Older Americans frequently turn their bodies into mixing bowls for multiple medications that can have dangerous, even deadly, effects, a recent study shows. The researchers, writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, discovered that 81 percent of seniors take prescription drugs. More than 50 percent, they said, "used five or more prescription medications, over-the-counter medications or dietary supplements."
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Older Americans frequently turn their bodies into mixing bowls for multiple medications that can have dangerous, even deadly, effects, a recent study shows. The researchers, writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, discovered that 81 percent of seniors take prescription drugs. M...
Updated on Jan 31, 09
Created on Jan 31, 09
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