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Queen’s speech 2012: Draft bill on social care announced

A draft bill on overhauling care and support for elderly and disabled people in England has been announced in the Queen’s Speech. The bill will put “people in control of their care and give them greater choice,” ministers say. The contentious issue of how social care is paid for is … Continue reading

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Memantine does not reduce agitation in Alzheimer’s

New research has found that the drug memantine, which is licensed for use in Alzheimer’s disease, is not effective at reducing symptoms of agitation in people with the disease. The study is published on Wednesday 2 May in the journal PLoS One. Researchers led by scientists at the University of East … Continue reading

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Louis Theroux on dementia: The capital of the forgetful

With an ageing population, a wave of dementia is approaching. Caring for those afflicted isn’t easy, writes Louis Theroux. Nancy Vaughan is a charming and lively conversationalist, a friendly host, and at nearly 90, still has much of the sparkle and attractiveness that must have turned many heads when she … Continue reading

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Abuse secretly filmed in ‘excellent’ London care home

An elderly woman was physically assaulted by a male carer and mistreated by four others in a care home classed ”excellent” by the national regulator, the Care Quality Commission. Jane Worroll secretly filmed her mother’s room in Ash Court, London, after she noticed bruising on her mother’s arms and legs … Continue reading

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Glasgow University leads biggest study into Parkinson’s disease

A Glasgow-based doctor is to lead the world’s biggest research study into the cause of Parkinson’s disease. The brain condition affects almost 130,000 people in the UK. Dr Donald Grosset, a neurologist at Glasgow University, said he hoped to find better ways of both diagnosing and treating the disease. Charity … Continue reading

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Dementia cases ‘to double by 2030′ says World Health Organisation

A new case of dementia is diagnosed every four seconds Less than half of dementia cases are routinely recognised even in high-income countries The number of people suffering dementia around the globe is expected to nearly double to 65.7million sufferers by 2030, the World Health Organisation has warned. By 2050 … Continue reading

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Child Care – always a worry!

Residential or daily, full time or part time, permanent or temporary Nannies & Mother’s Helps Finding the right type of child care at the right price is a huge problem for so many families these days. Many parents are going back to work when their children are quite young and … Continue reading

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Dementia research funding set to rise to £66m by 2015

Funding for research into dementia is to be doubled to £66m by 2015 to try to make the UK a world leader in the field, David Cameron will announce. The prime minister is expected to say in a speech that the level of diagnosis, understanding and awareness of dementia is … Continue reading

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The 10p-a-day vitamin supplement that tackles dementia: So why is the drug industry spending billions?

Modern medicine has let us cheat death. We can replace organs, take pills to stave off heart disease, cure many cancers, and control previously fatal conditions such as diabetes. As a result, the average life expectancy is 80, whereas 100 years ago it was 52. Yet now, if these other … Continue reading

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Charities warn of Universal Credit ‘blind spot’ that will push working mothers into poverty

Save the Children has launched a new campaign to support working mothers, in response to research it carried out that shows that the new welfare system will prevent thousands of women going to work and push a quarter of a million children deeper into poverty. The charity’s research shows that … Continue reading

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