A new 30-second balance test is identified as an effective tool for predicting fall risk in middle-aged and older adults.

Without proper monitoring, even the healthy and active “younger old” can suffer a bad spill, experts say.

Omaha, NE, is drawing attention to the critical link between vision correction and injury prevention in older adults with the ...

But falls are often preventable. There are three steps you can take to reduce your fall risk, yet continue to have an active and fulfilling lifestyle at the same time. Focus on healthy lifestyle ...

"Patients fall for a lot of different reasons, but if they do fall it puts them at risk for another fall." The anemia isn't necessarily a result of a poor diet, but it could be the result of ...

There was no difference between the intervention and control groups when it came to the risk for first fracture (HR = 0.97; 95% CI, 0.87-1.06), but aspirin was significantly associated with an ...

A new study from researchers in Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, has shed light on the many and varied fall-risk factors facing older adults in community-living ...