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"When Jenny Duffield told friends she was having surgery to reduce her risk of a deadly cancer, she was surprised when some of their reactions were lukewarm. "

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"Men over 50 are almost twice as likely as women of that age to have diabetes without knowing it, a study shows.

Researchers blame the difference on male reluctance to visit the doctor. "

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"A SICK pensioner was abandoned inside an ambulance for more than five hours after the its driver forgot about him and went home.

The 65-year-old man was trapped inside the vehicle at Sharston ambulance station in Wythenshawe until he was found at 1.15am following a major police alert. "

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"CHESHIRE Carers Centre will be hosting a series of talks for carers of older people living in Cheshire through November and December.

The caring at home course has been running at the London Road centre, in Northwich, from Monday this week and will finish on Monday, December 14, between 12.30pm and 3pm with lunch provided. "

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"A sick pensioner was abandoned in an ambulance for more than five hours after the driver forgot about him and went home.

The 65-year-old man, who was abandoned at Sharston ambulance station in Wythenshawe, Manchester, last Tuesday evening was found unharmed in the early hours of Wednesday morning after a major police alert."

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"Roy Upsall ended up in hospital after falling while getting out of bed.

He was fortunate in that there was no lasting damage, but not everyone is so lucky.

Falls are the leading cause of death in the over-75s - ahead of the likes of cancer and heart disease. "

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"Age discrimination will be outlawed in the NHS and social care from 2012, Health Secretary Andy Burnham is due to announce, following a review of the treatment of older people.

The sectors had been expected to fall in line with new equalities legislation being debated by Parliament later than the rest of the country."

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"Age discrimination in the NHS will be made illegal, Andy Burnham, the health secretary, will announce today. "

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"Andy Burnham, the health secretary, will today admit that age discrimination in the NHS exists and needs to be stamped out. "

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"Ageism in the NHS, which turns elderly patients into second-class citizens, is to be outlawed.

Health Secretary Andy Burnham says all patients - whether 20 or beyond 80 - deserve the same care and attention. "

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"Ground down by the daily grind? Dreaming of the day when you can give it all up for a life of leisure, long holidays and pottering about in the garden.

Well, researchers have some bad news for you. Workers who drop everything at retirement age are at greater risk of heart attacks, cancer and other major diseases than those who ease their way into old age by taking a part-time job. "

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"Full retirement after a life of work could actually kill you, claims new research. "

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"Giving up work completely on retirement could be bad for your health, US research suggests.

The study found retirees who take on temporary or part-time work have fewer major diseases, and function better day to day. "

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"A nurse who force-fed medicine to two elderly patients has been convicted of two counts of ill treatment and one of neglect.

Penelope Webber, 52, wrestled one patient and knelt on another's chest at Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, a jury was told. "

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"The family of a 106-year-old woman facing eviction from her care home after losing a court battle over its closure warned yesterday that the move could kill her.

Louisa Watts, who is believed to be Britain's fifth oldest woman, is one of nine elderly and frail residents who will be forced to move. "

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"Dangerous drugs are being routinely prescribed to dementia victims on general hospital wards, according to alarming figures.

More than three-quarters of nurses admit such patients are being given anti-psychotic drugs - often known as the 'chemical cosh' - that double the risk of death, triple the risk of stroke and accelerate decline.

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"Campaigners today slammed the "shocking" treatment of elderly people living in care homes after research revealed seven out of 10 had been given the wrong drugs or doses.

Overworked staff, poor teamwork and a lack of training were leading to mistakes that could result in discomfort, pain and even death, according to the report. "

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Residential Care Older People Drug Therapy Negligence Health News UHN The Independent

"Seven out of ten care home residents are being given the wrong drugs treatment because of overworked staff, and poor teamwork, researchers have said. "

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"Seven out of 10 people living in a care home have suffered from medication errors, such as being given the wrong drug or wrong dose, a study has found.

The scale of drug errors alarmed campaigning groups yesterday and will be embarrassing for the government, which pledged in 2000 to tackle the problem."

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"Campaigners have slammed the "shocking" treatment of elderly people living in care homes after research revealed seven out of 10 had been given the wrong drugs or doses.

Overworked staff, poor teamwork and a lack of training were leading to mistakes that could result in discomfort, pain and even death, according to the report."

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