A report in the medical publication Life Extension states that 40 per cent of North Americans suffer from heartburn every month! More appalling, 20 per cent experience weekly attacks! So every year doctors write 119 million prescriptions for heartburn, generating $14 billion in sales. But big sales can also mean big side-effects for unsuspecting medical consumers.
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Dr. Gifford-Jones: The risks of heartburn drugs