We concluded that with regard to the risk of mad cow disease, the difference between Japanese beef and meat from American cattle aged 20 months or below is very small.

I was kicked out of drama school in 1976, aged 18, for vandalising the headmistress's tyres, after being there for less than a year.

It little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race, That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me

My mother, who died aged 82, had Alzheimer's. Losing your memory is bad enough, but everything shuts down. You can't remember how to eat or go to the toilet. It's a terrible disease and so distressing to watch it take over someone you love.

My mum was a wonderful mother. She died, aged 80, of Alzheimer's disease, which was dreadful to watch. I remember she said to me: 'Believe in yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.' I'm sure a lot of my success is due to her words of advice.

Most of us would prefer that our own aged and infirm family member be cared for at home with the right kind of supporting services, as opposed to in a nursing home. For that reason the state created the PASSPORT program, which provides services to elderly and disabled people in their own homes.

There appears to be a significant association between increased cholesterol levels and the risk of developing hypertension in healthy, middle aged men.

This is the first study with national data on the prevalence of ED in the United States. ED varies by age, with 5 percent of men aged 20 to 40 having ED, to 70 percent of men 70 and older.

Illicit drug use fell from 11.4 percent (in 1997) to 9.9 percent (in 1998) among young people aged 12-17, a statistically significant decline, ... while illicit drug use overall remained flat.

Old dogs are the wise ones. There?s a depth, a feeling, like aged wine, you don?t get the same depth and experience with younger dogs. It might take a couple of weeks before they get used to the house, but you can see when they realize they are home - the tension melts away.