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Little white-coat lies

 |  By HealthLeaders Media Staff  
   January 15, 2009

According to survey done by WebMD, 13% of 1,500 respondents admitted they lied to their doctors, while 32% said they "stretched the truth." But when a patient does not tell their doctor about all the health products they are taking, it can be risky. A study that appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that about one in 25 adults between the ages of 57-85 are putting themselves at risk for major drug interactions when mixing prescription drugs with over-the-counters, for example.

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