Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Potential benefits of B vitamin therapy to lower homocysteine concentrations in people at high risk of stroke warrant further investigation.
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Being married may help stave off dementia, while those who lose their partner or remain single are at greater risk of developing symptoms, researchers say
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Older people with poorer health than their peers are more likely to have weaker muscles and experience a decline in muscle strength and gripping ability more
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Maintaining vitamin D levels could help to prevent the onset of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, though it is less effective once the disea
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Latest research from the nursing and medical journals.
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Latest research from the nursing and medical journals.
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Latest research from the nursing and medical journals.
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People who have a healthier diet throughout adulthood are more likely to be stronger and fitter in later life, according to a study of people who have been monitored since
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Better training and support is needed to help health professionals promote the benefits of exercise among older people, which can keep them above the threshol
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Latest research from the nursing and medical journals.
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Latest research from the nursing and medical journals.
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Latest research from the nursing and medical journals.
People with dementia receive little specialist support at the end of their life despite high levels of need, and nursing home staff need more support from external healthcare services, a study says.
Latest research from the nursing and medical journals.
Latest research from the nursing and medical journals.
Latest research from the nursing and medical journals.
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Review of Mueller C, Ballard C, Corbett A et al (2017) The prognosis of dementia with Lewy bodies. The Lancet. Neurology. 16, 5, 390-398.
