Anemia in very elderly people aged 85 and older appears to be associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association [...]
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As you may have heard, Pope Benedict slipped and fell in his bathtub last week. He broke his wrist and will have a cast for a month. Some of you may recall that Pope John II also fell in the bathroom in 1994, fracturing his thighbone. Perhaps the Vatican should consider buying a walk-in bathtub to [...] Seniors like to remain in their own home for many reasons: the familiarity of neighborhood and belongings, the ability to keep their pets, socializing with neighbors, gardening, local markets, and more. The big intangible reason: the ability to keep one’s own independence. The alternative is an assisted living facility or nursing home. An assisted living facility [...] Jasmine Bethea may have been born with a disability, one where she was told she would not even be able to learn, but that did not stop her from graduating this week. She has proven her doctors and everyone else wrong, not only graduating – but doing so with honors. Jasmine’s doctors had told her [...] Fractures most common injury; one in three injuries required hospitalization From 2001 to 2006, an average of 129 Americans ages 65 and older were treated in emergency departments each day—a total of more than 47,000 each year—for injuries from falls that involved walkers and canes, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published [...] |
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