Proton Pump Inhibitors May Not Increase Alzheimer’s Disease Risk

HealthDay (8/18, Preidt) reported that research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology suggests “proton pump inhibitors do not appear to increase Alzheimer’s disease risk.” Investigators analyzed “data from Finland on nearly 71,000 Alzheimer’s disease patients and nearly 283,000 people without the disease.”

The researchers “found that use of the drugs was not associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s, even among those who took a higher dose or used the drugs for more than three years.”

Related Links:

— “Popular Heartburn Drugs Don’t Raise Risk of Alzheimer’s: Study,” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, August 18, 2017.

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