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09/28/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Acid-blocking drugs calm heartburn but increase your risk for a heart attack

Heartburn is a pretty uncomfortable feeling, and when it strikes, you can think about little else than making it go away. However, would you be willing to trade your heartburn for a potential heart attack? No one in their right mind would say yes, yet countless people put themselves at risk of this every day […]

03/29/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Proton pump inhibitors linked to increased risk of depression due to destructive effects on gut microbiota

New research published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics has identified a strong and seemingly causal link between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs for stomach acid reduction and severe depression, which researchers say is probably a result of the way these drugs severely disrupt the gut microbiome. The study’s comparative analysis looked at 2,366 patients […]

01/04/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Heartburn is a symptom – and meds are NOT the solution: Prescriptions for heartburn DOUBLE your risk of stomach cancer

Prescribed drugs for heartburn increase the risk of stomach cancer by two times, according to an article published in the Daily Mail. An observational study carried out by researchers from the University College London revealed that individuals who use proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat chronic heartburn even at the recommended time of two weeks double […]

11/27/2017 / By Janine Acero

DOUBLE your risk of stomach cancer with acid reflux drugs, study claims

A new study claims that you could double your risk of developing stomach cancer by mindlessly taking acid reflux drugs. The report stated that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) greatly increase a person’s risk of having gastrointestinal tumors. Some of the known PPIs are Prilosec, Prevacid, and Protonix. The study showed data from 63,397 individually-monitored adults who either used […]

05/08/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Baltimore group pushes FDA to issue cancer warning labels on acid reflux drugs

Acid reflux affects most people at one time or another. Rethink Health reports that 60 million adults in the U.S. experience it at least once a month, while 25 million suffer with it on a daily basis. A study published in the journal Gastroenterology back in 2009, found that acid reflux is the single most […]

03/07/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Popular heartburn drugs are silently causing kidney damage in users

Widely used heartburn drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may cause chronic or even end-stage kidney failure without any prior warning, according to a study conducted by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, and published in the journal Kidney International. It has been common […]

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