Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 22: Common anti-allergy medications, particularly first-generation antihistamines, may significantly increase the risk of delirium in older adults, raising fresh concerns about their long-term impact on brain health. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that these widely used drugs could contribute to cognitive decline and possibly increase dementia risk in the elderly.

Researchers from the University of Toronto examined data from over 328,000 patients aged 65 and above who were admitted to 17 hospitals in Ontario between 2015 and 2022. They focused on the prescribing patterns of 755 physicians and found a worrying trend: patients under the care of doctors who frequently prescribed sedating,

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