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Videos of Real-Life Stumbles May Help Fall-Prevention Efforts

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) — Incorrect weight shifting is the most common cause of falls in elderly people, according to researchers who analyzed videos of actual falls among seniors. The videos of 227 falls suffered by 130 people — taken from closed-circuit television systems i[Read more]

A Parent’s Grief Highlights Flu Shot’s Importance

FRIDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — Austin Booth was a three-sport high school athlete who never missed a day of school for illness. So his parents could never have foreseen the nightmare that would unfold in January 2011 when the 17-year-old Colorado teen would die of the flu just five days af[Read more]

Electronic Records Do Aid Patient Care, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — Electronic health records improve the quality of patient care, according to a new study. Weill Cornell Medical College researchers looked at 2008 data from 75,000 patients treated by nearly 500 doctors in the Hudson Valley region of New York. The data, which [Read more]

More Drugs Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA

By Steven Reinberg and Margaret Steele HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warnings Monday about additional drugs produced by the specialty pharmacy at the center of the current meningitis outbreak. The FDA said it was investigat[Read more]

Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors

THURSDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) — Gastric band surgery, and other types of weight-loss operations, can significantly reduce obese people’s risk for heart disease and stroke, and also improve the health of the heart itself, researchers report. These effects are seen in a short period o[Read more]

Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don’t Stick With Meds

TUESDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) — Many older people who’ve survived a heart attack fail to take their prescribed medications over the long-term, a new study finds. The study, by University of Maryland researchers, looked at the use of four major classes of heart medications: statins (c[Read more]

Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

(HealthDay News) — Carbon monoxide (CO) is a toxic gas that you can’t see or smell, but it can kill people and animals if a leak isn’t detected quickly. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says here’s what you can do to help reduce the risk of carbon monoxide [Read more]

New Initiative Bridges Gap in Senior Care with In-Home Services

For elderly, homebound or immobile patients, access to medical care can be challenging. A new, innovative service, founded by a Mississippi University for Women assistant professor of nursing, is bringing health care into the home.   Working as a complement to a patient’s primary care phy[Read more]

Accidents Claim 12,000 U.S. Kids’ Lives Each Year

THURSDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) — About 12,000 children die from unintended, accidental injuries each year, most of them preventable, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency also noted that between 2000 and 2009, almost 116,00[Read more]

There are plenty of reasons for children to get flu shot

It’s flu season. Fortunately, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports low flu activity across the United States. What does this mean? Now’s the time to think of prevention. And one of the best ways to protect yourself and your family from flu is the yearly vaccine. The[Read more]