PPIs Tied to Increased Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Whether drugs actually cause CKD remains uncertain (Source: MedPage Today Nephrology)
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - January 11, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Heartburn Pills Are Linked To More Infections, And This May Be Why
This study may play a part in reducing this unnecessary use, by providing the mechanism of the slight increase in infections,” Steves said. That’s because to confirm the shift in gut bacteria found in twins taking PPIs, Steves and colleagues also re-analyzed data from a previously published study examining what happens to the guts of healthy people who take the pills. In these individuals, the mix of bacteria changed to resemble that of the twins on PPIs. The changes in the gut seen in these studies also mirror what has been observed in previous research on mice with high levels of streptococcus in their stomac...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 10, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
5 Ways To Stop A Nagging Cough
SPECIAL FROM Holiday shopping. Holiday parties. Airplanes. It seems like wherever you go this time of year, you’re bound to find someone coughing on you. Ick. Next thing you know, you’re coughing, too. How to stop your nagging cough? We asked the experts. “Coughing is one of the most common reasons people visit their health care provider,” says Rachel Taliercio, D.O, a pulmonologist with the Respiratory Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. And there are a variety of diseases that cause people to cough. How you treat that cough depends on what’s causing it in the first place. That said, there a...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Viewpoint: Choose Wisely: Stop Using PPIs
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - December 1, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Post-surgery anti-heartburn med use increases risk of death
Prescribing patients PPIs in the hospital to decrease the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding may increase their chance of life-threatening infections. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Anti-heartburn meds increase risk of death for hospital patients
Stephen FellerANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Hospital patients prescribed PPIs are at higher risk of death due to hospital-acquired infections such as pneumonia and C. difficile, according to a new study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Impact of PPIs on GI Bleeding in Post-MI Patients on NSAIDsImpact of PPIs on GI Bleeding in Post-MI Patients on NSAIDs
Can PPIs reduce the risk of GI bleeding in post-myocardial infarction patients concurrently taking both antithrombotics and NSAIDs? British Medical Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Concurrent PPIs With NSAIDs May Lower Bleeding Risk Post-MIConcurrent PPIs With NSAIDs May Lower Bleeding Risk Post-MI
One expert notes that physicians should discuss whether NSAIDs are really needed for patients with a prior MI and on antiplatelet therapy. And if so, "why not also prescribe prophylactic PPI?" Heartwire from Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 30, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Should Patients on Long-term Low-Dose Aspirin Receive PPIs?Should Patients on Long-term Low-Dose Aspirin Receive PPIs?
Some guidelines recommend co-administration of PPIs in users of low-dose aspirin, but the benefits may not outweigh their potential harms. International Journal of Clinical Practice (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - October 29, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Acid reflux medications may increase kidney disease risk
Certain medications commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may have damaging effects on the kidneys, according to two new studies. The drugs, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), are among the top 10 class of prescribed medications in the United States. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 27, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
EndoGastric Solutions Announces New Sham-Controlled European Study Demonstrates Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) Procedure As Effective Alternative For Daily PPI Treatment
EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), a leader in incisionless procedural therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), recently announced findings published online by Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics from a new double-blind, sham-controlled, multi-center European study, which further confirmed the efficacy of the company’s Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) procedure as a viable alternative to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to control chronic symptoms of GERD. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - October 26, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
PPIs and Cardiac Risk: Unveiling the Mask of TruthPPIs and Cardiac Risk: Unveiling the Mask of Truth
Dr David Johnson follows up on concerns about proton pump inhibitors and cardiovascular risk, setting the record straight. Medscape Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - September 9, 2015 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Commentary Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: Politics of Clean Needles, PPIs & Clopidogrel, Maine GI Opportunity (FREE)
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Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 30, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Torax touts Linx GERD study
This study validates the Linx results shown in other studies and substantiates that Linx is as effective as LNF in controlling reflux. It further supports the use of Linx as a 1st line therapy in patients who are failing drugs to control their reflux,” chief of upper GI and general surgery at USC’s Keck School of Medicine Dr. John Lipham said in a press release.
The study results were published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Last month, Torax won FDA approval for the next generation of its Linx reflux management system with MRI compatibility. The new system is compatible with MRI systems be...
Source: Mass Device - July 27, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Clinical Trials Implants Surgical Torax Medical Inc. Source Type: news
Fast Relief For Heartburn
When heartburn hits, you need a fast and reliable way of dealing with the pain.
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Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - July 17, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Andrew Britton Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
