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National Epilepsy Week 2012
It’s currently National Epilepsy Week (20th-26th May 2012) and epilepsy organisation, Epilepsy Action, are using this week to raise crucial awareness of the neurological condition which affects over...
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Give Blood- National Blood Week 11th- 17th June 2012
Today is World Blood Donor Day and countries across the world are encouraging more people to become blood donors and thanking current donors for their generous blood donations which help save hundreds...
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Carers Week 2012
With over six million carers in the UK it is paramount that their tireless work is appreciated and that they are recognised as individuals, which is why I support Carers Week. An annual awareness...
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BBC Panorama – Old, Drunk and Disorderly?
Last night’s episode of Panorama approached the subject of drinking amongst the over 65’s in Britain as former government voice of older people Joan Bakewell investigated why an estimated 1.4 million...
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Love Your Heart with British Heart Foundation and Flora Pro-Activ
British Heart Foundation have partnered with Flora Pro-Activ for their latest campaign, Love Your Heart. I was first made aware of the campaign earlier this week when I saw an advert on the television...
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Macmillan Cancer Support – The Age Old Excuse Campaign
Having blogged about Sing for Your Life earlier this week- a Channel 4 documentary about a choir made up of 35 people who have or are being treated for cancer- I’ve been keeping a close eye on cancer...
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Over one million people to become Dementia Friends
Dementia affects over 700,000 people in the UK and with an aging population raising awareness of dementia is crucial. Shockingly one in three people over the age of 65 are diagnosed with dementia yet...
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Help ‘Spread the Warmth’ to elderly people in your community
Plummeting temperatures and wintery showers have affected much of the UK over the past couple of days and forecasts published this morning predict that a band of heavy snow will hit most of the country...
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Working at 100
Image | BBC I have recently read about a 100-year-old man from Essex who says he has no plans to give up the job he started 34 years ago after becoming “bored” with retirement. Jim Clements, who lives...
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Do we really have seven regrets in our lifetime?
According to a report in the Mature Times, Britons on average have seven major regrets throughout their lives. The main list of regrets are made up of decisions that should or should not have been made...
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Food Intolerance and Allergies Later in Life
With Allergies Week among us, we have decided to look into certain allergies than can affect many people, including the elderly. Allergies and intolerances to certain foods can develop at any time in...
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