HEALTH

Hip-op, hooray!

Hip-op, hooray!

A lifetime of strenuous outdoor exercise protects against suffering a broken hip in later life, research on farmers found. Those who work the land had a 40 per cent lower risk of suffering the injury ...
Britain faces muscle-wasting epidemic

Britain faces muscle-wasting epidemic

Britain could be facing a muscle-wasting epidemic in the elderly within the next thirty years, shocking research suggests. Experts warn 63 per cent more pensioners could suffer muscle-wasting disease ...
Hip hip hooray

Hip hip hooray

A 91 year old British man has strolled into the record books – for the World’s longest lasting hip replacement. Retired engineer Norman Sharp became the first person to undergo a hip op under th ...