Monday 30 September 2013

Elderly targeted in burglary blitz

POLICE fear burglars are targeting vulnerable elderly residents after a spate of overnight break-ins. Many Clarksfield residents report feeling scared in their own homesl, and one elderly woman has suffered five burglaries in six weeks.

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A great day to join HelpAge: 1 October from Moldova to Manila

Today is my first day as HelpAge International's new Chief Executive Officer. My first four hours as part of this global movement dedicated to fighting for older people's rights have already reinforced to me what I already knew. I am incredibly lucky to be joining this brilliant organisation at thi...

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Photography competition celebrating ageing launched

The Age Action Alliance marks its anniversary and Older People's Day with a photography competition celebrating later life. This week Age Action Alliance celebrates its second anniversary. The...

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Age Action Alliance celebrates its 2nd anniversary

      Two years ago today, on 30 September, the Age Action Alliance was launched. Just over 100 cross-sector organisations and older people joined together with a shared commitment to promote collaborative working and provide practical solutions to improve … Continue reading

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Health not age is key factor when stopping driving

People aged 60 or over are most likely to stop driving because of their health, not because of age. Only 1% of people aged 60 or over would give up driving because of their age, while 43% of those...

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TV forcing older women out, says Harman

Harriet Harman has waded into the debate surrounding the lack of older women on TV, accusing the broadcasting industry of double standards.  {DynamicContent:Social Media Buttons}   In a speech at t...

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North-south divide in internet use amongst over 65s

New data from Age UK reveals a north-south divide amongst older people when it comes to using the internet, with those aged 65 and over in the south of England generally more likely to be online...

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Influence of life-style choices on locomotor disability, arthritis and cardiovascular disease in older women: prospective cohort study

Background: many chronic conditions have their roots in modifiable health-related behaviours.

Methods: a total of 4,286 women aged 60–79 in the British Women's Heart and Health Study are followed up for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), arthritis and locomotor disability over 7 years. Self-reported smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise and fruit intake at baseline is also available. Associations between these and each outcome, plus a composite outcome, are investigated in those without prevalent disease at baseline using logistic regression with multiple imputation.

Results: ex-smokers and current smokers showed increased odds of locomotor disability, CVD and the combined outcome. Less regular exercisers had increased odds of all outcomes, particularly locomotor disability. There was no evidence that alcohol or fruit intake was associated with any outcome. Population attributable fractions (PAFs) suggest in addition to the influence of smoking and alcohol, exercise accounts for 9% of incident locomotor disability, 5% of CVD and 4% of arthritis. All four lifestyle factors combined account for 17% of incident locomotor disability and 9% of incident conditions combined.

Conclusions: never smokers and regular exercisers had substantially reduced odds of 7-year disability onset. Low PAFs suggest changes in health-related behaviours in older women would result in only modest reductions in common chronic conditions.

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Interest only mortgages put oldest old at risk

One in three over 70's with mortgages have an interest only mortgage with no linked investment, shocking research revealed on Saturday.

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Nanette Newman: 'Bryan's passing has given me a purpose'

Nanette Newman, 79, speaks for the first time about the death of her husband, the writer and director Bryan Forbes to Elizabeth Grice

    

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