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point was your video was all about the 2nd Amdt so-called right for individuals to own military weapons, any shot magazines, no record of owners etc, and in the '30's your 2nd Amdt platform wasn't even used .. if comprehensive background checks and a registry of ownership change was ok by the NRA then, why not now? .. and if the 2nd Amdt point was not good for the NRA then, why is it now? .. that was the point of my post .. answer is of course that the NRA has more angry old white men gunning with it today ..

[StephanieVanbryce]

Why are southern doctors giving more dangerous drugs to the elderly than all the other states?

By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
April 15, 2013, 7:00 am

Doctors in the United States routinely prescribe potentially harmful drugs to older patients, and the problem is particularly acute in the South, a new study shows.

The analysis found that more than one in five seniors on Medicare in the South were prescribed medications that health authorities have specifically advised doctors to avoid giving to older patients because of their severe side effects. Compared with people 65 and older living in New England, those living in the southern region from Texas to South Carolina were about 12 percent more likely to be prescribed a high-risk medication.

The researchers suspected that factors like education, socioeconomic status and access to quality medical care might be driving some of the regional differences. And to some extent, that appeared to be the case. As socioeconomic status grew lower, for example, the likelihood of being prescribed a high-risk drug increased. But even after accounting for these factors, the researchers found that the disparity persisted.

“We can’t specifically identify the reason the southern states have these rates that are so much higher,” said Dr. Amal Trivedi, an author of the study and an assistant professor of health services, policy and practice at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School. “But I think it’s important for physicians and patients to be aware of it.”

Dr. Trivedi and his colleagues published their findings in the latest issue of The Journal of General Internal Medicine. For the study, they referred to a list of 110 drugs to avoid in the elderly, compiled by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Many of the drugs are widely used, often with few or moderate side effects in younger patients, but their risks are magnified in the elderly.

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Ms. Qato said it was unclear why doctors in the South were more prone to prescribing the blacklisted drugs to their older patients and it could be that patients were simply more likely to ask for them. Either way, she said, doctors and patients should be aware of them.

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tell all your friends and family to keep an eye on this, it can be very dangerous to their Moms and Dads and G.parents...