I was in shock as I always ­presumed it only affected elderly people,' she says ... the worse the pain got and sometimes my leg seized up,' says Elizabeth. 'I tried to go to the gym and walk ...

Risk factors for scurvy include poor nutrition, gastric bypass surgery, dialysis, alcoholism, psychiatric history and eating ...

Researchers at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead are calling for volunteers to test a pioneering vaccine against the 'winter vomiting ...

Southern Mail senior reporter ROSHAN ABRAHAMS, who is also a qualified personal trainer, has launched a fitness and health column, Fit Foundations, to help you kickstart your fitness journey. In part ...

The number of hospital beds 'blocked' by elderly patients well enough to be discharged is 100 times higher than the figure first announced. Last week, the Government said that 6,000 beds were tied ...

A man was sentenced Friday in Kern County Superior Court to life in prison without the possibility of parole for raping an elderly woman who later died due to related injuries. Sergio Gonzalez Herrera ...

A couple from Wirral who left their dog with a tumour so big she was unable to walk properly have been sentenced. Mark Smith, ...

The Philippines kicked off October by celebrating Elderly Filipino Week, themed “Senior Citizens: Building the Nation, Inspiring Generations.” According to the National Commission of Senior ...

Actress Miriam Margolyes has openly discussed her struggle with spinal stenosis and has made a sombre prediction about her ...

I would have been so grateful if someone could have shortened my father’s death to save him from great pain, writes Alan ...

They can be assessed by trained staff at active ageing centres in the community, instead of visiting a clinic. Read more at ...

Both counties were already under mosquito-borne illness alerts after infection of residents who had not gotten sick while ...