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- Nemours study: One third of children with poorly controlled asthma getting overdose of acid reducers
It is estimated that of the more than 22 million Americans who have been diagnosed with asthma, a large number also suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). As a result, it has become common practice to prescribe the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole, sometimes marketed as Prevacid, to people with poorly controlled asthma. But John Lima, a principal scientist at the Nemours Children ...
June 21, 2013 - The Florida Times-Union - Drs. Oz and Roizen: Take the burn out of heartburn
"Doc, my heartburn is killing me," may be more on target than you know. A new study reveals that people with frequent heartburn, not just those suffering a severe problem with acid reflux called GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), are much...
June 19, 2013 - The Oregonian