Medicines pressure increase the risk of fractures

Medications can bring pressure on the health of older people more harm than good, as scientists have found Yale University. It turns out that because of these drugs increases the risk of falls.

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Millions of older people take pills on the pressure, such as medicines from the group of beta-blockers to protect themselves from the risk of cardiovascular disease. It is known that hypertension is one of the major risk factors for stroke. But in fact, these people may bring their health more harm than good, because the drug increases the risk of falls and subsequent fractures.

It is known that fractures in the elderly are very dangerous due to the fact that bone heals poorly. And such an injury as a fracture of the femoral neck, and does can ever leave older people with disabilities in need of assistance. There are falls and fatalities. Researchers from Yale University found that the risk of dying after a fall caused by the intake pressure drugs The elderly grows by 40% within three years. It is virtually the same as the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke over the same period.

Most people over 70 suffer from some form of high blood pressure, millions of regularly taking medication for hypertension. A number of studies in recent years has forced scientists to think about whether justified taking these pills, and whether it is dangerous for the health of the elderly side effects and other risks associated with Drug pressure . In the US specifications, in which older people being prescribed such drugs now being considered as just because of the fact that these tablets may be very dangerous. (READ MORE)

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