Honolulu: Keeping fit inmiddle age can add an extra ten years to your lifespan, say scientists. In one of the largest studies ever carried out, they conclude that far from being down to luck, health and habits at middle age … Continue reading
London: Cosmetic surgery is altering not just how people look but how they feel by changing perceptions of middle age, says a new study by global research group AC Nielsen. It surveyed people in 42 countries and found 60% of … Continue reading
London: Adults who reach the age of 65 will live longer than ever before, according to statistics from the Office for National Statistics. Men who pass the milestone should live to 81, while women should reach the age of 85. … Continue reading
La Jolla: Mice cooled by half a degree below normal had a life expectancy 20% longer, or the equivalent of 7-8 additional human years. The result implies that chilling human blood could also stretch out our lifespan, if a safe … Continue reading
New York: Life expectancy in the US has almost doubled in the last century. When the US population reached 100 million in 1915, the average lifespan was 54 years. When the population hit 200 million in 1967, it was around … Continue reading
London: Proving you are never too old to become published, SJ Morrison, from East Yorkshire, will finally have his work published at the age of 89. SJ Morrison (pictured right) won the Academic category of the Undiscovered Authors National Literary … Continue reading
London: A gene that puts women at an increased risk of developing breast cancer has been discovered by scientists. They have identified that a faulty version of the BRIP1 gene means that those with it are twice as likely to … Continue reading
London: New research1 to coincide with World Heart Day 2006 finds men in midlife still taking HEALTH risks: 45% of men would wait until they were ill before taking action and changing their lifestyle and behaviour; Wives and partners could … Continue reading
London: Investment advisors Fidelity International, warn that nearly half of Briton’s approaching retirement age plan to use their other forms of savings to supplement their pension but the vast majority could risk using it all up before they die. Those … Continue reading
London: Retired farmer, Jim Webber, is still gardening at the age of 103, and is believed to be Britain’s oldest worker. He works a regular week tending the pub garden in his village in the county of Dorset. The great … Continue reading
London: London: UK patients have been implanted with stolen body parts which may be potentially contaminated, the country’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority has confirmed. Over 70 pieces of bone have been grafted into the patients in 20 hospitals … Continue reading
Bali: Medical breakthroughs hold out the prospect of living longer and healthier lives, with current life span norms set to be turned on their head, according to anti-ageing experts. “Life begins at 100? This is an unthinkable today, but in … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES – A World War 1 veteran has defied health experts by living until the age of 112, despite a diet of that included sausages and waffles. George Johnson who lived in Richmond was considered California’s oldest living person … Continue reading
London: Britain has the second highest number of unemployed older people in Europe, according to a recent report from the main trade union body. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) which carried out the report also demands that UK companies must … Continue reading
An injection of a jelly-like substance into damaged spinal discs could cure back pain for many sufferers. A trial taking place in the US and Europe, in which patients with disc problems are injected with a liquid that becomes a … Continue reading
London: Altering the makeup of bugs in the gut could be a way of tackling insulin resistance and related problems such as non alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to new research published this week. The study also has implications for … Continue reading
LONDON: Lifespan will increase by decades within thirty years because of scientific developments, a leading scientist has predicted. In 2004, the UK Government’s Actuary Department statistics predicted that the average British male who lived to 65 could expect to reach … Continue reading
San Francisco: Smoking increases the chance of developing rheumatoid arthritis in women who otherwise lack genetic risk factors for the disease, according to new published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory disease in … Continue reading
Boston: A new study is trying to determine the secret to living to age 100 by looking at genetic and environmental characteristics common to people in families who live longer. Dr Thomas Perls of the Boston University Medical Centre which … Continue reading
Brussels: A 14-nation study comparing life expectancy and health of Europeans has found that people are living longer across the board, but differences are still notable between countries. In 2003, Portugal had the lowest life expectancy at birth for men, … Continue reading
London: The average British man can now expect to live for another 16.4 years after retiring at 65, two years more than he did a decade earlier, according to life assurance company Paternoster. In comparison, the rise in male life … Continue reading
These are the countries in which women have the longest lifespan, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Health Data 2005: Japan 85.3 Spain 83.7 France 82.9 Australia 82.9 Iceland 82.5 Canada 82.1 Finland 81.8 New Zealand 81.1 … Continue reading
London: Actress Jane Fonda, now aged 68, has been chosen as the new face for anti-ageing treatments by global cosmetics house, L’Oreal. Although she now warns against cosmetic surgery she had admitted to going under the knife to get rid … Continue reading
Oslo:The average life expectancy of Norwegians grew by 0.2 of a year from 2004 to 2005, according to new figures from Statistics Norway. Norwegian men can now expect to reach the age of 77.7 years, while women have nearly an … Continue reading
Atlanta: Americans are living longer than every before, according to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Controla nd Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. The average US life expenctancy is now a record 77.9 years. The total number … Continue reading
