Hip Protectors Won&#39;t Prevent Fractures in Elderly
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TUESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- The use of energy-absorbing hip protector pads won&#39;t prevent hip fractures, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Older adults with knee   arthritis or other chronic knee pain may be at heightened risk   of breaking a hip, a UK study suggests.
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Texas officials argue that a new rule to disclose the size of their health care obligation to retirees does not apply to their state.
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NEW YORK  - When it comes to choosing  fall-proof footwear, elderly people should wear athletic shoes  whenever possible, and avoid going barefoot, new research  suggests.
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The flu vaccinations that doctors hoped would save the lives of fragile elderly people have apparently failed to lower death rates, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Calcium supplements given to healthy   children to improve their bone density are unlikely to prevent   broken bones, researchers said on Friday.
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MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A sophisticated statistical analysis finds that influenza vaccination is not as effective at reducing deaths among older Americans as the raw numbers might imply.
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NEW YORK  - 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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New research suggests that giving flu vaccine in a novel way can stretch doses and protect more people, but it didn&#39;t work as well in those over 60 and is too experimental to be used to ease this year&#39;s shortage, experts say.
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NEW YORK  - Although hip and knee replacements are rarely performed in centenarians, such very elderly patients should not be denied the option of this surgery, according to a new report.
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In one study, smaller doses were injected under the skin, but the vaccine wasn&#39;t as effective in older participants. BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE.
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NEW YORK  - Women with higher or lower  blood levels of vitamin A than average appear to be at  increased risk of hip fracture, according to a report in the  American Journal of Medicine.
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Treasurer Peter Costello said Labor&#39;s Medicare Gold policy for older Australians would never be implemented. Mr Costello predicted the cost of Labor&#39;s plan for free hospital coverage for all people aged 75
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NEW YORK  - Elderly men and women trying to  turn back the clock should not be denied a face-lift based on  age alone, according to researchers.
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The first-ever Surgeon General&#39;s report on bone health indicates osteoporosis could reach epidemic levels within 15 years. By the year 2020 one of two Americans over the age of 50 will be at
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Campaigners appeal against a decision they say is restricting doctors from prescribing osteoporosis drugs on the NHS.
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Walking may protect the elderly from developing dementia, research suggests.