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Acid-reflux drugs linked to pneumonia

A growing number of hospital patients are routinely given drugs to prevent acid reflux. But a new study has found that patients who take these so-called proton pump inhibitors are at higher risk for pneumonia than those who do not.

The drugs — including Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid....

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