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Extended Ambulatory PH Study Tracks Proton Pump Inhibitor Effects
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Four-day esophageal pH recording using a wireless capsule in patients with suspected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) allows monitoring periods with and without use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), according to Chicago-based researchers. Reuters Health Information
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U.S. Probing Salmonella Outbreak in 9 States
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Health authorities are looking into an outbreak of Salmonella food poisoning in U.S. nine states, with illnesses blamed in two of the states, Texas and New Mexico, on eating raw tomatoes, officials said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
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COX-2 Inhibitor Plus PPI Best for Preventing NSAID-Related Gastropathy
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Although all of the common gastroprotective strategies reduce the risk of upper gastrointestinal (GI) complications in users of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the combination of a COX-2 inhibitor with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) is associated with the largest risk reduction, according to a Canadian study reported in the April issue of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
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