes a trend among older people to undergo cosmetic surgery, and the doctor who operated on her revealed he has other patients who are even older than Marie. New York plastic surgeon Dr Norman Rowe said: “People say, just because my life ...

SNH Retirement Homes In Final For Prestigious National Award

SNH Retirement Homes In Final For Prestigious National Award It is the second award nomination this month for the housing association, which provides homes to over 800 older people in nine retirement schemes and individual bungalow accommodation across South Northamptonshire. Jayne Roycroft, Retirement Homes ...

Most new HIV cases found in gay men, US stats show

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Most new HIV cases found in gay men, US stats show : And Jonathan Mermin, the director of CDC's Division of HIV / AIDS Prevention, said: “We are deeply concerned by the alarming rise in new HIV infections in young, black gay and bisexual men and the continued impact of HIV among young gay and bisexual men ... The Christian Institute

Chlamydia at 50... Could it be you?

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Chlamydia at 50... Could it be you? : While the reasons behind this willingness to engage in unsafe sex are uncertain, Bateson says older people may have missed out on the safe sex message, which really started to be heavily promoted in the 1980s with the advent of HIV / AIDS . ... ABC Online

Homelessness charity launches London lodgings scheme

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Homelessness charity launches London lodgings scheme : Depaul UK , the UK's largest youth homelessness charity , is recruiting members of the public in London who are willing to offer a room to a young person who would otherwise be homeless. The Supported Lodgings campaign, which Depaul UK is launching, ... 24dash (press release)

Norwich link between suicide and chronic illness

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Norwich link between suicide and chronic illness : In one local case, an elderly man, who took an overdose because he had chronic leg problems that were causing him considerable pain, wrote in his suicide note: “I want to be able to control when I die and be spared the indignity.” In May this year, ... Norwich Evening News

Cameron Faces Pressure to Spur U.K. Growth

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Cameron Faces Pressure to Spur U.K. Growth : In a sign of pessimism about the economy, yields on 10- year UK government bonds fell to 2.24 percent in London on Aug. 18, the least since Bloomberg began collecting data on the securities in 1989. The yield gained 8 basis points yesterday to 2.47 ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Organizer of Michael Jackson tribute concert defends his actions

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Organizer of Michael Jackson tribute concert defends his actions : Chris Hunt of Global Live Events, the organizer of the upcoming Michael Jackson tribute concert which will take place on October 8 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , Wales , is defending the concert, saying that the "overwhelming majority" of ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Minimising sickness absence in the face of NHS cuts

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Minimising sickness absence in the face of NHS cuts : Preventive healthcare is also at risk of serious budget cuts, while mental health charity Rethink believes mental health services are being considered a soft target. Musculoskeletal disorders, along with stress and mental illness, are considered the ... HRmagazine.co.uk

A telling link between riots, injustice and welfare

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A telling link between riots, injustice and welfare : ... at the Centre – we found that those women who are among the poorest in society are often swimming in a toxic cocktail of multiple and reinforcing needs: poverty, domestic violence, sexual abuse, poor mental health and chronic health conditions. ... The Guardian (blog)

Women find commuting more stressful than men

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Women find commuting more stressful than men : Daily commuting takes a greater toll on women's mental health , as the added pressures of childcare and housework can prove too much for female workers. An economics report published this week reveals that women spend less time travelling to and from ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Ugandan LGBT Rights Activist Now Allowed UK Entry

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Ugandan LGBT Rights Activist Now Allowed UK Entry : by Steve W. LGBT rights activist Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera will be able to enter the UK in order to speak at a Northern Ireland Pride festival, it has been announced. She was previously refused entry over reported concerns relating to her financial ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Prince Harry welcomes home the men staging a recreation of epic escape from ...

Prince Harry welcomes home the men staging a recreation of epic escape from ... The team aims to raise thousands of pounds for the Suffolk Foundation and Combat Stress, a mental welfare society that helps ex-service personnel suffering from psychological injuries and mental health problems which Prince Harry supports. ...

