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Helen Gaskell

A Moors Murderer, Resuscitation and Medical Certainty

Helen Gaskell | Posted 22.12.2012 | UK
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Helen Gaskell

Brady and his crimes, of course, stir up strong emotions and continuing interest from law enforcement. Only in August, Ms Powell was arrested after telling the makers of a television documentary that Brady had sent her a letter to be given after his death to Winifred Johnson, the mother of Keith Bennett, the only one of his victims whose body has still not been found.

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CARE AND THE COMMUNITY: THE ELDERLY, FUNDING AND FRETTING

Helen Gaskell | Posted 24.08.2012 | UK Politics
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Helen Gaskell

Hollywood and television commercials present countless images of old age as a time when contented, silver-haired individuals kick back after a life of work and raising families. The reality, however, is often very different and why, in truth, many people are a little scared of growing old.

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'Living Wills' and the Medical Profession: When Clinical Best Intentions Clash With Patient Intent

Helen Gaskell | Posted 21.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
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Helen Gaskell

We live, we are told, in an age of independence, when individuals possess more ability to take control of their lives than any previous era in history.

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