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Don’t Just Ignore This Post Act Now Stand Up and Be Counted Click here have your say click here Dear Steve This is Geoff. He is 86 and has vascular dementia. Last year, he fell down the stairs and had to be rushed to hospital. Geoff was in hospital for a long time and the care …

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  Carers suspended over dementia doll ‘torture’ <img alt=”Doll in a tumble dryer” src=”http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/882339/article_update_img.jpg” /> Doll in a tumble dryer Photo: MEN syndication A care home in Rochdale has suspended two workers following claims they were taunting dementia patients by ‘torturing’ dolls used to comfort them. A video taken at Ashbourne House nursing home in …

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The first two cases of the Zika virus in the Republic of Ireland have been confirmed.

The first two cases of the Zika virus in the Republic of Ireland have been confirmed. One case is in a man and the other in an older woman. Both have recovered from the infection. They both have a history of travel to a Zika affected country. The Republic of Ireland’s Health and Safety Executive …

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A cancer treatment at the centre of an NHS controversy in 2014 causes fewer side effects in children than conventional radiotherapy, according to new research

A cancer treatment at the centre of an NHS controversy in 2014 causes fewer side effects in children than conventional radiotherapy, according to new research. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, suggests proton beam therapy is as effective as other treatments. Researchers looked at 59 patients aged between three and 21 from 2003 to …

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