Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Study Finds That in Older Men Stressful Life Events Significantly Raise the Risk of Falls

Stressful life events such as death of a loved one, or serious financial problems, significantly raised the risk of falls in the year year following the incident, finds a study of around 5,000 older men. The research is published online today in the journal iAge and Ageing/i. Dr Howard A. Fink of the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis and colleagues conducted a study of 5,994 community-dwelling men over the age of 65 who were enrolled in the Osteoporotic Fractures ...

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