Feb 15 2021

Coronavirus

To make COVID vaccines more effective: older people should take vitamin and mineral supplements

by Kerry Rooney

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If we’re going to rely on COVID-19 vaccines to bring an end to the pandemic, we need to maximise their effects. But one thing that risks undermining their protectiveness is...

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Feb 10 2021

Travel

A visit to New York and Niagara Falls

by Kerry Rooney

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Our globe-trotting correspondent Margaret Patten recalls a seasonal visit to New York. It was snowing lightly as the plane landed. We were visiting New York for a long weekend shopping...

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Jan 25 2021

Entertainment

Poirot at 100: the refugee detective who stole Britain’s heart

by Kerry Rooney

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A hundred years ago, Agatha Christie introduced British readers to a small man with an impeccably maintained moustache who, with the help of his “little grey cells”, was very good...

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Jan 21 2021

Features

The secret to living a longer life

by Kerry Rooney

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“Blue zones” are areas of the world where people live considerably longer lives. On these territories we can find octogenarians, nonagenarians and many centenarians, and even some supercentenarians (people who...

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Jan 15 2021

Greys' Anatomy

How to help someone you live with who has depression

by Kerry Rooney

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The coronavirus pandemic has brought significant changes to our daily lives, with restrictions on free movement, imposed lockdowns and social distancing. Many of these measures will have taken a toll...

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Jan 12 2021

Travel

An island hop to Anegada

by Kerry Rooney

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Our globe-trotting correspondent Margaret Patten recalls an memorable visit to the lesser known Caribbean island of Anegada. I have been very fortunate over the years to have stayed on several...

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Jan 11 2021

Features, Money Matters

10 ways to keep your house warm (and save money) this winter

by Kerry Rooney

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In Britain, people typically switch their central heating on in October and use it daily until March or April. This coincides with the clocks going back, the drop in temperature...

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Jan 08 2021

Features

How to connect with nature and improve your mental health this winter

by Kerry Rooney

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This year more than any other we’ve been reminded that access to outdoor private space is a privilege – not all of us have a home with a garden. But...

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Jan 05 2021

Greys' Anatomy

Five tips to help you keep exercising this new year

by Kerry Rooney

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Exercising more is one of the most common new year resolutions people make. But more than a quarter of people fail to keep their resolutions, and only half maintain some...

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