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Elderly falls cut by 11 percent with education and intervention
Jul 17, 2008 |
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Commonly viewed as an inevitable consequence of aging and often ignored in clinical practice, falls among the elderly were cut by 11 percent when researchers at Yale School of Medicine used a combination of fall prevention ...
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Worried about family or friends falling? New guideline identifies those most at risk
Feb 04, 2008 |
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A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology finds certain neurology patients are at a high risk of accidental falls and should be regularly screened to help prevent the high number of fall-related injuries ...
Falls, depression and antidepressants in later life
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Older people are at high risk for falls and subsequent injuries. Those who have depression have an increased risk of falls and the medications they take for depression increase their risk even more, New Zealand and Australian ...
Over 65s should take high dose vitamin D to prevent falls, say researchers
Oct 01, 2009 |
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A daily supplement of vitamin D at a dose of 700-1000 IU reduces the risk of falling among older people by 19% according to a study published on BMJ.com today. But a dose of less than 700 IU per day has no effect.
Research model may one day 'inoculate' elderly against slip-related falls
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Training people to avoid falls by repeatedly exposing them to unstable situations in the laboratory helped them to later maintain their balance on a slippery floor, according to new research from the Journal of Neurophysiology.
US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal health officials say swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been.
Swine flu shot protection? Maybe by Thanksgiving
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It will likely be Thanksgiving before a significant number of Americans who get the swine flu vaccine are protected, health officials said Monday.
Infection prevention falls short in Canadian long-term care facilities
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Infection prevention and control resources and programming in Canadian long-term care facilities fall short of recommended standards, a new Queen's University study shows.
Rate of escalator injuries to older adults has doubled
Mar 13, 2008 |
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In the first large scale national study of escalator-related injuries to older adults, researchers led by Joseph O’Neil, M.D., MPH, and Greg Steele, Dr.PH., MPH, of the Indiana University School of Medicine, report that the ...
IDSA: 2009 Bush budget a disaster for HIV/AIDS
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 04, 2008 |
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The President’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2009, if enacted, would spell disaster for the nation’s health, and by extension, our national effort to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.
Pregnant women, new parents urged to get vaccine
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Health officials are stressing that it is vital for pregnant women and new parents to get the swine flu vaccine to protect themselves and their children.
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