The percentage of seniors admitted to the Department of Geriatrics with Vitamin D deficiency remains 'alarmingly high’, a new study concluded, with the authors calling for targeted interventions and enhanced education.
Cookie ‘supplements’ could save healthcare money and boost health
Solid oral supplements given to older adults who are at risk of malnutrition helped to improve health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs, according to a new economic analysis of trial data.
Taking a daily vitamin E supplement may protect the elderly from
getting colds, suggests a new study, thought to be the first to
demonstrate that vitamin E can protect against colds in a real life
situation.
Vitamin D deficiency is a significant risk factor for falls and
injuries in elderly women living in residential care in Australia,
a Melbourne University study has found.