Sunshine isn’t slimming and can’t halt diabetes
“Sunshine can make you thin,” claims the Daily Mirror, while the Daily Express splashed on…
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About Dementia
It is reported that within a few years one million people in the UK will…
Hospital Hand Hygiene. Where are we at?
Infections picked up in hospitals , care homes and doctors offices affect more than 1…
Enriching Social Care for People Living with Dementia Tips for Carers
by Gillian Hesketh – Happy Days Dementia Workshop Imagine forgetting something important. Imagine not knowing…
Making the MOST of Integrated Support for Older People
Andrew Corbett-Nolan, Chief Executive of the Good Governance Institute discusses how the MOST (Model for…
The Residential Care Revolution
Simon Arnold, CORC (Commission on Residential Care) Commissioner and MD of Tunstall Healthcare discusses the…
NICE wants tooth brushing to be taught in schools
“Children should get their teeth brushed at school, says NHS watchdog,” The Daily Telegraph reports.The…
Changes in ‘Parkinson’s walk’ predict dementia
“Subtle changes in the walking pattern of Parkinson’s patients could predict their rate of cognitive…
“Antibiotic resistance continues to rise,”
“Antibiotic resistance continues to rise,” BBC News reports as, despite warnings, the number of antibiotic prescriptions…
“Grapefruit juice ‘could be the key to weight loss’,” is the misleading headline in The Daily Telegraph. It reports on a study in which mice fed a combination of a high-fat diet and grapefruit juice still put on weight –
albeit at a lower rate than mice fed a sugary drink. Their blood sugar levels…
Will a ‘wonder drug’ be available in 10 years?
“Wonder drug to fight cancer and Alzheimer’s disease within 10 years,” is the headline in…
Benefits of statins ‘outweigh diabetes risk’
“Statins increase risk of diabetes, but benefits are still worth it, say experts,” The Guardian…
“Prescription sleeping pills … can raise chance of developing Alzheimer’s by 50%,”
“Prescription sleeping pills … can raise chance of developing Alzheimer’s by 50%,” reports the Mail…
‘Fat and 30′ link to dementia is inconclusive
“People as young as 30 who are obese may be at greater risk [of dementia],”…
Internet use may be helping beat dementia: Brains of the over-50s found to decline more slowly if they regularly go online
Surfing the internet can prevent memory loss in the elderly, say scientists It may also…