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In 2004/5 the number of total prosthetic hip replacement was in excess of 61,000. This article looks at perioperative and post operative care.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most frequently prescribed medications worldwide but come with some serious side effects. So, what do the clinical guidelines say?

E. coli (Escherichia coli) is a frequent bacterial pathogen causing urinary tract infections (UTIs), and is the second most common agent to cause bacteraemia.

In the second and final part of the series, Dr Nabil Aly discusses management and drug therapy treatments for Late-onset multiple sclerosis (LOMS).

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder affecting movement, sensation and bodily functions. This article discusses the clinical features of MS in older people.

Dr Yuen Cheng Looi discusses two ethical dilemmas which consider what to do when spouses of older patients do not want them home again after hospital discharge.

Aromatase inhibitors are well established in the treatment of postmenopausal women with steroid ER+ metastatic breast cancer.

As urinary catheterisation can increases morbidity by a factor of three, Lynn Kirkwood reviews the use of long-term catheters and different strategies for reducing the complications.

Drs Narasimhan Pradeep Kumar and Rosalind Gait look at the common drugs used in the elderly and their part in contributing to falls.

In this article, Dr Chris Plummer explains that many older people that would benefit from pacemakers are not being identified.

Older people have many unmet needs with multiple physical, psychological and social problems, yet older people often lack adequate access to palliative care.

Hypnosis can prove a valuable therapeutic weapon used as an adjunct or an alternative to conventional patient care. GPs should acquire appropriate skills at educational courses.

This article outlines some of the conditions that can cause pruritus (itchiness) in the older patient and discuss the various ways it can be managed.

Complications following stroke include hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP), which can adversely affect patient participation in the rehabilitation process.

Advancing age is the single greatest risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC), with over 90 percent of cases occurring in the over 60 years age group.