Victory over care 'lottery' for elderly
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Thousands of gravely ill older people will no longer have to spend their savings or sell their homes to pay for round-the-clock medical care, under government guidelines to be revealed this week.
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A decision to deny Alzheimer's drugs to patients with mild-stage disease is challenged at the High Court.
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Winners of Spain's Christmas lottery celebrated yesterday by drinking toasts and singing songs after thousands took a share of the $3.1 billion in prizes. via Winnipeg Sun
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GREENDALE, Wis. - Violet Fojut, 88, isn't happy that the bingo games she and fellow senior citizens have participated in at the Cream City Cafeteria in the Southridge Mall won't be held any more. "It was always packed.
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People caring for sick or disabled relatives are saving the state Â£87bn a year by providing unpaid support instead of relying on the NHS and social services, research for the charity Carers UK has revealed.
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Federal regulators said thousands of elderly people were defrauded of their savings through a hotel time-share scheme.
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Most people have no plans to put money aside to pay for the extra care they will need in old age, a survey suggests.
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The Scottish government is setting out its plans for taking forward free personal care for the elderly.
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The government has a long way to go before the cancer care "postcode lottery" is  eradicated, MPs say.
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Italians have played lottery games for centuries. Now the state-run business is ported to the web to save a trip to the cafe to buy tickets, but that doesn't mean it's easier to play. Nicole Martinelli reports from Milan.
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A man with cancer overturns an NHS decision which stopped him getting funds for drugs that will prolong his life.
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JACKSON, Miss. - Before she suffered a stroke and died, Ruth Grant was worried about losing her Medicaid benefits, her husband says.
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Lucky winners of Montgomery County's flu shot lottery began rolling up their sleeves as health officials planned to give out about half of their 800 available injections.
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BOSTON - Louise Outing's luck ran out Thursday when a judge denied the 94-year-old woman's request to force the state Lottery Commission to pay her entire $5.6 million winnings up front.  Superior Court Justice Barbara A.
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A PROMISE of free hospital care for Australians 75 and over is the cornerstone of Mark Latham&#39;s $3.7 billion bid for the hearts and minds of older voters - and the keys to The Lodge.
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Grandparents are increasingly paying for their grandchildren's care, according to research.
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A Â£19m lottery winner says his jackpot joy is being overshadowed by a life-threatening medical condition.