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01 April 2008 | Vol 20, Issue 3 Print Edition
Care

Chemical restraint in nursing older people

Rhidian Hughes

Older people’s relationships with companion animals: a pilot study

Lauren Prosser, Mardie Townsend, Petra Staiger

Feature

The cost of containment

Carol Davis

Benefits of budgerigars

Vincent Tremayne

Don’t quote me

Alan staff

Journal scan

Recommended treatments for the symptoms and ailments of dry mouth

Ruth Sander

Measures to help with the effects of visual age-related macular degeneration

Treatments for osteoarthritis should include the use of topical NSAIDs

Positive ways to assist older people in coping with symptoms of MSA

Physical and emotional support to aid those diagnosed with heart failure

The use of probiotics in helping to combat the effects of Candida

Ask the experts

On the campaign trail

Soline Jerram, Jonathan Webster, Phair JP Lynne, Nicky Hayes

Media watch

Growing attention to dementia gives hope

Daniel Allen

And in other news

Comment

This old house

Les Bright

Dependence and dignity

Deborah Sturdy

News analysis

Health care is still age-biased

Christian Duffin

Turn of the century

Rebecca Neno

Remote technology used to monitor signs of ageing

Thelma Agnew

News

New guidelines for osteoarthritis

Karen Birmingham

News in brief

End-of-life dementia programme unveiled

£3Million donation to buy osteoporosis scanners for the NHS

Pratchett brings cash and publicity to alzheimer’s disease

Daniel Allen

Editorial

From demons to professionals

Karen Birmingham

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