Fw: Heartburn pills could lead to hip fracture

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I saw this in todays paper. Thought it might be of interest to some of you as it is to me.

Omaha/Tarheel Tim

Subject: Heartburn pills could lead to hip fracture

This Story has been sent to you by : timwholey@...Heartburn pills could lead to hip fractureQ. I saw part of a news story on TV that said people who take Nexium (and similar drugs) for a year or more are at greater risk of bone-density loss and have more bone fractures. I have been taking Nexium for heartburn for almost a year and a half. I have had a knee replacement and a total hip replacement. I want to ask my gastroenterologist if I can stop taking Nexium.

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> Omaha/Tarheel Tim> > Subject: Heartburn pills could lead to hip fracture

> This Story has been sent to you by : timwholey@...> Heartburn pills could lead to hip fractureQ. I saw part of a news story on TV that said people who take Nexium (and similar drugs) for a year or more are at greater risk of bone-density loss and have more bone fractures. I have been taking Nexium for heartburn for almost a year and a half. I have had a knee replacement and a total hip replacement. I want to ask my gastroenterologist if I can stop taking Nexium.

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Cancer of the esophagus could develop if you dont use a proton pump inhibitor like Nexium or Protonix etc..