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Tarquin Cooper meets a new rival for sea queen Ellen MacArthur's crown

Alice Hart-Davis on unwanted hair and a smooth look for summer

Kate Molloy tackles the calories at a lean, mean boot camp

Across the country, fuel costs have stifled agencies that deliver meals to, or provide transportation for, senior citizens.

On the 60th anniversary of the National health Service, LYNDSAY MOSS reviews the unique contribution Scots have made to the institution

AROUND 1,000 more consultants are needed in Scotland to improve outcomes for patients, the leader of the country's doctors has told The Scotsman.

Researchers have found that resveratrol - a component found in red wine and grapes - can significantly reduce age related health problems in middle-aged mice. A joint team of researchers from Harvard Medical School and National Institute on Aging examined mice, which were given different diets. One group was given a low calorie diet and the other group was given high calorie diet. read more

Scientists have found that the compound resveratrol slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age. This study, conducted and supported in part by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of health, is a follow-up to 2006 findings that resveratrol improves health and longevity of overweight, aged mice. read more

A study by the health Protection Agency's Malaria Reference Laboratory (HPA) and published in today's BMJ.com shows that despite highly effective measures available to prevent malaria, the burden of disease among UK travellers has steadily increased over the last 20 years. There were 39,300 cases of malaria in the UK between 1987 and 2006. Of these 20,488 were in UK travellers (visitors from the UK to malarious countries) and the remainder were among visitors to the UK. read more

The FDA announced an increase in the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect, although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.