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Commonly prescribed medications can increase fall risk and related injuries in people with COPD
Opioids, benzodiazepines and other medications used to treat these comorbidities and symptoms can increase a person's risk of falling and fall-related injuries. "Fall-risk increasing drugs are ...
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Promising results for COPD treatment: Researchers find form of vitamin B3 reduces lung inflammation
can reduce lung inflammation in COPD patients," says Associate Professor Morten Scheibye-Knudsen from the Center for Healthy Aging at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University ...
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The impact of fall-risk medications on injuries in COPD patients
People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing ...
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The Asthma–Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome
COPD is a syndrome akin to asthma but with important differences, including tobacco smoke-induced pathobiology and pulmonary emphysema. An exploration of how best to define ACOS is beyond the ...
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Injurious Falls Common in Last Years of Life With COPD
Injurious falls are common among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the two years before de ...
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Commonly prescribed medications increase fall risk and related injuries in people with COPD
People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing drugs, according to a new study.