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Many associate falls in the elderly with hip fractures. However, fractures of the humerus (or long arm bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow) also are a big concern—especially to aging baby boomers, according to a new study. Researchers at University of California, Davis, studied data on 28 million emergency department (ED) [...] Postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis have a 21 percent greater risk for fractures and a 27 percent greater risk for falls than women of similar ages, but without osteoarthritis, Medscape News reported November 7, 2011. In this study, presented in Chicago at the American College of Rheumatology 2011 Annual Meeting, researchers analyzed existing data [...] The National Institutes of Health announced October 19, 2011 that it, along with many other partners, had launched Go4Life, a campaign focusing on fitness for adults ages 50 and older. [...] Each September 23, the nation observes National Falls Prevention Awareness Day—a day and effort by the National Council on Aging to prevent and reduce falls among older Americans. [...] |
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