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Acid Reflux Drugs & Pneumonia Risk

Harvard researchers are saying that patients who take so-called “proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are at higher risk for pneumonia than those who do not.”
The drugs — including Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid — are often recommended for intensive-care patients to prevent stress ulcers, and in recent years they have been given to many other hospital patients. [...]

Unfolding the Mystery behind LASIK

“LASIK” is the first thing that comes to mind when you speak of corrective eye surgery and it stands for laser assisted in-situ keratomileusis. It has become a popular procedure to correct vision using refractive surgery.
It became available around 1980 and since then, many still doubt whether this very complicated procedure is indeed effective.
It can [...]