| Mon 6 Feb 2012 |
Nurse refused to call for ambulance
Independent online A British pensioner died just an hour after a nurse rejected pleas to call an ambulance from colleagues who feared he was seriously ill. | War veteran Harold Massey, 83, had been transferred to a Bupa nursing home after suffering neglect while in res... |
Heart attacks are falling dramatically - but who knows why
The Daily Telegraph Changes in lifestyle seem to be more effective than costly medical interventions. | The number of people succumbing to heart attacks has fallen by half over the past decade Photo: GETTY IMAGES tag --> | By James LeFanu | 7:30AM GMT 06 Feb 2012 |... |
NHS spends £23m a year on translators
The Daily Telegraph The NHS spends £64,000 a day on translation services, a report has found. | The NHS spends £23m a year on translators, it has emerged. Photo: ALAMY tag --> | By Matthew Holehouse | 7:27AM GMT 06 Feb 2012 | Comments | The health service sp... |
Missing Patricia 'Trish' Evans: Police appeal for information
BBC News Police in mid Wales say they are increasingly concerned about the welfare of a missing 71-year-old woman who has dementia. | Patricia Ann Evans was last seen leaving her home in Llandefalle near Brecon, Powys, to walk her dog at around 15:00 GMT on S... |
10 Alzheimer's warning signs
The Los Angeles Times | The Alzheimer's Assn. has compiled a list of 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's and how they differ from mental glitches that shouldn't faze you. They include: | Memory loss that disrupts daily life. | Challenges in planning or solving problems. | Dif... |
Talking to aging parents about changes
The Los Angeles Times | David Solie thought he was being a good son and a competent manager. But his strong-willed mother was having none of it. | Carol Solie, 72, had been caring for herself, her 28-year-old son, Roger, who has Down syndrome, and the family home in Portl... |
My Turn: Patti Davis on the chains that break, the links that form in Alzheimer's
The Los Angeles Times | In 1994, when my father disclosed that he had Alzheimer's disease, I was living in New York. The news that Ronald Reagan had willingly told the world about his condition was everywhere, and with the familiarity typical of New Yorkers, people would ... |
What to do if you suspect Alzheimer's
The Los Angeles Times | An appointment is missed. A bill goes unpaid. A television remote winds up in the freezer. | Are these harmless senior moments or worrisome warning signs that a parent may be in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease? | Surveys consistently show t... |
Ed Miliband: cost of health Bill could pay for 6,000 nurses
The Daily Telegraph Money earmarked for the costs of reorganising the NHS could have saved the jobs of 6,000 nurses, Ed Miliband has claimed. | Covering 6,000 full-time equivalent nursing posts for three years would cost £748 million, said Mr Miliband. Photo: REX ... |
Latent TB needs treatment
STL Today | Dear Dr. Donohue • My son had blood work done for employment at a hospital. He tested positive for latent TB, so now he has to take isoniazid for nine months. Is this a normal treatment for this kind of infection? What is the prognosis once he is... |
Woman With Dementia Reported Missing, Found In Deerfield Beach
MSNBC | BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — WPBF.com | Boynton Beach police said they found the woman they were searching for in Deerfield Beach Sunday afternoon. | Gwendolyn A. Lewis, 59, who suffers from dementia was last seen at her home at 207 N.E. 6th A... |
Investors can lose capacity for finances as they age
Pittsburgh Tribune Review | Like everyone else who's jumped the fence into "later middle age," I have senior moments. Words and names flow to the tip of my tongue and stop. I can't add and subtract in my head as readily as I used to. We may grow wiser with years, thanks to th... |
How Massage Heals Sore Muscles
The New York Times | A massage after vigorous exercise unquestionably feels good, and it seems to reduce pain and help muscles recover. Many people — both athletes and health professionals – have long contended it eases inflammation, improves blood flow and red... |
Community Calendar, Feb. 6
The State | TODAY | NEWBERRY COLLEGE JAZZ BIG BAND: 7 tonight at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 1130 St. Peter's Church Road, Lexington. Free. (803) 359-2470. | TAI CHI FOR BEGINNERS: 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays at McGregor Presbyterian Church, 6506 St. Andrews Road. Re... |
1 Dead In Early Morning Hobe Sound Wreck
MSNBC | HOBE SOUND, Fla. — WPBF.com | One person is dead after a deadly rollover accident in Hobe Sound early Sunday morning. | The man who died has been identified as James Sean Brady. | Authorities said the accident happened around 3 a.m. nea... |
John H. Davis, Writer With Tie to Kennedys, Dies at 82
The New York Times | John H. Davis, a prolific chronicler of prominent American families including the Kennedys, the Guggenheims, the Gambinos and the family he shared with his cousin, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis — the Bouviers of New York and East Hampton —... |
The Campaign to Defeat Alzheimer’s
The New York Times | There is hopeful news in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia that gradually robs millions of older Americans of their memories and mental capacities and ultimately kills them. Scientists are beginning to close in on pos... |
War veteran died hour after a nurse refused to call for an ambulance despite pleas ...
The Daily Mail | A pensioner died just an hour after a nurse rejected pleas to call an ambulance from colleagues who feared he was seriously ill. | War veteran Harold Massey, 83, had been transferred to a Bupa nursing home after suffering neglect while in residenti... |
Record snowfall wreaks havoc as freezing conditions move west
Irish Times | EUROPE: AFTER MORE than 200 people were killed in Arctic temperatures in eastern Europe, the pattern of snowfall moved west, dumping two metres of snow in parts of Bosnia. | The authorities yesterday used helicopters to evacuate sick people and del... |
Yet another scary reason to count down to calamity
Irish Times | A nation can only take so much emergency, and we've been at this since 2008, writes ANN MARIE HOURIHANE | HOW MANY timebombs can one little country take? We're up to here with blooming timebombs. | The latest is the cancer timebomb, discovered tic... |
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