Osteoporosis: preventing falls
Why prevent falls at home? About 1 in 20 falls at home results in a bone fracture and of these, one in five is a hip fracture. Hip fractures have a high mortality rate; some 10 per cent of patients are dead within a month. ...

Finding the Clinical Trial that Can Cure Your Cancer
But Dr. Prince admits they were taken aback by the finding that vitamin D plus calcium didn’t help prevent multiple falls. The researchers concluded that this was likely because women who fell more often were frailer and had other ...

Tips for Preventing the Top Three Causes of Accidental Deaths for ...
One of the best actions you can take to prevent falls is to get a free copy of a handy booklet, Home Safety Checklist for Older Consumers, a room-by-room check of the home, identifying hazards and recommending ways to avoid injury, ...

Check your Balance
The CDC makes a number of recommendations to prevent falls, including exercising regularly to maintain muscle and getting enough vitamin D and calcium to preserve bone strength. But a growing number of physicians, physical therapists ...

Spinal Cord Injury: Before, During, and After
BEFORE Tips to prevent spinal cord injuries: • Because falls is the third leading cause of SCI, one should prevent falls by doing the following: • Install window guards to prevent children from falling out of windows ...

Taking steps to prevent falls at home
Susan Martin Aug. 22, 2008 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- On Tuesday, I heard a story that unfortunately has become a too-familiar one: Someone we know fell and broke her hip. In this case, it was a friend of ...

Ritalin may Help Prevent Falls
You may be familiar with Ritalin (methylphenidate) because of its use in treating hyperactivity... but a recent study took a look at other benefits the drug might have. The Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University held a study ...