Category Archives: Norfolk

Lets do it anyway

Relay event to raise funds for the Norwich Lowriders Junior Wheelchair Basketball Team

Emma Knights

Friday, June 24, 2011
6:12 PM

Children are being encouraged to get involved in a sponsored relay event to raise funds for the Norwich Lowriders Junior Wheelchair Basketball team.

Tonya Knights with some of the members of the Norwich Lowriders Junior Wheelchair Basketball Team. T

Tonya Knights with some of the members of the Norwich Lowriders Junior Wheelchair Basketball Team.

The Kids 4 Kids Fun Sponsored 10 Mile Relay in Norwich next month is the brainchild of Tonya Knights, from Coltishall, who recently set up the charity Let’s Do It Anyway Funding to help good causes in the local community.

Drug side–effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s

24 June 2011

Drug side–effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s, reveals new research published today in US
Edited by Andy Porter editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk
A side–effect of many commonly–used drugs appears to increase the risks of both cognitive impairment and death in older people, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia [UEA].
As part of the Medical Research Council’s Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies project, the study is the first systematic investigation into the long–term health impacts of ‘anticholinergic activity’ – a known potential side–effect of many prescription and over–the–counter drugs which affects the brain by blocking a key neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. The findings are published today by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Young carers facing a tough time, says Norfolk teen

Young carers facing a tough time, says Norfolk teen

By KIM BRISCOE
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 
10.32 AM

Young carer Hannah Cargill.

A Norfolk teenager has told of the difficulties facing young carers as they try to get an education while looking after family members.

 Hannah Cargill, from Great Yarmouth, has become a campaigner for young carers in the county as a key member of the Norfolk Young Carers Forum, which was launched last year.