Falls remain a big problem for elderly

Falls and fall-related fractures continue to be a common problem among elderly adults in Ireland, doctors have warned. Continued...http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=20078

Christmas Fm

All Volunteer station, everybody is doing this for free, for the enjoyment and to raise awareness (and funds) for Focus Ireland  http://www.christmasfm.ie/

Why sleeping on a problem is best - Health News, Health - Independent.ie

Why sleeping on a problem is best - Health News, Health - Independent.ie

Three elderly people die and 14 are seriously hurt in Sydney nursing home fire

A BLAZE that tore through a Sydney nursing home at dawn today left three elderly people dead and 14 in a serious condition in hospital.

Firefighters were confronted with horrific and chaotic scenes when they responded to an emergency call at the Quakers Hill Nursing Home in North West Sydney. Continue....

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia-pacific/three-elderly-people-die-and-14-are-seriously-hurt-in-sydney-nursing-home-fire-2939178.html

Controlling the age process

They have started to appear. I never really thought about it at first although I did notice them, slowly multiplying as the years passed.

I would look in the mirror and see them, a few grey hairs starting to bloom at the side of my head. Nothing too drastic, but it made me aware that we all succumb to the ageing process.

Read more: http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/health-fitness/shape-up-control-the-ageing-process-2933617.html#ixzz1dlhoYywh

A bit of trivia

Jeanne Louise Calment (French pronunciation: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃]; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997)^[1] was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days ............http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment

Tesco takes on the pharmacists

The supermarket giant Tesco is set to undercut considerably the prices charged by high street pharmacists and pharmacy multiples for prescription drugs to private patients.

Tesco has just opened pharmacies in its Naas, Co Kildare and Balbriggan Co. Dublin branches and is due to open further in-store pharmacies over the next year.

The chain is charging a much lower retail mark-up on prescription drugs than most other pharmacies. It will charge a mark-up of 20% and a dispensing fee of €3.50 per item.

http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=19972

How low can they go?

Hundreds of older people die each winter from cold-related illness, so the cuts to the free gas and electricity units (20-25% cut since September) must be reversed. By signing you could help save lives. Please pass this message on to your family and friends and urge them to sign the petition at www.ageaction.ie/how-low-can-they-go-0