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HHS-supported study tests falls intervention program More than one in three people age 65 years or older falls each year. But a fall prevention program developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is helping to reduce both the risk of falls among older adults, and the subsequent need for long-term care. The program includes personalized recommendations based on in-home assessments of health, fall history, home environment and medications. Learn more about preventing falls.
Today, people infected with HIV—the virus that causes AIDS—can live full, healthy lives, in large part because of medicines and other discoveries made with NIH support. Read more about HIV prevention and treatment.
National Nurses Week May 6th - May 12th. The National Nurses Week 2015 theme "Ethical Practice. Quality Care." recognizes the importance of ethics in nursing and acknowledges the strong commitment, compassion and care nurses display in their practice and profession
A new study suggests that delays in diagnosing and treating autism often occur when doctors ignore parents' concerns about their child's early development. The medical records of more than 1,400 children with autism were compared with those of 2,100 children with other types of developmental delays. Doctors were 14 percent less likely to conduct developmental tests or refer the children with suspected autism to a specialist, compared to the children with other types of delays.
