PPI’s Association With Cancer

By Diane Silverman | February 11, 2015 |

February 11, 2015 The aim of this study was to investigate if the intensity and adherence of PPI use among all patients with Barrett’s Esophagus in Denmark affected the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma.  There were 9883 patients with a new diagnosis of BE.  The conclusions of the study revealed there were no cancer protective effects from…

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PPI’s and Magnesium

By Diane Silverman | November 4, 2014 |

November 4, 2014 Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) can lower blood magnesium. This has been recognized since 2006. Two men and two women using a PPI developed severely lowered magnesium levels, lowered calcium, relative hypoparathyroidism and extremely low urinary calcium / magnesium. One had brain injury due to low oxygen probably due to a collapse after…

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