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Background:Gait and balance impairments may increase the risk of falls, the leading cause of accidental death in the elderly population. Fall-related injuries constitute a serious public health problem associated with high costs for society as well as human suffering. A rapid step is the most important protective postural strategy, acting to recover equilibrium and prevent a fall from initiating. It can arise from large perturbations, but also frequently as a consequence of volitional movements. We propose to use a novel water-based training program which includes specific perturbation exercises that will target the stepping responses that could potentially have a profound effect in reducing risk of falling.

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The British Red Cross is warning that low staffing levels over the summer period may lead to businesses falling foul of health and safety guidelines. Many businesses operate on almost skeleton staffing levels over the summer period as employees' annual leave reaches its peak season.

CONMED Corporation's (Nasdaq: CNMD) CONMED Linvatec arthroscopy unit announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its 510(k) application for marketing of the Bio Mini-Revo suture anchor for use in the repair of the labrum in the hip joint. The Company recently executed a full market launch for this product.

The ten percent Medi-Cal provider cuts that went into effect on July 1, 2008 have already created hardships throughout California for pharmacists and the patients they serve. More and more pharmacies have been forced to stop filling Medi-Cal prescriptions because pharmacies lose money on nearly every prescription filled.

Thanks to continued campaigning by Epilepsy Scotland and specialist nurses, Transport Scotland has now simplified the travel card application process for people with epilepsy. From this week GPs and epilepsy specialist nurses can sign the epilepsy eligibility form as well as consultants. This is important because many people with epilepsy are seen by their GP or nurse rather than a consultant.

New York's Northern Metropolitan (NorMet) Hospital Association today became the first in the country to file to become a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). PSO's are private entities recognized by the Secretary to collect and analyze patient safety events reported by physicians and other healthcare providers.

Responding to the Saga study which shows that people are underestimating the cost of care, Lizzie McLennan, Senior Policy Officer for Social Care at Help the Aged, says: "The full reality of care on the ground is clearly misunderstood - by the Government, older people and their families.

Children's Miracle Network, an international non-profit organization that raises funds for children's hospitals, teamed up with Stanley Tools and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Elliott Sadler at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich. Sparrow is a Children's Miracle Network hospital.

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Accident and Emergency attendances; total time spent in A&E (Accident and Emergency) from arrival to admission, discharge or transfer; and waiting for emergency admission through A&E, quarter ending 30 June 2008 The m

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Takeda Partnering Guide 2008" company profile to their offering. This report provides all the information you require to better understand Takeda and its partnering interests and activities over the past five years.

The Drug Information Association (DIA), in collaboration with the FDA, Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society, Health Canada, and the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, will host the 2nd Conference on Oligonucleotide-based Therapeutics (September 22 - 24; Falls Church, VA).

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Launching a Medicine or a Product in French Pharmacies" report to their offering. Many foreign companies would like to sell their products, medicinal or not, to French pharmacies but do not know how about doing so.

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have entered into an agreement with Axela Inc. to use dotLab® technology in a clinical trial that evaluates circulating cardiac Troponin complexes (cTn) directly in patient samples. Dr. Jennifer Van Eyk, Director of the Johns Hopkins NHLBI Proteomics Center (JHNBPC) in Baltimore, U.S.A., is the lead researcher for this trial.

Spellex announces a new spelling software release, which includes specialty words from the medical and pharmaceutical industries and compatibility for new word processing programs from Microsoft and Corel. Benefits: Spellex's new medical and pharmaceutical spelling dictionaries offer an excellent alternative to paper medical dictionaries and pharmaceutical word books.

Childbirth Connection, a leading national not-for-profit organization that works to improve the quality of maternity care, today released New Mothers Speak Out, National Survey Results Highlight Women's Postpartum Experiences.

On Thursday, August 7, the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association (NorMet) filed with the United States Department of Health & Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, to become a Patient Safety Organization.