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UK's Baby Boomers get their own TV channel
Vintage TV, which is due to begin broadcasting in September, is aimed at the over-fifties.

What's behind Gwyneth's bone disease
A range of factors lie behind actress Gwyneth Paltrow's bone-wasting condition osteopenia.

Increasing number of NZers going blind
About 68,000 New Zealanders aged over 40 already have glaucoma and the number is likely to increase as the population ages and people live longer.

Family want to bring long-lost 'Auntie Ethel' home
Homeless woman found on the streets of Honolulu is believed to be the granddaughter of a chief who signed the Treaty of Waitangi.

Cosmetics ingredient could get under skin
Kiwi women are applying makeup that contains potentially toxic materials which have been removed from stores overseas.

Mystery of vanishing scooter solved
An elderly man who criticised a mobility scooter theft was surprised to discover he was the one who had taken it.

Has the elixir of youth come of age?
An elixir of youth remains a distant dream but medicines to help us live longer and better are moving closer.

Pensioners in most beautiful list
Three women who are old enough to claim their pensions have appeared in a list of the 10 most beautiful women in the world.

An honest parody
Courteney Cox's new role is her most daring and controversial yet. She tells Rebecca Barry why she's basically playing herself.