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Which Drugs Do And Don t Increase Fall Risks for the Elderly

Posted on July 16, 2008

Among the underappreciated risks of growing old is the damage a seemingly simple fall can wreak. Getty ImagesFalls are the leading cause of injury deaths for people 65 and older, and they re the most frequent reason for trauma admissions among the elderly, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.The drugs older people take can make them more susceptible to falling. That s why researchers at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill are mobilizing pharmacists in drugstores to advise older folks and their doctors on drug choices that could lower the risk. While the ...

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