Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Which Drugs Do — And Don’t — Increase Fall Risks for the Elderly

Among the underappreciated risks of growing old is the damage a seemingly simple fall can wreak. Getty Images Falls 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 [...]

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