DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read in your column that you test your patient’s magnesium levels when they have been on long-term ...
There is no significant association between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and risk for cardiovascular events, a meta-analysis shows. However, patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease ...
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) — used widely to reduce stomach acid and treat heartburn — have been linked to an increased risk for ischemic stroke in a new study. The Danish nationwide observational ...
People who are on PPIs and most diuretics are at a high risk for low magnesium. It’s true that most magnesium is in the cells ...
Proton pump inhibitors have an adverse effect on vascular functions and increase heart attack risk, according to a study published in PLOS One. Using data mining, researchers queried over 16 million ...
The effect is much less with histamine type-2 blockers, such as cimetidine (Tagamet) or famotidine (Pepcid). There can still ...