Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults 65 and older – with reports showing about 14 million adults fall each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About 36 million falls are reported among the elderly each year, resulting in more than 32,000 deaths (This is astounding to me!) About 3 million elderly adults are treated in the ER for a fall injury ...

falls were the leading cause of injury resulting in emergency department visits and hospitalizations among adults aged 65 years and older. The Step Ahead to Fall Prevention E-learning Module was ...

The funding will support her research on using cognitive, integrated motor training to improve gait and balance and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The study is in ...

A shocking new report from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has turned conventional wisdom on its head: vitamin D and calcium supplements might not be the fall-prevention powerhouse we once ...

Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health, but don't reduce the risk of falls or ... the primary prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women and men ages 60 or older who live ...

However, vitamin D supplements have no effect on preventing falls or fractures in older adults ... milligrams or less of calcium for the primary prevention of fracture; men were not included ...

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has urged the government to maximise the economic benefit of the 10,000-baht cash handout for the elderly, a Finance Ministry source said on Thursday. The BOT intervened ...