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	Men over 65 who lose a partner, get seriously ill or hit hard financial times are more likely to suffer a fall, research suggests.</h2>
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		Those who suffer a stressful life event are 41pc more likely to fall in the following year and 68pc more likely to experience multiple falls.</p>
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		Experts analysed data for almost 5,000 men in six locations across the US.</p>
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		The men were asked if they had suffered a stressful event from a list, including experiencing serious illness, a loved one having an accident, the death of a loved one or separation from a child or relative on whom they depended for help.</p>
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		The data was then collected on falls in the subsequent year.</p>
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		<a href="http://www.independent.ie/world-news/stressed-elderly-men-more-like-to-suffer-falls-29549998.html">http://www.independent.ie/world-news/stressed-elderly-men-more-like-to-suffer-falls-29549998.html</a></p>
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