(January 15, 2016, 11:51 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — The use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with a higher risk of incident chronic kidney disease, according to a study published Jan. 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine (“Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease,” Benjamin Lazarus, et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, Jan. 22, 2016)....