Study suggests increase in falls among the elderly

ANN ARBOR Mich — Over a 12year period the prevalence of falls among older adults appeared to be on the rise according to a new nationally representative study Older man shovelling snow Falling is the most frequent cause of injury among older Study suggests increase in falls among the elderly

simple training exercise of catching a medicine ball may help prevent falls in the ... - news-medical.net the simple training exercise of catching a weighted medicine ball can improve balance and may help prevent falls in the elderly according to research at the university of illinois at chicago their results are reported in studies available online to subscribers

sleep problems may increase risk of dementia, study suggests - foxnews.com people who have been diagnosed with sleep apnea or have trouble sleeping deeply may be at more risk of developing dementia a new study suggests the study published wednesday in the journal of american academy of neurology found people who

study suggests worsening trends in headache management - sciencecodex.com each year more than 12 million americans visit their doctors complaining of headaches which results in estimates of lost productivity and costs of upwards of $31 billion annually a new study suggests some of that cost could be offset by physicians ordering

china reports increase in new hiv cases in 2014 - kff.org china has reported a sharp rise in new cases of hiv infection last year highlighting increased incidence of the disease among the elderly and young students… waldmeir 116 xinhua news china reports over 100000 new hivaids infections in 2014

playing catch helps prevent falling in seniors, study shows - scienceworldreport.com the simple act of playing catch could help improve balance and may prevent falls in the elderly according to recent findings published in the two journals electromyography and kinesiology and experimental brain research like us on facebook

'connected' generation as lonely as the elderly - telegraph.co.uk young people are suffering an epidemic of loneliness on a par with the levels of isolation experienced by the elderly despite being more connected by technology than any previous generation new research suggests polling for a series of special bbc

social media use boosts well-being of the elderly: study - gadgets.ndtv.com learning to connect with family members residing in distant countries through skype liking their pictures on facebook and related use of such social media improves physical as well as mental health of the elderly says a study training older people in the

being active on social media may be the key to the well-being of the elderly - thenewsreports.com an interesting research has come up that suggests that the wellbeing of the elderly might be ensured easily by training them to be socialmediasavvy learning to connect with family members residing in distant countries through skype liking their pictures

birth year could affect obesity risk, study suggests - voanews.com people born after 1942 are more likely to be affected by a gene that strongly increases the chance of obesity a new study suggests in previous studies variations in the fto gene have been linked to a tendency toward obesity the new study suggests the

lack of exercise more deadly than obesity, study suggests - philly.com wednesday jan 14 2015 healthday news being sedentary may be twice as deadly as being obese a new study suggests however even a little exercise a brisk 20minute walk each day for example is enough to reduce the risk of an early death

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