Simple Ways To Prevent Falls In Older Adults - NPR.org

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According to the article:

"What are some of the interventions you've used that can help seniors?

You can do so many things. First of all, I tell everybody you've got to do some balance training. Tai chi is probably the best exercise to prevent falls, but whatever works for you. And, interestingly, just walking does not reduce your risk for falling. So a lot of doctors will say, "Just get out and walk 20 minutes every day, and that'll keep you safe. That'll help you stay healthy." Walking is great for your heart; it's great for your brain; it's great for lots of it. But in order to really reduce your risk for falls, you've got to do something specific to balance."

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How long will Congress wait to help Medicare seniors? | Washington Examiner

How long will Congress wait to help Medicare seniors? | Washington Examiner:

"While many medical equipment providers are making tough decisions such as cutting staff, reducing product offerings or no longer accepting new Medicare patients, others are making even more difficult choices to close their stores. As a result, seniors on Medicare have fewer places to find the products they need to stay home and comfortable. In many cases, store closures force seniors to drive farther to stores in neighboring communities 30 miles or more away. This may not seem like a big difference, but to a senior in need of oxygen therapy or a wheelchair these trips can require Herculean effort, not to mention support from family and friends."

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How Exercise Helps You Age Better | TIME

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"[P]eople who exercised spent 25% less time disabled or injured than those who did not."

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Doctors Cash In on Drug Tests for Seniors, and Medicare Pays the Bill - WSJ - WSJ

Read the full article: Doctors Cash In on Drug Tests for Seniors, and Medicare Pays the Bill - WSJ - WSJ:

"Doctors are testing seniors for drugs such as heroin, cocaine and “angel dust” at soaring rates, and Medicare is paying the bill.

It is a roundabout result of the war on pain-pill addiction.

Medical guidelines encourage doctors who treat pain to test their patients, to make sure they are neither abusing pills nor failing to take them, possibly to sell them.

Now, some pain doctors are making more from testing than from treating."

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Are We Weaker Vessels? - Seniors make more MD visits than 10 yrs ago

Food for thought. Are we getting soft? Today's seniors make more visits to the doctor than older people did 10 years ago, reports USA Today, in, "Aging population making more visits to the doctor's." I think this statistic is very telling, "The number of medical visits increased 26% between 1996 and 2006, significantly higher than the 11% population growth during that period." I'll admit, as a 50-something, I'm not very hardy. This should be a wake-up call, and tough look in the mirror for ourselves. More reading on this aging population doctor visits topic:

1. Americans Made Over 1 Billion Hospital and Doctor Visits in 2006 - by the CDC

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