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.

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