Conditions

Read the Alzheimer Association's checklist for the top 10 symptoms to help recognize the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease.

What do you do when you become concerned a friend may have the early signs of dementia?

Menopause affects women in different ways. Some have no ill effects at all, whereas others really struggle and find menopause a very unpleasant time of life.

For those suffering from Tinnitus or Meniere disease, there is something you can do about it at home.

Many people in New Zealand and across the globe are impacted by mental disorders, both directly and indirectly. But how do you support someone suffering in your life?

Plenty is written about dementia – what this cruel disease is, and how it plays out. Far less is written about what to do when you suspect a friend may have it

A decline in the sharpness of memory, as we grow older, can be disconcerting. Yet, if we take time to check out our concerns with friends of a similar age, we’re soon reassured we’re not the only one.

A dementia diagnosis in a friend can come as a devastating blow. One minute you have a relationship in which you are both equal partners, the next, you find the relationship has changed completely, and you must now take the lead in almost every respect.

Can dementia really be prevented? Yes it can! And not only dementia – also heart attacks, diabetes, arthritis and other chronic diseases.

Kiwi research into current prostate cancer treatments could help save lives and ease the suffering of those with this disease.