Monthly Archives: March 2011

Norwich Tesco gives support to dementia charity

Norwich Tesco gives support to dementia charity

By KIM BRISCOE, Health correspondent Wednesday, March 9, 2011
2:28 PM

Tesco has announced it will be helping to raise funds and awareness for people with dementia.

In 2021, almost 11,300 people will be living in Norfolk with dementia that has gone undiagnosed. Now a new partnership between Tesco and the Alzheimer’s Society aims to raise £5m for people with dementia and to help to raise diagnosis levels from just 34pc.

The Tesco Charity of the Year partnership will fund research, support professionals to help those living with the condition, and a dementia community roadshow to visit Norfolk on its tour around the UK.

Caring is not like fishing

Maybe we all know someone who is a carer or has been one, but have we ever stopped to see what this really means.
How does the old lady caring for her husband, manage to do her shopping, and cope with the endless nights of interrupted sleep?
What about the young mum with a darling child but who was born with a disability, have you ever invited the child round to play with your child?

England ‘healthier than the US’

England ‘healthier than the US’By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News

 
Expanding waistlines in the UK have not closed the transatlantic health gap

People living in England enjoy better health than Americans, despite less investment in healthcare, research published in the US has revealed.

Across all ages, US residents tend to fare worse in terms of diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease markers, data on over 100,000 people show.