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stomach acid. Works best when taken for several days. RISKS: Stomach pain, mild rash, constipation. Can mask more severe problems such as gallstones or a narrowing of the esophagus. Increased the risk of developing pneumonia 89% in a recent study of elderly patients (presumably because the acids in the stomach were no longer strong enough to kill pneumonia-causing germs...
Fact: Even in the depths of Stillman Infirmary, battling pneumonia and a 104-degree temperature, Jannie stayed up to mentally review the middle initials of each and every FM comper...
Taking Nexium, Prevacid or Prilosec--the so-called proton-pump inhibitors widely prescribed for heartburn--can keep acid-reflux disease in check. But a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association says they may put you at risk for pneumonia. Dutch researchers studied more than 360,000 patients and found that users of the powerful acid-fighting drugs were 89% more likely to develop pneumonia than people who no longer took them. Less potent acid reducers such as Pepcid and Tagamet also raised the risk of pneumonia, by 63%. Doctors say such drugs are so good at knocking...
Former Harvard professor Dennis N. Skiotis, the director of undergraduate studies in the history department for more than 10 years, died of complications from pneumonia on Oct. 19 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
Former Harvard professor Dennis N. Skiotis, the director of undergraduate studies in the history department for more than 10 years, died of complications from pneumonia on Oct. 19 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital...