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  1. The science informing coronavirus guidelines for older people

    isn’t always the case: with flu, we see very young and very old people at higher risk alike, and during the last really big flu epidemic, in 1918, it was young adults who were at the greatest risk. However

  2. Gifts that keep on giving

    who managed to persuade many of his less confident proteges to go to university. Rowell recalls a young man who suggested he would likely join his father’s farming business after his studies, but ... but Bob, who saw more in him, ensured he fulfilled that greater promise. As a result, the young man eventually became a very successful corporate lawyer. Joyce was equally committed to her role, progressing

  3. Motherly advice

    born a year later. But Agatha’s husband moved back to Nigeria when the children were still young, so Agatha was a single parent for many years. Steve says that Agatha was a strict mother and a stickler ... the rules. But he is full of admiration for how she brought him and Melissa up. “When I was young, I didn’t realise a lot of the things she was doing,” explains Steve, who lives close

  4. Everyone providing care to older people should have the flu vaccine

    care to keep people independent at home for as long as possible. They will be caring for the very young, older people, and other vulnerable groups. The flu strain is different each year so it’s important

  5. Say no to ageism on International Day of Older Persons

    upon your age, instead of associating getting older with negativity, embrace age, value all people, young and old on both this International Day of Older Persons and all other days. [i] Royal Society of Public

  6. Charity shops volunteering

    Although Age UK does not specifically seek parental consent when advertising roles available for young volunteers, if their application is progressed and they become volunteers, we will expect to obtain

  7. Resources for further research

    Attitudes/Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (and the former Northern Ireland Social Attitudes)/Young People's Social Attitudes (periodic offshoot of the BSA) National Travel Survey Time Use Survey Government's

  8. Ramadan

    when she was less able to commit time to her faith, such as when she first arrived in England with 4 young children. “ As I’ve grown older and the children have left home and I have more time, ... moon on either the evening of the 29th day of fasting or the 30th. There is a joyous atmosphere. Young girls compete in applying the best henna patterns on their hands. New clothes are laid out ready for

  9. Keep dancing

    different place when I’m dancing. And it keeps you young!” Andi I’m in a different place when I’m dancing. And it keeps you young! Taking the lead Bringing people together to celebrate

  10. High blood pressure

    heart disease. If left untreated it can increase your risk of heart disease, kidney disease and dementia. You can find out more about complications on the NHS website If you suffer from hypertension, you're

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