Vitamin D May Curb Falls in High-Risk Older Women
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D2 supplements may help reduce the risk of falls among high-risk elderly women, Australian researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - People with low bone mineral  density (BMD) are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's  disease, researchers report. Low BMD is also associated with  all-cause dementia in women, but not men.
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Black women are known to have higher bone mineral density, associated with stronger bones, than white women. New findings suggest that one reason for this may be due to the slower rate of bone loss among elderly black women.
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Regular doses of vitamin E may reduce the risk of life-threatening blood clots in women, researchers reported on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Older women who take certain antidepressants are at increased risk of fracturing a bone, but it's not clear whether the association is due to the drugs, depression itself, or some other factor, according to a new report in the Harvard Women's Health Watch.
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People who take vitamin D tablets   are half as likely to get deadly pancreatic cancer as people   who do not, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Building hope for one pill to prevent many cancers, vitamin D cut the risk of several types of cancer by 60 percent overall for older women in the most rigorous study yet.
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Taking vitamin D cut the risk of pancreatic cancer nearly in half, according to a new study that is being called the first to show such a benefit.
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Thousands of cases of breast  and colon cancers might be averted each year if people in  colder climates raised their vitamin D levels, researchers  estimate in a new report.
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NEW YORK  - Moms-to-be who have low vitamin D levels during pregnancy appear to be at increased risk for suffering from pre-eclampsia, according to a study.
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People who take regular doses of vitamin D have a significantly lower risk of dying early than those who do not use supplements, according to new research published on Monday.
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High doses of vitamin E, often viewed as a panacea for cancer, heart disease and other illnesses, actually increase the risk of death slightly among the elderly and infirm, researchers said Wednesday.
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Spinal and non-spinal fractures are reduced by almost a third in women age 80 or older who take a drug called strontium ranelate, European investigators announced at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology that is underway in San Antonio, Texas.
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SUNDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) --  In the United States, about one in three seniors over age 65, and almost one in two over age 80, will fall at least once this year -- in some cases, leading to serious disability or even death.
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An "extremely high" proportion  of pregnant women living in the northern United States, and  their newborns, have insufficient vitamin D levels, and taking  prenatal vitamins may not increase vitamin D levels adequately.
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NEW YORK  - Padded undergarments designed  to cushion a fall may offer an inexpensive way to prevent hip  fractures in the elderly, according to a new report.
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Trip and fall lately? Seniors often won't mention it unless they're hurt, but new guidelines say that first tumble is a good predictor of who's at risk for another, more serious fall.