Acid Reflux Medication Makers Love Ashlee Simpson’s Publicity

Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com spoke with makes marketers of acid reflux medications Nexium and Prevacid after Ashlee Simpson blamed her ‘Saturday Night Live’ lip-synching on having the disease. “Somebody of her high profile helps raise the profile of the disease,” David Albaugh of AstraZeneca – makers of Nexium said. “Obviously, it’s good to have improved and increased awareness of acid reflux.” Read more.