Health Minute: Heartburn Drugs Come with Risks

Published On: June 4th, 2010

Popular heartburn medications carry a risk of bone fractures if taken for too long or in too high a dose. In this week’s Health Minute, MarketWatch’s Kristen Gerencher discusses what to do if you take proton pump inhibitors.

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