News & Views
Osteoporosis
Drug causes irregular heart beat
American researchers have linked Fosamax with the development of atrial fibrillation (irregular hearbeat).....
Personal
fitness programme – walking and jogging
We all know we need to keep as fit as possible whatever our
age....
Gene
Associated with Alzheimer's is identified
American researchers have identified a gene that plays a role in
Alzheimer’s disease.......
Mixed-sex wards still
a problem
It’s enough to drive you into private health insurance. One
in seven NHS trusts are failing to separate .......
Trouble with love-making? Why
you’re a suitable case for treatment
Erectile dysfunction is frequently a matter of heartache. But two new
studies show .........
Green tea for snorers
Loud snoring and gasping at night are typical symptoms of obstructive
sleep apnoea (OSA), an under-recognised condition, which is a serious cause
of ill health....
‘I
want to be alone’ syndrome
‘Everybody has a Blackberry except me and that’s fine’ says Sunday Times
columnist, Ariel Leve recently – before asserting in a typical fashion .....
Driving
warning
Having early Alzheimer’s disease shouldn’t necessarily stop
you driving – at least for the short-term.
Omm… for
hearts
Are you sitting comfortably? Then you can begin to
reduce your blood pressure ..........
Female
libido discovery
Vive la difference, yet again. Doctors have known for some
years that ............
Mammogram benefit
Women stop getting routinely invited for a mammogram once they
hit 70. But research shows that ............
Coffee – the new
health food?
Coffee, the much-maligned popular beverage has just made
headlines for possibly cutting the risk of the latest disease
epidemic, type 2 diabetes.
Golf risk for knees
Golfers who have had a knee replacement won't want
to hear this: Have you considered taking up biking?
Wives take the flak from cancer
Wives shoulder ‘the emotional
burden of cancer’ no matter which partner is ill, according to new research
Falls warning
Once you hit 65, you don’t have to
go far to suffer serious injury, it seems.
Latest from
The Good Life Letter by Ray Collins
New computer
cushion from back support specialists
Latest from Royal National Institute for
the Deaf
National
men's health week 2007
Lifestyle
Exercise class
Anne Diamond took up kick-boxing on the advice of her local
victim support group – and got herself a gorgeous figure......
Party without pain
How to stay well as the oldest
swinger at the festival.
Exercising Safely -
Incontinence
Sleep School
All about the brain
Medicine Balls
How to beat the bugs
Managing
Diabetes
British Heart Foundation urges over 50s: Be active now and leapfrog into later life
'Golden Agers' at risk of deadly tick disease
Relaxation Exercise
A-Z of Health
Bowel Cancer
Diabetes - Managing
Diabetes
Food Poisoning Don't
let it spoil your summer
Genetic inheritance
-Taking a
family history
Hayfever - Allergic To Summer
Knees-Weak at the knees
Legs-Restless Legs Syndrome
Prostate cancer – the facts
Sleep - The Importance of Sleep
Teeth - Talk about a bite
Diet & Supplements
Hawthorn
Berries
3 supplements to support health when travelling
Relief of backache, rheumatic or muscular pain, and
general aches and pains in the muscles and joints.
Lighter Life for Fred
Health
Perception
Is Maca the ‘new Ginseng’?
Ginseng – herb or drug?
Secrets of Manuka
honey
Are you
eating properly?
Natural Solutions - Questions and AnswersIn this regular series
Nutri Centre answers questions from laterlife visitors
Lack of energy +
Exercise aches and pains
Circulation and
Diminished Sleep
Piles and Cold Sores
Sexual Wellbeing and
Stopping Smoking
Prostate problems and
difficulty taking tablets
Constipation and
Halitosis
Skin Complexion and
Tired around the eyes
Athlete's Foot and
Holiday Traveller's Tummy
Migraines and Swollen
Ankles
Wheat intolerance and
Hay fever
Liver spots and hair
loss
Osteoporosis and
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Heartburn & indigestion
and libido
Sex & Relationships
Menopause
Awareness Consultation
Relationships - caring
How to ease
menopause symptoms - Part 11
How to ease
the menopause
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please see the separate
Relationship Counselling index
page or for articles prior to 2007 see the
archive
index
Looking Good
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Looking Good in Laterlife index
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