A fantastic reception from students and staff at two schools helped keep paralysed fund-raiser Claire Lomas’s spirits up on the second day of her 400-mile cycle ride.

Claire, who is using a specially-adapted bike, which she cycles with her hands, is cycling around England, visiting schools and other organisations to help inspire them to raise cash for Spinal Research and the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation.

Yesterday, on the second day of her challenge, she visited Humphrey Perkins School, in Barrow upon Soar, and English Martyrs School, in Beaumont Leys, Leicester.

She was greeted by waves of cheering students at each school and said: “It’s fantastic to get such a great reception.

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A past report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that older adults have enthusiastically embraced social media tools. Now comes new research indicating that social media and online communities can provide valuable support for elderly patients in managing their health. Consumer Affairs reports:

“For me, it was interesting to learn that there is evidence for a large potential of social media in clinical practices,” said [Dr. Anja Leist of the University of Luxembourg]. “Older adults can use social media to access health-related information and engage in patient-to-patient-doctor conversations. There

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UTC Engineering Students Create ‘Toys’ for Zoo Animals The many animals at the Chattanooga Zoo recently received creative enrichment items — some might call them “toys” — designed by University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) Engineering students. Thanks to these students, many of the Zoo’s residents will be treated to an assortment of new, educational materials over the next few weeks.

The term “enrichment” refers to any stimulating activities, toys, games or food that allow animals to demonstrate species-typical behavior or exercise control over their environment. Exper Read full post…

President Obama laid out an ambitious agenda for improving American K-12 education this week, linking the issue to the nations future prosperity.

During his State of the Union address Tuesday, Mr. Obama said he wants to make public preschools available to all four-year-olds in the US, a goal he then underscored Thursday with a visit to an early childhood learning center in Decatur, Ga.

“We know it works,” he said at the school. “If youre looking for a good bang for your educational buck, this is it right here.”

His Tuesday speech also promised a new effort “to redesign Americas high schools so they better equip graduates for the demands of a high-tech economy” and a plan to develop a “college scorecard” to help young people gauge the costs and benefits of attending a particular college.

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First Study to Examine Relationship between Elder Abuse and Health Services Utilization

Older adults who are subject to elder abuse, neglect and exploitation face a greater risk of being hospitalized than other seniors, according to the results of a study published in the April 8 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine.   

“Elder abuse is independently associated with increased mortality risk, especially for cardiovascular related mortality.  However, the relationship between elder abuse and health services utilization still remains unclear,” said Dr. XinQi Dong, a researcher and geriatrician at Rush University Medical Center and the study’s lead author. “Despite

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Clove oil is an essential oil that has several different health benefits. Clove oil has several different vitamins and minerals, is an antiseptic, antiviral, antifungal and antibiotic. Clove oil can treat several different problems, and it’s used differently for all http://www.ehow.com/how_5862143_use-clove-oil-health-benefits.html.

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