Popular Heartburn Medication May Trigger Anemia and Bone Loss, New Study Warns

Widely used acid-suppressing drugs may have hidden effects beyond the stomach. Researchers in Brazil at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and the ABC Medical School (FMABC) are drawing attention to a less obvious side of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a popular group of acid suppressing drugs used for gastric disorders. In their study, [...]

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