Re:Popular stomach acid blockers linked to higher death rates
by TillE on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @09:15PM
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They didn't find a similar effect with H2 blockers, which pretty strongly suggests a specific problem caused by the mechanism of PPIs.
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Re:Popular stomach acid blockers linked to higher death rates
by tpeo on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @09:52PM
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Only if the choice between PPI and H2 blockers is random. If there's some self-selection going on, there isn't much to say about PPI's impact on patient health given what we know about H2.