Do heartburn medications cause hip fractures?
Do heartburn medications cause hip fractures? Tuesday December 26, 2006#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)A study in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association raises concerns about patients who use medications to treat heartburn. The study found that patients using heartburn medications called proton pump inhibitors (such as Nexium, Prevacid, and Prilosec) for at least one year, developed a higher chance of having a hip fracture in their lifetime. The reason for the increase in hip fractures in these patients, according to the study authors, may be due to the body’s inability to absorb adequate calcium after the acid level is lowered in the stomach. What are the im
Do heartburn medications cause hip fractures? Tuesday December 26, 2006#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)A study in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association raises concerns about patients who use medications to treat heartburn. The study found that patients using heartburn medications called proton pump inhibitors (such as Nexium, Prevacid, and Prilosec) for at least one year, developed a higher chance of having a hip fracture in their lifetime. The reason for the increase in hip fractures in these patients, according to the study authors, may be due to the body’s inability to absorb adequate calcium after the acid level is lowered in the stomach. What are the im
