There's not enough evidence to recommend newer treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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There's not enough evidence to recommend newer treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
As the number of cases of coronavirus grows in the U.S., the government is looking for more and more places to establish quarantines.
The findings do not prove that PPIs -- which include popular brands such as Prilosec (omeprazole), Prevacid (lansoprazole) and Nexium (esomeprazole) -- are the cause, experts said. But they are the latest to raise safety questions about the top-selling prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
The doctors, at the University of Pittsburgh, say it's a previously unrecognized variant of so-called auto-brewery syndrome. ABS, which has been reported sporadically over the years, occurs when yeast builds up in the gut and converts sugar from food into alcohol.