Your Life is in the Balance I mentioned in class recently, an article I read in the Times newspaper : Your Life is in the Balance, which I thought was interesting, enough to summarise it and highlight the important points here. Of all the perils of ageing, falling is among the most prevalent. NHS figures show a third of people over 60 have falls, and about half of over 80’s do so at least once a year. Much of this could be avoided according to a recent review by the Cochran