Each year, more than 14 million adults aged 65 and older fall, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... for example — can help you pick out the right device and adjust it to ...

The analysis of this incident, or any safety-related close call, injury or fatality, must dig beneath immediate surface ...

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"Our study compared the number of falls in the two years prior to death in people with COPD who used fall-risk increasing drugs to those with COPD who did not use these drugs. We found that the ...

CLEVELAND — As Northeast Ohio battles another round of winter weather, many of us are grabbing our shovels to clear walkways and stairs. But for older adults and those with Parkinson's disease ...

But compared to another pain reliever, seniors taking gabapentin had a lower risk of any falls and the same risk of severe falls THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A pain-relieving medication ...

The guidance requires businesses to implement a "fall arrest system" to support and hold a person in the event of a fall, which consists of a harness connected to an anchorage point, as well as ...

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Background Previous studies have indicated that taller individuals are at greater risk of developing cancer. Death from cancer and other specific causes have also been linked to height, but the ...

Purpose. The influence of medications and diagnoses on fall risk in psychiatric inpatients was evaluated. Methods. In this retrospective case–control study, psychiatric inpatients age 18 years ...

But many people who take daily medications are unaware that certain drugs in their pill box can also increase their risk of falling, which can lead to devastating, even fatal, complications. Falls are ...