Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer

Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer

A study from researchers at the School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System has linked long-term use of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to fatal cases of cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and upper gastrointestinal cancer. The researchers found that such risks increase with the duration of PPI use, even when taken at low doses.
Antibiotics may treat endometriosis

Antibiotics may treat endometriosis

Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that treating mice with an antibiotic reduces the size of lesions caused by endometriosis. The researchers are planning a clinical trial to test the strategy in women who have the painful condition.
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