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Residents’ sensory fun in garden

RESIDENT Margaret Moss likes nothing better than to water the flowers on a sunny day. Armed with her watering can, the 83-year-old, who has dementia, can potter in the sensory garden to her heart’s content.Read

Talking about memories is a big help

THE process is still ongoing as the garden was only opened earlier this summer. It sits next to a series of small animal enclosures housing ducks, chickens, rabbits and pigs, which also aim to encourage interaction and conversation among the elderly residents and their families.Read

Everything looks rosy in care home

A BIRMINGHAM care home is pioneering care for elderly people who suffer from dementia – with something as seemingly simple as flowers.Read

Stirchley woman’s fight to lose weight after cancer treatment

JOY Lynch was enjoying a holiday in Cyprus when she discovered something which suddenly threatened a dark cloud – a lump in her breast.Read

Breast-feeding can help protect baby from flu

Dr William Murdoch, clinical director for north and east Birmingham, answers your questions on the H1N1 virus.Read

Family approach to help MEND unhealthy ways

MOTHER and son Michaela and Ashton Jones have been learning the keys to healthy living together.Read

Scheme helps kids take control

MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition ... Do it!) was launched five years ago in at attempt to combat childhood obesity.Read

Sun worshippers live in a tan-tasy

THERE are very few people in the world who look good bright pink – and Simon Cowell is no exception.Read

Playtime for some hard-working kids

YOUNGSTERS are playing giant board games, heading off for outdoors activities, pelting each other with soft balls, playing table football – in fact, just having fun.Read

Holiday bliss for single parents

Chrissie Lewandowski knows only too well how “rubbish” holidays can be when you’re a single parent.Read

Soft toys could spread swine flu, warning

Childminders and nurseries should take soft toys away from children to stop the spread of swine flu, according to official guidance.Read

Teen show is online

Channel 4 and ChildLine have teamed up to launch Headspace, a six-part online magazine show to help teens deal with difficult life issues.Read

Probe into driveway nightmare

Parents and grandparents are among those who will be surveyed by safety chiefs looking at how many toddlers are killed or injured by vehicles on driveways.Read

Milk cuts chance of strokes

CHILDREN who eat a lot of dairy foods are less likely to die from strokes in adulthood, researchers have found.Read

Parents have a right to elect to educate at home

BIRMINGHAM City Council says it is happy to work with Emma to look at options for Hal.Read

Hal just couldn’t survive big school

MUM Emma Whistance is so determined to ensure her son Hal, who has Asperger’s syndrome, receives the best education possible that she is planning to quit her job and teach him herself.Read

How I learned to live with the illness that no-one talks about

THREE weeks before walking down the aisle on her wedding day Wendy Holt was diagnosed with the incurable condition Crohn’s disease.Read

Immunity after the virus has been and gone

Birmingham Public Health Director Dr Will Murdoch answers your questions.Read

Sam just couldn't go on the beach

WHEN mum Anna Dunstan looked into the eyes of her new-born baby she immediately noticed something unexpected – but she had no idea at the time how this would affect the life of her son.Read

Swine Flu advice column: Your questions

Your questions answers by Dr Will Murdoch.Read