by Elana Gotkine The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against vitamin D supplementation, with or without calcium, for preventing fractures and falls in older adults. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Dec. 17. Researchers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Rockville, Maryland, reviewed the...
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Simple Ways To Prevent Falls In Older Adults
LUISA TORRES Tomas Rodriguez/Getty Images/Picture Press RM As we age, the risk of falling increases and becomes increasingly perilous. A fall can be a real health set-back for a frail, elderly person. And, more older adults are dying from falls today than they used to 20 years ago. A recent study showed that more than 25,000 U.S....