If you are 65 or over, it is important to spend most of your time in a warm environment during the winter months. There are a number of things you can do to cope in cold weather.
Keep your main living room at around 18-21°C (65-70°F) and the rest of the house at least 16°C (61°F). If you can't heat all the rooms you use, heat the living room during the day and the bedroom just before you go to sleep.
Make sure you are receiving any benefits you are entitled to, such as the Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payment.
Regular hot drinks and eating at least one hot meal a day will help keep energy levels up during winter and keep your body warm.
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Beanie Babies creator sentenced :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/HT6cWpcNREA/index.html
The Upside of Starting Your Career in a Recession :: In at least one sense, people who graduate in a tough economy are better offread more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
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Medical and surgical management of chronic pelvic pain :: Abstract: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects over 1 million women in the UK, with subsequent impact on ability to work and the economy. It is often debilitating and can be difficult to treat. Gynaecologists have traditionally focussed on the organ-specific approach to the diagnosis of pain. Endometriosis is common as is chronic pelvic inflammatory disease and adenomyosis. Some causes are non-gynaecological such as irritable bowel syndrome and interstitial cystitis. However, as many as 55% of women presenting with CPP will have no obvious underlying pathology following completion of all investigations.This review focuses on the appropriate investigations, diagnosis and management of women with identified pathological causes of pelvic pain. It also considers the holistic approach to the manag...
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With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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'Girls' Season 3 Episode 3 Recap: Banana Republic :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p>
<p>"She Said OK," this week's episode of "Girls," felt more than it has in the past like a show for adults. Maybe it was Hannah's landmark 25th birthday, maybe it was Gaby Hoffman all grown up and mentally ill, maybe it was Shoshanna smoking a cigarette, maybe it was The Smashing Pumpkins.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/girls-season-3-episode-3-recap-banana-republic-1544423
A Dream To Twerk? The 10 Most Disgraceful Martin Luther King Jr. Party Flyers :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to the fight for racial equality in America. But, over the past few years, a few misguided party promoters have attempted to rewrite King's legacy as a fight for a more basic cause -- foolishness. </p>
<p>Ahead of this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a new crop of party flyers created nationwide waves of outrage. The offensive flyers, promoting parties held during the MLK holiday weekend, used the civil rights leader's likeness in a host of distasteful ways. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/dream-twerk-10-most-disgraceful-martin-luther-king-jr-party-flyers-1544407
China injects fresh cash into banks :: China's central bank injects fresh liquidity into the country's large commercial banks ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday later this month.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25822544#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
UN Withdraws Iran Invitation To Syria Peace Conference After US And National Coalition Protest, And Iran Rejects Conditional Presence :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Iran will not be at the table during the United Nations-moderated discussions regarding the Syrian crisis Wednesday, the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25820373" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BBC</a> reported.</p>
<p>After the U.S. and Syria's opposition group, the National Coalition, expressed anger over the U.N. extending an invitation to the country, Iran's invite was rescinded and a U.N. spokesman criticized the country's failure to back the plan to form a transitional government in Syria. Iran, on Monday, had issued statements rejecting conditions on its attendance at the conference.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/un-withdraws-iran-invitation-syria-peace-conference-after-us-national-coalition-protest-iran-rejects
MPs to quiz bosses over power cuts :: Bosses of UK energy distribution companies are to be questioned by MPs about power cuts over the Christmas period.
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Security startup Adallom scores $15M in funds to build out sales, R&D :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/FZ07KiOYXWM/
Boeing confirms $4bn order from GE :: General Electric's aircraft leasing and financing arm confirms it has placed an order for 40 Boeing planes worth $4bn (£2.3bn) at list prices.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25821345#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Night work 'throws body into chaos' :: Doing the night shift throws the body into chaos and could be causing long-term damage, warn researchers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25812422#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Netflix goes live on cable box in Sweden, wants to do the same in the U.S. soon :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/RzI_DgzRlz4/
VIDEO: Davos explained in 90 seconds :: BBC News explains the history and shifting focus of the World Economic Forum in Davos - in 90 seconds.
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Did Kendall Jenner Get A Nose Job? 'Kardashian' Star Had 'Possible Surgery,' Doctor Says :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="http://instagram.com/kendalljenner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kendall Jenner</a> is said to have gone under the knife after the 18-year-old model/reality-TV star stepped out with a thinner-looking nose. Within just a few months, Jenner's nose seems to have taken on a different shape, which has some leading surgeons saying she may be following in the footsteps of her older half-sister Kim Kardashian (who has a penchant for Botox) and may have gotten cosmetic surgery.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/did-kendall-jenner-get-nose-job-kardashian-star-had-possible-surgery-doctor-says-1544392
Inside a custom-built data centre :: Inside a highly secure, custom-built data centre
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AT&T starts forgiving contracts to lure customers to its Next upgrade plans :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/D-Bm-Jli_uE/
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