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.
Finally, make sure you get the seasonal flu jab. While not 100% guaranteed, it should reduce your vulnerability to infection...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Ready for women to rule workplace? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/jZZOohTVGzs/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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridx38305&cid=ct_15_36_f&fid5661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fgive-and-take%2F201312%2Fthe-upside-starting-your-career-in-recession
Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp
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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridy00468&cid=ct_15_29_f&fid8701&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.obstetrics-gynaecology-journal.com%2Farticle%2FS1751-7214%2813%2900209-1%2Fabstract%3Frss%3Dyes
Sprint to start installing fuel cells on rooftops to back up its mobile networks :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/nPQtTRLwrQM/
Hands on with Pebble's appstore: Bite-sized functionality on your wrist :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/boj81vvQ8OM/
New York ponders "BitLicense" for virtual currency :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/jwPn_8VCGr4/
Olympic Games Continues To Be Haunted By Terrorism As The Sochi Winter Olympics Is Set To See The Coming Of The Drone :: <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>The modern Olympic Games have been no stranger to terrorism over the last 40 years, be it the 1996 Atlanta bombing, the 1972 massacre in Munich or the 2002 Salt Lake City games that fell in the shadow of 9/11. </p>
<p>While Russia has attempted to underplay the severity of the terrorist threat, it is still deploying tens of thousands of soldiers, police and undercover law enforcers in an attempt to stop the possibility of an attack, but the recent news that drones will fly overhead during the event that is supposed to be a beacon of peace and unity, may trouble many.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/olympic-games-continues-be-haunted-terrorism-sochi-winter-olympics-set-see-coming-drone-1549699
Rare Nintendo World Championships Cart Not Worth $99,000? Buyer Claims Bid Was A Mistake :: <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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_World_Championships" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Nintendo World Championships</a>," a 1990 competition game created for the Nintendo Entertainment system, recently sold for <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/rare-nintendo-world-championship-cart-sells-over-99k-now-worlds-most-expensive-video-game-1548081" target="_blank">$99,902 on eBay</a>. The auction ended on Jan. 25 after a 328-bid war and an impressive 172,850 user views. However, following the listing's close, the unnamed buyer redacted his bid, calling it a "mistake."</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/rare-nintendo-world-championships-cart-not-worth-99000-buyer-claims-bid-was-mistake-1549677
60 Sec Tech: Final Fantasy X HD Collection Will Arrive Soon In The US [VIDEO] :: <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 dir="ltr">With all the talk and hype over the PlayStation 4, it's easy to forget that games are still coming out for its predecessor, the PlayStation 3. March will see the release of the Final Fantasy X & X-2 HD collection - what Square Enix has done is take their 2001 and 2003 games and give them an HD makeover. </p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/60-sec-tech-final-fantasy-x-hd-collection-will-arrive-soon-us-video-1549676
On Ezra Klein and Project X: Sometimes it's okay to not know exactly what you are doing :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/PDlzHg0udR0/
Could smartphones replace hotel keys? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Y2oeVeEohe8/index.html
Expats Face Challenges Finding Work In United Arab Emirates, Despite Buoyant Economy And Strong Job Growth :: <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>The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the unique confederation of seven principalities on the Arabia Peninsula along the coast of the Persian Gulf, comprise one of the wealthiest states on the planet. According to a report in Gulf News, as the UAE continues to diversify away from its still highly lucrative oil industry, in 2014, the non-petroleum sector is expected to emerge as the dominant contributor to GDP. After posting a 4.6 percent economic expansion last year, the UAE is projected to deliver similar growth in 2014.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/expats-face-challenges-finding-work-united-arab-emirates-despite-buoyant-economy-strong-job-growth
The 2013 economy: How was it for you? :: UK recovery picks up but there are concerns about its breadth
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25928347#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Losing Steam? Americans Don't Think Immigration Reform Is Absolute Priority :: <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>Americans are feeling rather ambivalent about comprehensive immigration reform being the absolute priority issue for President Barack Obama and the U.S Congress this year. Instead, 91 percent of those surveyed in a new <a href="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/14039 NBC-WSJ JANUARY POLL (1-28 RELEASE).pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll</a> believe job creation should take that spot.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/losing-steam-americans-dont-think-immigration-reform-absolute-priority-1549655
Amazon To Launch Android Console That Will Cost Less Than $300 :: <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>Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) will begin selling a game and entertainment console this year priced below $300 and running the Android operating system, according to <a href="http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/28/amazons-android-console-to-launch-this-year-priced-below-300/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VG247</a>.</p>
<p>The device would allow users to stream and download games, music, movies and TV shows from the Internet onto their TV and would compete directly with similar devices made by Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.</p>
<p>Amazon's press representatives did not respond to requests for comments.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/amazon-launch-android-console-will-cost-less-300-1549654
Remembering Pete Seeger's Legacy As An American Progressive Icon :: <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>On the day the president of the United States <a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/obama-minimum-pay-federal-contracts-102712.html?hp=r2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">is set to announce a raise in the minimum wage for federal workers</a>, a champion of the rights of the people who work for minimum wage is dead. Pete Seeger, a tireless champion of workers' rights and an American folk music icon, died on Tuesday at 94.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/remembering-pete-seegers-legacy-american-progressive-icon-1549622
How Chinese Tourists Are Changing The Face Of World Tourist Destinations [MAPS] :: <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 dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-186908cb-d9cc-cc86-5764-2db882758f0c">More people visited Hong Kong in 2012 than any other city in the world. The city saw a total of 23.7 million arrivals that year, according to <a href="http://blog.euromonitor.com/2014/01/euromonitor-internationals-top-city-destinations-ranking.html?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRojuKjIZKXonjHpfsX+4+gkWaW3lMI/0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4CScZrI+SLDwEYGJlv6SgFQrDAMatv0bgKWhg=#more" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">just-released data</a> from Euromonitor. New York City, the top American destination, saw less than half that -- just 11.6 million arrivals in 2012.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/how-chinese-tourists-are-changing-face-world-tourist-destinations-maps-1549652
Manchester United Vs. Cardiff: Live Stream Details, TV Channel And Preview :: <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>Old Trafford will get its first look at club-record signing Juan Mata in a Manchester United shirt on Tuesday, with the former Chelsea attacking midfielder set to make his debut against Cardiff City. Mata has had just a day of training with his new teammates yet could well start, with Moyes in no doubt about what he can bring to the side.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/manchester-united-vs-cardiff-live-stream-details-tv-channel-preview-1549653
Google China Webpage Temporarily Unblocked On Mainland: A Sign Of A Comeback? :: <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>In most places, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a lifeline for many people in search of answers to almost any query. However, for China, they've had to manage without the search engine giant since 2010, when the site's local url, google.cn, was blocked.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/google-china-webpage-temporarily-unblocked-mainland-sign-comeback-1549589
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