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Rein Tideiksaar, Ph.D. is a fall prevention expert who has spent the last 15 years studying falls among seniors.  He offers 7 reasons why seniors fall and 3 simple steps that can be taken to prevent falls from happening.   People of all ages fall, but falls are more common for older people and more dangerous. One out of three seniors over age 65 falls each year. Falls are the number one cause of death from injury among this age group. The death rate from falls among seniors has risen sharply over the past decade and is expected to grow as the population ages. Losing balance and falling down is the most common accident that happens to older adults. Although most people younger people are not usually harmed if they fall, the more falls an individual has the greater the chance of injury. If you do get hurt the result can harm your health, your sense of  well-being , and your independence which has a serious effect on a person’s dignity.  Why do seniors fall? Falls are due to a combina...

MEDIA COURTHOUSE >> A 31-year-old Philadelphia man who claims his girlfriend accidentally shot herself in the chest was formally arraigned Thursday on criminal homicide and related charges for the May 19 shooting death of 26-year-old Crystalyn Thomas , of Darby. Edward Moses Jr . was also arraigned on charges of first- and third-degree murder, firearms not be carried without a license, possessing an instrument of crime and aggravated assault before Delaware County Common Pleas Court President Judge Kevin F. Kelly. Defense attorney Dave Iannucci entered a plea of not guilty on his client’s behalf. Darby Borough police were dispatched to the victim’s home in the 100 block of Spring Valley Road shortly after 7:30 a.m. May 19 for a report of a possible dead on arrival victim, according to an affidavit of probable cause written by Detective Brian Pitts . Thomas, a mother of two, had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, according to authorities. Advertisement The vi...

Ted Marules' new bathroom is neither subtle nor cheap. "We had visions of grandeur," he says of the $20,000 renovation to his Houston-area home. "We planned to have some wonderful moments in there." Marules and his wife sprung for all the frills: special- order Spanish tile , marble floors, gold faucets and the Texas- sized whirlpool bathtub . "We got some really nice, fancy stuff, and we spent the damned money for it," says the 53-year-old accident reconstruction expert . "Looks like a Roman whorehouse, but it's beautiful." The centerpiece of Marules' marble palace is the hourglass tub, a 10- jet Jacuzzi mounted like an acrylic altar at one end of the room. It set him back $1,897.70. In its promotional materials, Jacuzzi says the tub Marules bought , the Real model, "surrounds the bather in sumptuous curves for an exceptional bathing experience ." Through the Magic Touch controls and PowerPro jet system , it promises ...

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