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		<title>Vision Problems Commonly Lead Older Adults to Limit Activity for Fear of Falling, New Study Finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by doctors at the University of Montreal and an associated Montreal hospital have found that about half of seniors with visually impairing eye diseases report limiting their social activities due to fear of falling. This also <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24532/vision-problems-commonly-lead-older-adults-to-limit-activity-for-fear-of-falling-new-study-finds">Vision Problems Commonly Lead Older Adults to Limit Activity for Fear of Falling, New Study Finds</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise &amp; Home Modification Most Effective to Prevent Falls in Seniors, New Study Finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research published September 12 in The Cochrane Library has found that of several fall-prevention methods studied, exercise including strength and balance training was most effective in reducing the risk of falling for seniors. Modifications of the home to <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22284/exercise-home-modification-most-effective-to-prevent-falls-in-seniors">Exercise &#038; Home Modification Most Effective to Prevent Falls in Seniors, New Study Finds</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Dizziness &amp; Balance Disorders Arise from Conditions Common with Aging, Experts Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;More than 4 in 10 Americans will experience an episode of dizziness sometime during their lives that’s significant enough to send them to a doctor,&#8221; according to the August, 2012 issue of NIH News in Health, a monthly newsletter <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22092/dizziness-balance-disorders-arise-from-conditions-common-with-aging-experts-report">Dizziness &#038; Balance Disorders Arise from Conditions Common with Aging, Experts Report</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard Health Updates Report on Foot Care Basics &#8211; Preventing and Treating Common Foot Conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publications has issued a newly revised Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School on &#8220;Foot Care Basics: Preventing and treating common foot conditions.&#8221; &#8220;Three out of four Americans will suffer some kind of foot ailment in their <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21794/harvard-health-updates-report-on-foot-care-basics-preventing-and-treating-common-foot-conditions">Harvard Health Updates Report on Foot Care Basics &#8211; Preventing and Treating Common Foot Conditions</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Free Fall Prevention Evaluation for Older Adults Offered by Nova Southeastern University</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida offers a free interdisciplinary Fall Prevention Evaluation for older adults who are at risk due to balance problems. &#8220;This service provides a one-time, comprehensive, multiple discipline evaluation for balance and fall risk factors. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19371/free-fall-prevention-evaluation-for-older-adults-offered-by-nova-southeastern-university">Free Fall Prevention Evaluation for Older Adults Offered by Nova Southeastern University</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard Issues Updated Report on Low Back Pain: Healing Your Aching Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publications has issued a revised and updated version of its Special Health Report on &#8220;Low Back Pain: Healing Your Aching Back,&#8221; written by experts at Harvard Medical School. According to Harvard Health Publications, &#8220;Back pain is one <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18038/harvard-issues-updated-report-on-low-back-pain-healing-your-aching-back">Harvard Issues Updated Report on Low Back Pain: Healing Your Aching Back</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Falls Higher Risk in Older Women Who Sleep Less, and Medications do Little to Influence the Link, Study Finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[National Women’s Health Resource Center, healthywomen.org. From HealthDay, September 8, 2008. Study suggests that lack of sleep is a predictor of falls. &#62;&#62;View Info ]]></description>
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		<title>Electrodiagnostic Testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Discusses types of diagnostic testing which should be done to discover injuries to nerves and muscles, if the patient has pain, weakness or numbness in his or her back, neck or hands. &#62;&#62;View <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/8478/electrodiagnostic-testing">Electrodiagnostic Testing</a></span>]]></description>
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