Medical Notes: You’re Taking Too Many Medications, Why Early Detection For Alzheimer’s Disease Isn’t Working, And A Better Treatment For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Are you taking too many medications? In a review of nearly two thousand older adults, about one in three took five or more prescription drugs. These people had worse balance, weaker grip strength, and walked slower than their peers. Researchers believe it’s not necessarily the type of drugs that are contributing to this difference, but simply the sheer number of them. The research, published in The Journal Of General Internal Medicine, supports the need for physicians to consider a patient’s […]
