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

For articles from Laterlife's Relationship Counsellor Maggi Stamp please see the separate Relationship Counselling index page or for articles prior to 2007 see the archive index 

Looking Good

See the separate Looking Good in Laterlife index

 

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