Medications found to cause long term cognitive impairment of aging brain, study finds
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 11:28
in Health & Medicine
Drugs commonly taken for a variety of common medical conditions including insomnia, allergies, or incontinence negatively affect the brain causing long term cognitive impairment in older African-Americans, according to a new study which reported that taking one anticholinergic significantly increased an individual's risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and taking two of these drugs doubled this risk.