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12/05/2016 / By JD Heyes

Hundreds of parents using Facebook to raise concerns over dangerous side effects of children’s Ibuprofen

The world’s biggest social media platform is being used as a gigantic virtual megaphone by hundreds of concerned parents who are reporting serious side effects from giving their child a medicine, after one mother’s Facebook safety warning. As reported by the UK’s Daily Mail, Alison Smith took to the social media site to voice concerns […]

12/05/2016 / By Amy Goodrich

Common heartburn medications are increasing the risk of strokes

Proton pump inhibitors or PPIs – a class of drugs commonly used to treat acid reflux and heartburn – may increase the risk of ischemic stroke, according to preliminary research presented at an American Heart Association conference in New Orleans earlier this month. As reported by CNN, these drugs are among the most prescribed medicines […]

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