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HealthDay 28 June at 11.51 AM

CDC Advises Updated COVID Vaccine for Everyone Over 6 Months of Age

As a summer wave of COVID infections rolls across the country, U.S. health officials have recommended that all Americans over the age of 6 months get one of the updated COVID vaccines when they become available this fall.The recommendation was issued Thurs

HealthDay 03 January at 10.44 PM

Eye Diseases Tied to Higher Risk for Falls, Fractures

People with eye diseases have an increased risk for both falls and fractures when compared with those without eye diseases, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Jung Yin Tsang, from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and colleagues assessed whether people with cataract, age-related

HealthDay 28 December at 11.45 PM

One in Eight Older Adults Reports Using Cannabis in Past Year

One in eight U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years reports using cannabis in the past year, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in Cannabis and Cannabinoids Research.Anne C. Fernandez, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues used data from the January 2021 National Poll on Healthy Aging, which aske

HealthDay 05 December at 04.23 PM

USPSTF: Exercise Interventions Recommended to Prevent Falls in Seniors

The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends exercise interventions and suggests individualizing recommendations for multifactorial interventions to prevent falls among community-dwelling seniors. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Dec. 5.Janelle M. Guirguis-Blake, M.D., from the Kais