The watchdog group Public Citizen founded by Ralph Nader is calling for stricter warnings on popular acid reflux drugs called proton pump inhibitors. In a petition filed on August 23 2011 Public Citizen urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require a black box warning on the drugs pac ...

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A study conducted by U.S. researchers and published in the British Medical Journal found a connection between prolonged use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and bone fractures in smokers. The researchers noted that the risk was small. The research followed nearly 80000 nurses in the US aged be ...

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TUESDAY May 17 -- Both surgery and popular medications such as Nexium Prevacid or Prilosec can successfully treat the discomfort of chronic reflux according to new research. Millions of Americans experience what's known formally as chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD. The condition ...

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Patients taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be at increased risk of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea according to a safety communication from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (http://tinyurl.com/7w5hrwk).

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An acid reflux drug often used for hard-to-treat asthma doesn't help children with the breathing disease and may cause side effects a study in 300 children found.

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CHICAGO (AP) -- An acid reflux drug often used for hard-to-treat asthma doesn't help children with the breathing disease and may cause side effects a study in 300 children found.

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A drug used to treat acid reflux has often been used for hard-to-treat asthma. A new study finds that it does not help children with the breathing disease and may cause side effects.

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CHICAGO - An acid reflux drug often used for hard-to-treat asthma doesn't help children with the breathing disease and may cause side effects a study in 300 children found.