New research shows that people who are caring for elderly relatives are losing friendships, career opportunities and being heaped with financial and emotional pressure.

I had intended to avoid the subject of Lance Armstrong in this column, writes Dana Johannsen. But, like most of us, I've been sucked into the hype generated by the Oprah machine.

A blood test to determine how fast someone is ageing has been shown to work on a population of wild bird.

A surge in the number of older people being killed or seriously injured on the roads is being blamed on their fragility and New Zealand's ageing population.

An Alexandra rest home resident who loved sweets choked to death on one of his favourites, Turkish Delight, the Alexandra Coroners Court heard.

A positive self-image helps take the angst out of ageing.

Anyone who can understand the difference between rape and lovemaking can understand the difference between killing and compassionate assistance to die, writes Ann David.

A man's pre-death spend up, unappreciated by his family, landed him in a psychiatric hospital.

When I turn 80 and before I need pre-packaged, means-tested care from one of NZ's friendly retirement corporations, I plan to live like a king.

A leading New York dermatologist says treating sun damage is not just superficial, it is good survival strategy.