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• Lift injuries in the elderly
  Free-falling to your death in a lift is highly unlikely. But lifts do pose an injury risk, especially for the elderly, who need to take special care when using them.
  Health: The Pulse 11 March 2010
• Male carers need care too
  An increasing number of older men are becoming their partner's carer, but research suggests they need more practical support.
  Health: The Pulse 11 February 2010
• Weight training: the elixir of youth
  Scientists have discovered that weight training is an anti-ageing treatment - it can rejuvenate old and damaged muscle tissue.
  Health: Minutes Broadband 08 December 2009
• Sex and dementia risk
  Vive la difference! Risk factors for dementia vary between the sexes, say French researchers..
  Health: Minutes Broadband 10 November 2009
• Move it or lose your retirement dreams
  Staying active into your 70s, 80s and even 90s, is not only possible but vital to optimising quality of life, a growing body of evidence shows.
  Health: The Pulse 29 October 2009
• Antioxidants and macular degeneration
  Do antioxidants help macular degeneration? A study shows they have no real benefit.
  Health: Minutes Broadband 29 September 2009

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