Each year in Canada in November, the national Fall Prevention Month campaign offers ... The proportion of Canadians aged 65 or older is projected to increase to between 21.4 percent and 29.5 ...

Topics will include proper footwear, safety at home, good nutrition for bone health and the importance of exercise.

As people age different health difficulties may start to arise. This can cause many concerns for the person as well as family ...

If they're approved, the bills could also create a statewide requirement for CPR training in assisted living facilities.

"Zorba Paster On Your Health," now in its 33rd year, airs in more than 20 states and parts of Canada. You can hear it on ...

The elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia ... Implications for therapy and prevention. Franklin County Pneumonia Study Group. JAMA 275:194-198, 1996. Over the last several years, a number ...

“Balance impairments can lead to falls, both while stationary and while moving,” they wrote. “Elderly individuals are at an increased risk of bone fractures with serious consequences due to ...

The older the patient with pneumonia, the more likely resolution of radiographic infiltrates is to be delayed, especially if other comorbid illnesses are present. If both symptomatic and ...

At the time of Mr. Horwitz's fall, he claims there was no signage ... However, due to the elderly man's increasing pain, they called some medical practitioners for advice and then drove to the ...