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Flying in the face of endless media hype and government campaigns about rising alcoholism in the UK - especially among middle aged women - is a refreshing piece of new research: alcohol cuts the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to 50%.

It’s itchy, very painful and potentially fatal, but at last a new clinical trial is hoping to give sufferers of a rare skin condition which effects elderly people a safe and effective treatment - and researchers are looking for volunteers to take part in the UK.

Anyone who had tried and failed knows just how hard kicking the nicotine habit can be - but new research from the Peninsula Medical School in South West England has shown that the point of retirement is one of the most effective times to quit.

Women wait longer to pursue knee-replacement surgery than men do, but by postponing surgery until they can no longer stand the pain, they risk putting their mobility and quality of life on hold indefinitely.

Dehydration has been identified as a critical risk factor for falls in older people because it can lead to a deterioration in mental state and an increase in the likelihood of dizziness and fainting.

In July 2007 the Mature Times highlighted the plight of Elizabeth Ridge, who, despite being crippled by Multiple Sclerosis, was refused £4 a day funding for the cannabis-based Sativex by her North Somerset PCT on the grounds that the costs did not justify the treatment. Now new research has once again shown what other countries already know and endorse. It works.