But compared to another pain reliever, seniors taking gabapentin had a lower risk of any falls and the same risk of severe falls THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A pain-relieving medication ...

Among 57,086 older adults, new gabapentin users demonstrated lower fall-related healthcare visits than duloxetine users, with a weighted cumulative incidence of 84.44 vs 158.21 per 1000 person ...

kali9/Getty Images Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say vitamin D supplements do not reduce the risk of falls or bone fractures in healthy older adults. They note the vitamin can ...

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Purpose. The influence of medications and diagnoses on fall risk in psychiatric inpatients was evaluated. Methods. In this retrospective case–control study, psychiatric inpatients age 18 years ...

p<0.001), were also identified as risk factors (figure 3). Our study suggests that even in patients mildly to moderately affected by neurological impairments, the incidence of falls was three times ...

Objectives Our study aimed to identify the risk factors of incident falls between men and women. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting The study recruited participants from the Central region of ...

Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US ...

In response, Lanarkshire’s Specialist Falls Service is offering advice to help everyone stay safe, particularly older adults ...

While the report concluded that vitamin D doesn't lower the risk of fractures or falls in older adults, it doesn’t say that people should forgo vitamin D or calcium or that they have no benefits.