Tag Archives: Vitamin B12 deficiency

Proton Pump Inhibitors & B12 Deficiency

23/09/2014 · by · in general topics · Leave a comment

Last Updated: Aug 16, 2013 | By Esther Sherry Vitamin B12 deficiency can be caused by the chronic use of proton pump inhibitors. Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images Vitamin B12, also known cobalamin, is a water-soluble B-complex vitamin that is necessary for the production of energy from consumed foods, maintenance of healthy nerve cells and manufacture […]

falls in elderly

29/12/2012 · by · in post for doctors · Leave a comment

_ Falls in the Elderly Share This A fall results in a person coming to rest on the ground or another lower level; sometimes a body part strikes against an object that breaks the fall. Typically, events caused by acute disorders (eg, stroke, seizure) or overwhelming environmental hazards (eg, being struck by a moving object) […]