Microcredit helped cut rural poverty

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Microcredit helped cut rural poverty : ... professor of development economics at the University of Ulster in the UK . “Other factors such as employment opportunities and education are more important. Clearly, there is much more to poverty reduction than microcredit, but there is a role for ... United Kingdom | Ireland

At last, Tony Blair is talking sense about alienated youth

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At last, Tony Blair is talking sense about alienated youth : If well-paid jobs for unskilled workers, decent social housing and so on were magicked into place tomorrow, and God knows they are needed, many people are too screwed up to respond appropriately. So direct, remedial and specific action is needed, ... The Guardian

Redmond O'Neal returns to rehab instead of jail

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Redmond O'Neal returns to rehab instead of jail : Instead of sending him back to prison , though, the judge recognized Redmond's need for further treatment. He's been sentenced to one year of inpatient drug rehab and five years of probation by a Los Angeles court. "We are pleased and grateful that the ... Zap2it.com (blog)

UK dental charity launches oral cancer awareness month

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UK dental charity launches oral cancer awareness month : By DrBicuspid Staff August 24, 2011 -- A UK oral health charity has announced the Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, which will take place throughout November and is dedicated to raising awareness of the disease. The British Dental Health Foundation ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Salt is bad for brain as well as heart of the elderly, speeding mental decline ...

Salt is bad for brain as well as heart of the elderly, speeding mental decline ... In the UK the Food Standards Agency recommends that adults should eat no more than 6g of salt per day, the equivalent of 6000mg or one teaspoon. In terms of sodium this works out at 2400mg. Deborah Barnes, a dementia expert at the University of ...

Farmland birds bear brunt of CAP says UK charity | Conservation ...

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Farmland birds bear brunt of CAP says UK charity | Conservation ... : The Common Agricultural Policy needs reform if declines in farmland bird species are to be halted says the RSPB. The Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring ... United Kingdom | Ireland

Canada mourns loss of gay-friendly opposition leader

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Canada mourns loss of gay-friendly opposition leader : by Brody Levesque for PinkNews.co. uk The Right Honourable Jack Layton, MP, the charismatic politican who guided the New Democrat party into the position of being the dominant opposition party in Parliament, while battling cancer, has died. ... PinkNews.co.uk

Police thank Cardiff City fans for help with investigation into assault on ...

Police thank Cardiff City fans for help with investigation into assault on ... The 24-year-old victim needed a number of stitches for head injury after the assault, which took place close to the Cardiff City Stadium on Sloper Road, after the game on Sunday, August 14. South Wales Police have now offered thanks to around 60 ...

Another lesson in crime fighting from New York

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Another lesson in crime fighting from New York : So, as Mr Malanga says, the visitors would come and go, deeply impressed by the reductions in New York crime – and nothing much would change back in the UK . The punch line of this sad tale is that after so many years of spectacularly successful “zero ... Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

Value of holding a degree shrinks for 21st-century graduates

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Value of holding a degree shrinks for 21st-century graduates : There has been a fall in the percentage of people with no formal educational qualification, from 25% of the population in 1993 to 11% last year. This is mainly due to the fact that older people are less likely to have formal qualifications. ... The Guardian

Grants aim to 'make a difference'

Grants aim to 'make a difference' : APPLICATIONS are being encouraged for a fund that makes a difference to older people's lives in North Tyneside. Now in its fourth year, the Health and Happiness Fund is a joint initiative between North Tyneside Council and Age UK North Tyneside. ...

Surge in number of 'Neet' youths

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Surge in number of 'Neet' youths : The data is published for England only by the Department for Education, derived from the quarterly Labour Force Survey. The proportion of young people in England aged 16 to 18 who are considered Neet has continued to fall, however, amid a government ... BBC News

Musical helps teach older people new tricks (Filton)

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Musical helps teach older people new tricks (Filton) : Neighbourhood police are putting on a show for older people living in Filton and the surrounding area. The musical 'Trickster' will be performed by the Solomon Theatre Company at Filton Folk Centre, Elm Park, on Wednesday September 14 2011. ... United Kingdom | Ireland