Uganda, May 7 -- Dear Tingasiga:

Deaths of prominent Ugandans caused by falls in bathrooms have rightly focused citizens' attention on this common and potentially dangerous accident.

A person's life can be profoundly altered, even ended in seconds. Those who survive can have severe disabilities, with chronic pain, loss of independence, and medical complications from reduced mobility. The cost of their healthcare and personal support can be prohibitive, even bankrupting.

All who walk, including infants, are at risk of falling and sustaining severe injury. Lack of adequate Vitamin D increases the risks of these falls resulting in broken bones.

A recent American study from Los Angeles, California, published in the Journal of Surgical Res...