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As our parents age, yet remain in good health, it’s easy to avoid having the conversations...

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Also known as a community alarm, telecare system, personal alarm or panic button, a lifeline alarm...

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Marie Curie, the charity providing care and support through terminal illness, is launching the Great Daffodil...

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It’s said that it’s only when you start to suffer from hearing loss that you start...

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