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Calls to end negative stigma attached to multiple sclerosis
Posted on 29 Sep 2016 by Enviva Care
76 per cent of Britons believe that public awareness of multiple sclerosis (MS) is too low, according to a new study carried out by the MS Society. The worrying research shows that 45 per cent of people diagnosed with MS…
Deadly strokes caused by air pollution must be stopped, says World Health Organisation
Posted on 27 Sep 2016 by Enviva Care
Strokes, cancer and heart disease caused by air pollution are killing more than 16,000 people each year, new figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveal. They estimate that almost 3,700 people died from strokes alone as a result of…
Help the Alzheimer’s Society
Posted on 26 Sep 2016 by Enviva Care
Some of the EnViva Care team took part in the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk in Portsmouth on Saturday. Counting all sources the total is currently running at over £700.00 and if you would like to make a donation you can…
Much-loved comic is battling dementia
Posted on 26 Sep 2016 by Enviva Care
A member of the popular comedy troupe Monty Python has been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia, it was revealed over the weekend. Terry Jones, aged 74, is suffering from primary progressive aphasia, which has impaired his ability to…
Innovative Parkinson’s disease treatment impresses at phase 1 trials
Posted on 22 Sep 2016 by Enviva Care
An innovative treatment for Parkinson’s disease and other central nervous system (CNS) conditions has successfully completed phase 1 clinical trials. Fronted by Prexton Therapeutics, the PXT002331 compound has now been tested and evaluated by 64 healthy volunteers – in an…
Checking blood pressure could save thousands from stroke, experts say
Posted on 20 Sep 2016 by Enviva Care
Around 45,000 strokes and heart attacks in the next decade could be prevented if we got regular check-ups, health experts have said. Professor Graham MacGregor, of Queen Mary University of London, is leading a campaign for everyone to get their…
Dementia sufferer clinches record deal following viral hit
Posted on 19 Sep 2016 by Enviva Care
An Alzheimer’s sufferer whose love of singing made him a YouTube sensation is to release his first-ever single to raise money for the UK’s largest dementia charity. Teddy Mac, aged 80, won fans around the world after footage of him…
Woman who survived stroke during pregnancy celebrates daughter’s first birthday
Posted on 15 Sep 2016 by Enviva Care
A brave 38-year-old woman who survived a stroke when she was ten weeks pregnant is now celebrating her daughter’s first birthday. Not too long ago, Ms Lisa Lecky, Belfast, found herself confined to a hospital bed and unable to use…
Two of our Care Managers Just ‘Hanging’ Around…
Posted on 14 Sep 2016 by Enviva Care
Below you will see Jessica (left) and Desré (right) who are two of our care managers. Today they were taking part in some update training with a hoist, in our specially designed training suite.
Man cycles up 100 of the UK’s toughest hills for dementia charity
Posted on 13 Sep 2016 by Enviva Care
A 62-year-old man has completed one of the UK’s hardest cycling feats for a dementia charity.
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