However, physicians with Britain’s National Health Service are warning seniors of serious side effects associated with the drugs, especially as you get older.
Antacids are linked to an increased risk of gastrointestinal infections, while one category of the drugs, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), increase the risk of pneumonia.
PPIs are also associated with an increased risk of infection with the C. difficile bacterium, which ...
<< MORE >>These children are significantly more likely to be prescribed behavior-modifying drugs such as Ritalin. Such inappropriate treatment is particularly troubling because of the unknown impacts of long-term stimulant use on children's health.
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Rats find “expensive urine” pays off
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In the March 1, 2008 issue of the AACR journal Cancer Research, Roswell Park Cancer Institute professor of oncology Yuesheng Zhang, MD, PhD and his colleagues report that an extract of broccoli sprouts given to rats reduced the development ...
<< MORE >>In a meta-analysis reported in the September, 2010 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Center and the U.S. National Cancer Institute conclude that the mineral selenium may have a protective effect against bladder cancer, one of the most common types of cancer worldwide.
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An article published online on July 29, 2010 in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Disease revealed the results of a double-blinded, crossover clinical trial of overweight and obese individuals which found a benefit for resveratrol in improving flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), a biomarker of endothelial function and cardiovascular health. Impaired functioning of the blood ...
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