The safety of melatonin in humans

LPH Andersen, I Gögenur, J Rosenberg… - Clinical drug …, 2016 - Springer
Exogenous melatonin has been investigated as treatment for a number of medical and
surgical diseases, demonstrating encouraging results. The aim of this review was to present …

Effective and safe proton pump inhibitor therapy in acid-related diseases–a position paper addressing benefits and potential harms of acid suppression

C Scarpignato, L Gatta, A Zullo, C Blandizzi… - BMC medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background The introduction of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) into clinical practice has
revolutionized the management of acid-related diseases. Studies in primary care and …

Bleeding risk with long-term low-dose aspirin: a systematic review of observational studies

LA García Rodríguez, M Martín-Pérez, CH Hennekens… - PLoS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Low-dose aspirin has proven effectiveness in secondary and primary
prevention of cardiovascular events, but is also associated with an increased risk of major …

Brief report: risk of gastrointestinal perforation among rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving tofacitinib, tocilizumab, or other biologic treatments

F Xie, H Yun, S Bernatsky, JR Curtis - Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate gastrointestinal (GI) perforation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients
receiving tofacitinib, tocilizumab, or other biologic agents. Methods Using health plan data …

Management of NSAID-associated peptic ulcer disease

L Melcarne, P García-Iglesias… - Expert Review of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use increases the risk of gastrointestinal
complications such as ulcers or bleeding. The presence of factors like advanced age, history …

Risks of bleeding recurrence and cardiovascular events with continued aspirin use after lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage

FKL Chan, ELL Ki, GLH Wong, JYL Ching, YK Tse… - Gastroenterology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims It is not clear whether use of low-dose aspirin should be resumed after
an episode of lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. We assessed the long-term risks of …

Gastrointestinal bleeding

JV Nable, AC Graham - Emergency Medicine Clinics, 2016 - emed.theclinics.com
Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a serious, potentially life-threatening disease that leads to
almost 1 million hospitalizations annually in the United States. 1, 2 Because this is a …

[HTML][HTML] Protons pump inhibitor treatment and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: Balancing risks and benefits

A Lué, A Lanas - World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) represent a milestone in the treatment of acid-related
diseases, and are the mainstay in preventing upper gastrointestinal bleeding in high-risk …

Clinical Safety of a High Dose of Phycocyanin-Enriched Aqueous Extract from Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis: Results from a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo …

GS Jensen, C Drapeau, M Lenninger… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
The goal for this study was to evaluate safety regarding anticoagulant activity and platelet
activation during daily consumption of an aqueous cyanophyta extract (ACE), containing a …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk factors among the general population and osteoarthritis patients

SH Kim, JM Yun, CB Chang, H Piao… - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM To assess the prevalence of possible risk factors of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
(UGIB) and their age-group specific trend among the general population and osteoarthritis …