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Top tips to support your bladder & bowels

28 Apr 16

The bladder and bowels are two important organs. They are at the end of the digestion...

Helping elderly after bowel surgery

23 Oct 14

Dealing with Bowel Surgery For the majority of patients who are told they have bowel cancer,...

Bowel Cancer in Elderly

16 Oct 14

What is bowel cancer? Bowel cancer can affect any part of the colon, rectum or anus...

Beating Bowel Cancer

27 Sep 14

Beating Bowel Cancer is the leading UK charity for bowel cancer patients, working to raise awareness...

Bowel Cancer Research Charity

01 Jul 14

We’re just beginning to understand how important our guts are to our overall wellbeing as individuals....

Top ten healthy drinks for elderly

03 Apr 18

Often it can be difficult for elderly people to chew and swallow their food and if this is...

Dietitian’s recommendations for elderly nutrition

25 May 17

Information for elderly nutrition… by dietitians Nutrition and Diet Resources UK (NDR-UK) is a registered charity,...

Incontinence in Elderly

13 Dec 16

Elderly people suffering with incontinence can often be too embarrassed to come forward and seek help...

Exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles

07 Jun 16

When you think of exercise, you may think of an hour or so at the gym,...

How to avoid incontinence in later life

12 May 16

Incontinence is not an inevitable part of ‘getting old’ and it is not something that necessarily...

What benefits can you claim over 60?

21 Jan 16

Many older people in the UK are unaware that they are entitled to receive cash benefits...

What is lung cancer?

14 Jan 16

Lung cancer can start in the cells lining the trachea, the main airway, the lung tissue,...

The 5 Most Common Cancers and their Symptoms

02 Dec 15

Here are the five most common types of cancer and their symptoms. Breast cancer Not only...

The trouble with sugar

25 Sep 15

It seems that sugar, not fat, is now considered to be public health enemy number one. ...

How nutritional needs change with age

11 Aug 15

Changing nutritional needs: what’s the best diet to follow? As we age, our ability to digest,...

Ten essential check ups you must have to stay well

26 May 15

If you take the time to undergo some basic routine health check ups regularly, it’s so...

Guide to prostate cancer

14 May 15

What is the prostate? The prostate gland is a part of the male reproductive system. It...

Top tips to combat incontinence

12 Feb 15

Whether incontinence is a problem for you, or a worry for your parent, it is a...

What you can do when an older parent has cancer

22 Jan 15

Over half (53%) of all cancers are diagnosed in people aged 50 – 74, with a...

Urinary Tract Infections in Elderly

23 Oct 14

Urinary tract infections (UTI) can be painful and can lead to serious health problems such as...

Cancer in Older People

15 Dec 13

What is cancer? Cancer is a disease caused by normal cells changing, so that they grow...

What is Parkinson’s disease?

18 Sep 13

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition One person in every 500 has Parkinson’s. That’s about 127,000...

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