This month I did a batch of standard health tests — a general blood test, a bone density scan and a sun cancer check — and for possibly the first time in my adult life I felt I came out on top in all of them. In my mid-60s.
We know about a healthy diet, exercise and not smoking, but there are other easy steps to cardiovascular health.
Here’s a story about something you probably didn’t think of getting yourself for Valentine’s Day.
In a new book, Scottish doctor Malcolm Kendrick outlines what he believes really underlies cardiovascular disease.
The longest ever study of bone density in women gives us insight we haven’t had before.
It was about tackling type 2 diabetes Down Under, but even if you’re never at risk of the disease this program contained valuable insights.
A Monash Uni study says yes. So should Christmas celebrations start early?
That’s the title of a recent book by Melbourne medical professor Cassandra Szoeke. After 30 years of collecting and analyzing data on women’s health, here are some of her key observations.
Sometimes life lives up to the saying ‘it never rains but it pours’. This woman explains how falling set off a string of health problems. But what could she — and all of us — do to sidestep that?
Vitamin D is often linked to bone health but researchers with the Women’s Healthy Ageing Project in Melbourne think it’s also vital for brain health.
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