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Sorry Ciel, I don't know about your above question.
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Recent reflux article:
"Acid Reflux Drugs: Public Citizen Petitions FDA for Stricter Warnings"
[url]http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Drugs/acid-reflux-drugs-public-citizen-petitions-fda-stricter/story?id=14365447[/url]QuoteSome such risks, including bone fractures, infections and heart rhythm abnormalities, are listed in fine print on the drugs' packaging. But the potential for the drugs to exacerbate acid reflux when patients discontinue use -- a relatively recent observation -- is not.
Reoperation for failed antireflux surgery can be performed safely in experienced centers, but outcomes are not as good as with primary operations
Two months after a regulatory panel recommended the approval of the Linx Reflux Management System, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the minimally invasive device developed by Torax Medical of Shoreview, Minnesota to treat acid reflux.
One of the investigators, Dr. Yoon Kong Loke, told Reuters Health by email, "Where possible, we recommend that the acid suppressing drugs should be stopped while patients are on antibiotics. The combination of both drugs has harmful effects extending above that of each drug."
In this study, researchers used a new, specially designed catheter that measures levels of acid reflux exposure within the patient's airway. They believe that this new method (known by the acronym HMII) was much more effective than conventional techniques in identifying patients with GERD-induced asthma.
Thank you.
Researchers have shown that a previously suggested link between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and gastrointestinal infections with Campylobacter and Salmonella is due to the characteristics of the patients and not the drugs themselves.
Dr. Femke A. Mauritz told Reuters Health by email that because "in over 40% of children GERD persists or recurs 10- to 15-years after laparoscopic Thal fundoplication, it is crucial to implement routine long-term follow-up, preferably using objective measurements."
In human tissue and mouse models, researchers from Houston Methodist Hospital and two other institutions found proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) caused the constriction of blood vessels. If taken regularly, PPIs could lead to a variety of cardiovascular problems
Patients who received therapy with proton pump inhibitors were more likely to develop Clostridium difficile infection while hospitalized than those who did not in a recent study.
Surgeons at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, however, are waiting for more evidence before they adopt MSA as a procedure
Patients with Barrett's esophagus who used proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) had a lower risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma, in a systematic review and meta-analysis of seven observational studies.
Kaiser researchers have linked long-term use of a popular type of antacid medication to vitamin B-12 deficiency, a condition that when left untreated can increase the risk of dementia, nerve damage, anemia and other potentially serious medical problems.
Three-dimensional models reconstructed from MRI images revealed a wider esophagogastric insertion angle plus altered gastric morphology that could compromise reflux protection by the “flap valve” mechanism in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
A study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology showed 71% of patients prescribed proton pump inhibitors by a gastroenterologist were optimal users, compared with 47% of those who got a prescription from a primary care physician and 39% who purchased an over-the-counter form of the medication.
Patients with severe GERD used proton pump inhibitors after antireflux surgery at much higher rates than previously reported, and more than half became long-term users 10 to 15 years after surgery, according to recent study data.