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03/07/2017 / By David Gutierrez

Popular heartburn drugs are silently causing kidney damage in users

Widely used heartburn drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may cause chronic or even end-stage kidney failure without any prior warning, according to a study conducted by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, and published in the journal Kidney International. It has been common […]

09/30/2015 / By Chris Draper

Study confirms glyphosate causes liver and kidney failure

Exposure to small amounts of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s infamous RoundUp herbicide, can lead to kidney and liver damage over time, according to a recent study led by Dr. Michael Antoniou at King’s College London. The study examined the gene expression of liver and kidney tissue in rats. The results of the study […]

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