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Most people are familiar with traditional in-home pendant alarms for older people and their benefits. However,...

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Every year in the UK about one-third of people aged over 65 will fall. This rises...

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  With World Arthritis Day (WAD) coming up on October 12 and National Arthritis Week here...

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As with other forms of complementary and alternative medicines and therapies, there is no hard scientific...

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As September 2015 is Oddfellows Friendship Month across the UK, we thought we’d look at the...

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Growing awareness of complementary and alternative medicines and therapies (CAM) such as acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, raiki,...

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