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• Why does heart scarring cause abnormal rhythms in some people but not others?

  04-05-2021 19:57
  Scientists have shed light on why some people who have a stroke do not also have abnormal heart rhythms, even though their hearts contain similar scar tissue.
  
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• ‘This will be lovely’: care home residents in England savour the return of freedom

  04-05-2021 18:34
  
  Simple pleasures like a trip to the seafront or feeding swans are a joy after 14 months of confinementCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA minibus trip to Scarborough’s blustery esplanade arranged by her grandson marked a first step to freedom for Phyllis Padgham after a year confined to her care home.The 94-year-old hadn’t left St Cecilia’s since the first lockdown. She hadn’t seen her two-year-old great-granddaughter, Willow, since she lea
  
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• Child marriage ‘thriving in UK’ due to legal loophole, warn rights groups

  04-05-2021 16:34
  
  In a letter to the PM campaigners say forced marriage law fails to protect young peopleA legal loophole that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent is being exploited and used to coerce young people into child marriage, campaigners have warned.More than 20 organisations have signed a letter to the prime minister insisting current forced marriage law does not go far enough in protecting young people. Related: 'So old he was losing his hair': survivors urge MPs to end scandal o
  
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• DC Care Sells Former Silver Lodge Care Home, Sheffield

  04-05-2021 12:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  DC Care is delighted to announce the recent completion of the sale of a former care home previously registered for 32.Silver Lodge, located in the desirable Chapeltown area of Sheffield is situated on a private road with a number of very attractive residential properties in the immediate vicinity. The large building, believed to date back to Victorian or early Edwardian times sits centrally in a good-sized plot with surrounding landscaped gardens.The property was offered to the market for a vari
  
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• Salisbury resident Iris, 105, cites ‘good genes and gin’ as secrets of longevity

  04-05-2021 08:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of Salisbury’s oldest residents has revealed the secrets of longevity that have enabled her to reach the remarkable age of 105.Iris Stowell cited good genes, a little chocolate each day and an occasional gin and tonic as ingredients in her recipe for a long life.Iris, a keen amateur artist who has exhibited her work over the years, began her birthday at Colten Care’s Braemar Lodge care home in Salisbury with a mini-pamper at the in-house hairdressing salon.She then welcomed a Cov
  
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• Kittens are the purr-fect pals for residents at Gloucester care scheme

  04-05-2021 08:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kittens proved the purr-fect companions for people with mental health issues as part of an animal sensory session at a Gloucester care scheme.The furry felines were treated as VIPs at the Carmel Care scheme where residents were allowed to hold, stroke and feed them.The session is part of ongoing sensory therapy which has proven to help people diagnosed with mental health issues and can achieve increased health, well-being and quality of life.Care scheme manager Maja Chyll said: “Pets bring
  
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