Middle Age

Follow the links below to find information on health issues that are likely to affect people in their late 40s and 50s until early 60s, such as fitness, nutrition, and health checks.

Reviewed March 2009

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Diet and Conditions
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Links to information on medical conditions that can be affected by diet.
Eating Well for Adults
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Links to information about good nutrition for adults.
Exercise, Fitness and Sports
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Links to information on exercise, with links to specific topic pages on fitness, sport related injury, and drugs in sport.
Heart, Stroke and Vascular Health
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Links to a range of information on issues associated with heart, stroke and vascular disease.
How to Recognise Diabetes
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Links to information on recognising and diagnosing diabetes.
Menopause
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Links to information on maintaining health and health issues related to menopause, including the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Osteoporosis
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Links to information on osteoporosis and related issues.
Prostate Diseases
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Links to information about the prostate and diseases which can affect the prostate.
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Title:   40s to 50s: midlife
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Life is really busy now. You are entering midlife and changes may be occurring to your body. Eating well, being active and managing stress will help you manage symptoms and changes that are beginning to occur now.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   30s to 40s
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Levels of tiredness and stress are probably increasing now. Trying to work and, perhaps, look after a family is difficult. You probably have little time for a regular exercise routine - and this is so important for your health.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Healthy ageing - stay physically active
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Physical activity (exercise) can help older people maintain independence, recover from illness and reduce their risk of disease. Muscle mass and bone strength can be improved with regular exercise. Walking, swimming, dancing and cycling are all good forms of exercise which can also be sociable. Weight training can also be useful.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Media release. Self-test bowel cancer kits - important notice for users
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Department of Health and Ageing will start contacting participants in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program from this week to invite people to re-take the test, after quality issues were identified during an investigation of the test kits.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Bowel cancer screening
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Provides information about bowel cancer screening and links to further information.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Drowning and other injuries related to aquatic activities at ages 55 years and older in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   About 100 people aged 55 years or older died annually by drowning each year in Australia over the period 1997 to 2005, equating to 28% of all drowning deaths at all ages. Males are more likely to die by drowning than females in all age categories over 55 years.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Recommendations on physical activity for health for older Australians
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Physical activity is important for health and wellbeing. This page outlines the five physical activity recommendations for older Australians.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Heart surgery in later years
Publisher:   RealTime Health Pty. Ltd.
Description:   Online videos and DVD's of the personal stories and patient experiences of people who have undergone heart surgery in their later years.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Parkinson's disease early onset
Publisher:   RealTime Health Pty. Ltd.
Description:   Online videos and DVD's of the personal stories and patient experiences of people with early onset Parkinson's disease.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Wounds - lower leg ulcers
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Wounds on the lower leg in older people are often caused by problems with veins or arteries. Other causes may include skin cancer, dermatological conditions, some immune system problems and trauma. Sometimes wounds on the lower leg are referred to as leg ulcers. Always consult a doctor if a leg would is slow to heal.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Interventions in the management of serum lipids for preventing stroke recurrence
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is evidence of a reduction in subsequent serious vascular events from statin therapy in patients with a history of ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Studies have shown that interventions for reducing either total serum choleste...
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Asthma and adults
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Asthma can develop when a person is middle-aged or older. This is called adult onset asthma. As people age, their lungs become less efficient. Adult onset asthma can speed up this deterioration of lung functioning.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Antiangiogenic therapy with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor modalities for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of severe vision loss in people 55 years and older. Neovascular AMD, which involves abnormal growth of blood vessels in the back of the eye, accounts for most AMD-related severe vision loss. Medic...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Drug therapy for chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy is a not uncommon disorder of the elderly causing very slowly progressive numbness or weakness of the feet and lower legs, and sometimes also the hands. By definition, the cause is not known. No randomised trials...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Being an older parent
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Experiences of an older parent of a young boy; interview with older dad and his son; challenges and benefits of being an older parent.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Cataracts explained
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A cataract is a clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye. Cataracts are treated by removing the cloudy lens of the eye with surgery. Sun protection and quitting smoking may help prevent cataracts. Cataracts are common in older people.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   How's your breathing?
Publisher:   The Asthma Foundation of Victoria
Description:   Older adults often think their breathing problems are simply part of getting a bit older, or because they are 'out of shape', slowing down or overweight. Shortness of breath or breathing problems can be caused by many things, such as a chest infection, pneumonia, or smoking. One reason for shortness of breath is asthma.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Exercise for improving balance in older people
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A decrease in ability to maintain balance may be associated with an increased risk of falling. In older adults, falls often lead to injury, loss of independence, associated illness and early death. The objective of this review is to present the best evi...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Foot health and ageing - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   As our feet grow older, they naturally develop more problems.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among older people in Australia: deaths and hospitalisations
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can together be described as obstructive lung disease. This report examines recent data on deaths and hospitalisations among people aged 55 years and over when asthma or COPD are recorded as one of multiple causes of death or hospital diagnoses.
Date:   Sep 2006
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