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• Artificially sweetened drinks may not be heart healthier than sugary drinks

  26-10-2020 19:45
  
  Sugary drinks and artificially sweetened beverages are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, which suggests artificially sweetened beverages may not be the healthy alternative they are often claimed to be, according to a research letter.
  
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• Why are unpaid carers still taken for granted? | Letters

  26-10-2020 18:32
  
  Family carers keep the fabric of society from tearing apart, writes Gareth Howells, while Michael Somerton describes 14 years of unstinting devoted care provided by his wife. Plus Sue Rabbitt Roff on the creation of a care workforce
  The health and social care select committee rightly highlights the social care system as “unfair, confusing, demeaning and frightening for the most vulnerable people in our society and their families” (Social care in England needs input of at least £
  
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• Weight-reduction surgery for severely obese adults may prevent second heart attack, death

  26-10-2020 13:14
  
  Adults with severe obesity (BMI >35) and a prior heart attack who undergo weight-reduction surgery may lower their risk of a second heart attack, major cardiovascular event, heart failure and death. The effect weight-reduction surgery had on the patients' weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and A1C (a Type 2 diabetes marker) seems to play a role in decreasing the risk of heart attack and death.
  
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• Nearly one in three young adults in the US does not know common stroke symptoms

  26-10-2020 13:14
  
  Nearly 30% of U.S. adults younger than 45 don't know all five of the most common stroke symptoms, according to a recent survey. Hispanic adults, people not born in the U.S. and less educated young adults were among the most likely to be unaware of stroke symptoms. Stroke incidence and hospitalizations are rising among young adults in the U.S.
  
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• Pandemic or no pandemic, young people should not 'age out' of care

  26-10-2020 09:42
  
  Care leavers are vulnerable to exploitation and destitution. They deserve protection after the threat of the virus has recededMy daughter has just left home. Well, she has, and she hasn’t: despite the mountain of stuff she took with her to university, her room is still full. And despite her much-anticipated independence, she still phones or texts several times a day. I forward her mail, answer her culinary questions, sympathise at 2am when there’s a loud party keeping her awake and g
  
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• Sunrise of Westbourne Couple Celebrate Their 69th Wedding Anniversary

  26-10-2020 09:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jean and Alan Watts, two residents at Sunrise of Westbourne, have celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary.
  The couple celebrated this remarkable anniversary with a restaurant-style dining experience in Sunrise of Westbourne’s private dining room with a delicious three course meal.
  Jean, 89-years-old, and Alan, 94-years-old, were both born in North Staffordshire and met at the Trentham Gardens Ballroom in the late 1940s. Ever since their first dance, Jean and Alan have shared a passion fo
  
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• Daughter makes 860-mile round-trip to Dorset care home

  26-10-2020 08:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Liz Thompson, right, celebrates her 90th birthday in her bedroom at Colten Care’s Castle View home in Poundbury, Dorset, with daughter Sarah Burnett who travelled all the way from Edinburgh.
  A Dorset care home has received heartfelt thanks for hosting a Covid-safe, half-hour visit from a resident’s daughter who made an 860-mile round-trip to wish her mum a happy 90th birthday.
  Sarah Burnett travelled from Edinburgh to Colten Care’s Poundbury home, Castle View, to see Liz Thomps
  
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• Social enterprise praises Business Gateway after demand soars by 300%

  26-10-2020 06:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Please note; image was taken pre-COVID-19 and prior to the introduction of any social distancing restrictions.
  A social enterprise specialising in the delivery of social care across the central belt has experienced a 300% increase in demand since lockdown started, praising long-term support from Business Gateway.  
   
  Lanarkshire-based Love Learning is a social enterprise business that bridges the gap between social care and education. Prior to lockdown, the organisation was providing a
  
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