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• New cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins

  13-03-2019 23:54
  A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects.
  
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• Parkinson's treatment delivers a power-up to brain cell 'batteries'

  13-03-2019 13:04
  Scientists have gained clues into how a Parkinson's disease treatment, called deep brain stimulation, helps tackle symptoms.
  
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• Experienced support worker and former volunteer wins ‘Outstanding Care Home Staff’ award

  13-03-2019 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Alison Isherwood, experienced day support worker and former volunteer at local state-of-the-art care village, Belong Atherton, has won the Outstanding Care Home Staff Award from Wigan Council as part of their Age Well programme. Introduced to recognise and champion the high-quality care provided by local care workers, Alison emerged as the winner among nominations from […]
  
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• Consensus announce appointment of new Managing Director

  13-03-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Consensus Support Services, a leading specialist provider of accommodation and support, is delighted to announce that Eddie Morgan has been appointed as its new Managing Director. Consensus provides accommodation and support for over 650 people with a learning disability, autism, and additional complex needs in over 90 services across the UK and has recently been […]
  
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• Manchester man with learning difficulties rises to the challenge!

  13-03-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Manchester man with learning difficulties who says he longs to exchange letters with his children has vowed to achieve that goal by learning to read and write. And with support from his care workers and the staff at Abraham Moss Community School, Graham Oddie is making great progress on the one-year course he started […]
  
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• Millions in Britain at risk of poor-quality later life, report says

  13-03-2019 07:01
  Ageing population and stretched care services leave poorest most vulnerableA landmark report on the state of ageing in Britain has warned that a significant proportion of people are at risk of spending later life in poverty, ill-health and hardship.Britain is undergoing a radical demographic shift, with the number of people aged 65 and over set to grow by more than 40% in two decades, reaching more than 17 million by 2036. The number of households where the oldest person is 85 or over is increas
  
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