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• Blood vessels turning into bone-like particles

  19-08-2019 22:43
  A researcher has found that blood vessels within bone marrow may progressively convert into bone with advancing age.
  
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• Parents win funding to mount legal challenge over school closure

  19-08-2019 20:52
  Bindmans law firm are investigating the lawfulness of St Christopher’s school closureParents shocked by the sudden closure of a residential unit at a special needs school in Bristol which resulted in children with severe and complex learning difficulties having to move out have won legal aid funding to investigate a possible legal challenge to the lawfulness of the decision.Parents were called at work and summoned to pick up their children from St Christopher’s – an independent
  
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• Regulating blood supply to limbs improves stroke recovery

  19-08-2019 19:21
  Cutting off and then restoring blood supply to a limb following a stroke reduces tissue damage and swelling and improves functional recovery, according to a new study.
  
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• Cheltenham nursing home shortlisted in four categories in Gloucestershire Care Providers Association Care Awards

  19-08-2019 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Whittington House Nursing Home in Cheltenham are celebrating after being named as the shortlisted finalists of not one but four categories in this years’ . The Team and individual colleagues have been nominated, interviewed and now proudly shortlisted for the following awards; Emma Gore for Dementia Care, Whittington House for Hydration and Nutrition, Stephanie Day […]
  
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• Insomnia tied to higher risk of heart disease and stroke

  19-08-2019 14:24
  Data from more than a million people found that genetic liability to insomnia may increase the risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke. Among types of ischemic stroke, genetic liability to insomnia was primarily associated with an increased risk of large artery stroke.
  
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• Government leak says care providers will feel the pressure of rising costs within months following no-deal Brexit

  19-08-2019 13:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  According to a government leak, following a no-deal Brexit, UK care providers will begin to feel the pressure of rising costs within two months.   The leaked documents named Operation Yellowhammer; surmises that Britain faces shortages of fuel, food and medicine.   The documents marked ‘Officially sensitive’ and requiring security clearance point out that the […]
  
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• First guest visit new Safehaven animal pet therapy farm opened in July

  19-08-2019 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  We all appreciate the benefits that having a pet can bring to someone’s life. For elderly pet owners, who often live alone or in group facilities such as a care home, pets very often help reduce stress, lower blood pressure, increase social interaction and improve physical activity. So, when the team at The Boynes Care […]
  
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• 98-Year-Old Veteran Wireless Operator Eric Takes Tour of Biggin Hill

  19-08-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rogers House Residential Care Home resident, Eric Robinson, served nearly five years with the RAF during WW2, working as a wireless operator, so when he was offered the chance to visit Biggin Hill as a VIP, he jumped at the chance.   Accompanied by his daughter, Sue, son-in-law, Eric and home manager, Jackie, Eric made […]
  
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