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Todd Eisner

Gastroenterologist

Proton Pump Inhibitors Found to Increase Risk of Hip Fractures-- What Does This Mean to You and Your GERD?

One recent medical journal article has brought a lot of concern to patients taking popular gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) medications. The December 27, 2006 Journal of the American Medical Association reports that “Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) Increase the Risk of Hip Fractures.” The article sites a collection of data of... Read more Chevron

posted 01/16/2007, comments (0)|

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Tracy Davenport, Ph.D.

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Author and parent and expert on the impact of disease on families

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Do Drugs Help Babies with Reflux?

The January 2007 issue of a popular parents’ magazine featured a small article about reflux drugs and babies, called “Do Drugs Help Babies with Reflux?” At first read, one might assume that the author of the article is implying that babies shouldn’t be treated with medication for reflux, because a recent study has found that these reflux... Read more Chevron

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Jan Gambino

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New Study Links PPI Use to Hip Fractures

Over the holidays, I barely watched the news or read a newspaper. However, one story got my full attention. The press reported on a recently published medical journal article that showed a possible link between the long term use of Proton Pump Inhibitors or PPIs and calcium absorption, leading to an increased incidence of hip fractures in adults.... Read more Chevron

posted 01/07/2007, comments (0)|

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