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Acid Reflux––Not Enough Acid?
By Dr. Brian Helland It occurred to me while working with a patient that too often we don’t connect the dots enough for our patients. I was adjusting a T6 subluxation on a patient (a […]
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FDA issues warning about PPIs and C. difficile infections
BIG NEWS related to Treatment of Acid Reflux
FDA issues warning about PPIs and C. difficile infections
On February 8, 2012 the US Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert to physicians and consumers, which stated that the use of PPIs to reduce acid production by the stomach may be associated with an increased risk for developing persistent diarrhea and other GI symptoms due to infection with a bacteria called Clostridium difficile, or C. diff. Read the FDA report. In a related story carried by Reuters, March 6, 2012, reporter Julie Steenhuyse discribes the increasing incidence and virulence of C.diff infections. […]