Invisible women
Women feel invisible to the opposite sex at the age of 51, it emerged yesterday. A detailed study of 2,000 women revealed a large percentage felt they no longer received the level of attention they on ...
HEALTH
Goo beauty
Scientists have discovered a shock-absorbing ‘goo’ in bones which helps prevent them breaking and could lead to treatments for osteoporosis. Researchers at Cambridge University found a vis ...
Many referrals to specialists by GPs unnecessary
Nearly half of patients over 75 years old seen by GPs report bone and joint complaints, but a recent study shows that around only a fraction of those referred for surgery were appropriate, with the re ...
Rugby teams back campaign to end loneliness
The number one cause of loneliness in older men in the UK is bereavement, new research has revealed. More than 140,000 male pensioners in Britain admit they suffered from loneliness as a result of the ...