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.

Nearly half of all senior drivers referred by doctors for on-road competency tests this year have failed, Transport Ministry figures reveal.

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.

New Zealanders and their fund managers can't seem to stomach investing in big, hairy, risky long-term privately funded infrastructure projects.

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

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