Older people at risk from mixing drugs
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 15:35
in Health & Medicine
CHICAGO, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Older people risk health problems by mixing unsafe combinations of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, say researchers at the University of Chicago.
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