New research challenges vitamin D and calcium's role in preventing falls. Discover the most effective strategies experts now ...

Objective The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes in residential aged care (RAC) is uncertain. This paper reports on an intervention component analysis (ICA) of randomised controlled trials ...

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Conclusions—Exercise is effective in lowering falls risk in selected groups and should form part of falls prevention programmes. Lowering fall related injuries will reduce health care costs but there ...

Are you at high risk for falls? If you’re older, the answer is likely yes. This article focuses on fall prevention for the ...

Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health, but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy ...

Vitamin D is good for the immune system, but in older people it doesn't prevent falls or fractures, according to health ...

One in four older adults has a fall each year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Wisconsin leads the nation in fall-related deaths ...

The USPSTF published draft guidelines today recommending against the use of vitamin D, calcium, or combined supplements for ...