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Study found device allowed some heartburn patients to stop taking medication
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: GERD, Heartburn (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Magnetic Collar Slows GERD (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A string of magnetic beads placed around the esophageal sphincter helped most patients reduce acid reflux and cut back on medications for the condition, results of a small, uncontrolled trial indicated. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - February 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prescription problems for vets on reflux drug
(Northwestern University) US veterans diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease are frequently prescribed doses of proton pump inhibitors, such as omeprazole (commonly known by brand names such as Prilosec), that are much higher than recommended -- and they are kept on the drug far too long, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Long-Term Success Rates Shown For Eradication Of Barrett's Esophagus After Endoluminal Therapies
A new study from researchers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania reports that endoluminal (endoscopic) therapies, combining resection and ablation techniques, for patients with Barrett's esophagus and high-grade dysplasia or early mucosal cancer have a high success rate, with durable results and a low risk of complications. The researchers noted that endoscopic surveillance after successful eradication is required... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Acid Reflux / GERD Source Type: news
What You Need to Know About Heartburn Related Digestive Disorders
Talking to your doctor is important whenever you have a concern about your health. If that concern is connected to your digestive system, particularly that which is related to the symptom of heartburn, then this information on heartburn related digestive disorders can give you some ideas of what questions to ask your doctor, and may answer some of your questions now.
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What You Need to Know About Heartburn Related Digestive Disorders originally appeared on About.com Heartburn / GERD on Wednesday, Februar...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Are Your Stomach Pain Symptoms Trying to Tell You?
If you are suffering from stomach pain, you need to find the cause before you can start a treatment. Here are a few of the conditions that can cause stomach pain.
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Peptic Ulcers in Children
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Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Causes of Heartburn
You've just enjoyed a big meal and are relaxing in front of the TV when it happens. A burning sensation begins to build in the upper abdomen, behind the breastbone, and makes your chest feel like it's on fire. The burning and pain may travel from your diaphragm all the way to your throat, and may be accompanied with a sour taste and the sensation of food re-entering your mouth.
You're suffering from severe heartburn.
Despite the name, heartburn has nothing to do with the heart. It's a digestive problem that occurs when stomach acid comes into contact with the lining of the esophagus, causing irritation. Most people suffe...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Are the Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux?
What are the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux? What does heartburn feel like? Asking "what does heartburn feel like?" seems like a simple enough question. Usually, heartburn is thought to feel like some level of discomfort in the chest area. While that can be one of the symptoms of heartburn, it's typically not the only one. Also, some people who experience heartburn won't ever have any discomfort in their chests.
Read more in the article What Are the Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux?
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Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to Get Heartburn Relief
If you experience heartburn because of having gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a hiatal hernia, a peptic ulcer, or some other digestive disorder, finding heartburn relief is important.
Before starting any treatment or remedy for heartburn, you should talk to your doctor about what is best for you to consider.
Learn how you can get heartburn relief.
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How to Get Heartburn Relief originally ap...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heartburn Forum -- Join the Discussions!
Discussions! originally appeared on About.com Heartburn / GERD on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 at 18:00:00.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux)
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Does Heartburn Feel Like?
What does heartburn feel like? What are the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux? Asking "what does heartburn feel like?" seems like a simple enough question. Usually, heartburn is thought to feel like some level of discomfort in the chest area. While that can be one of the symptoms of heartburn, it's typically not the only one. Also, some people who experience heartburn won't ever have any discomfort in their chests.
Read more in the article What Are the Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux?
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Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: Why I'm on the Fast Diet
Fasting diets are all the rage. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has been on one since New Year, and it seems to be working. But how long will it last?I'm not a serial dieter, or any kind of dieter, but I am interested in what we eat, how we eat, and how it affects our health. Sometimes I think, with mounting impatience, that it's all so bloody obvious. Michael Pollen has it pretty much right in his book In Defence of Food: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." Five a day is the government's rather patronising version of that – and woefully fails to emphasise how important it is that most&...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 18, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Tags: Nutrition The Guardian Obesity Diets and dieting Health & wellbeing Food drink Features Chefs Life and style Food science Source Type: news
10 Things to Stop Doing If You Have Heartburn
If you suffer from chronic heartburn, you know how it can affect your life. In your efforts to get your heartburn under control, you have probably thought about all the things you should be doing. That's great! But also important is remembering what NOT to do. So here's a list of 10 things you should stop doing if you have heartburn.
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What is heartburn?
What is a hiatal hernia?
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Foods that cause heartburn
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Peptic ulcer treatment
10 Things to Stop Doing If You Have Heartburn originally appeared on About.com Heartburn / GERD on...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women and Heartburn
In most cases, what triggers heartburn for women are the same triggers for men. There are, however, a couple circumstances that are unique to women: Pregnancy and progesterone. Why does pregnancy cause heartburn anyway? What other factors cause heartburn for women (and men)? Read more about women and heartburn.
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Women and Heartburn originally appeared on About.com Heartburn / GERD on Wednesday,...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GERD in the Elderly
While GERD affects millions of people, the odds of developing this disorder increases with age. This means the elderly are more likely than younger adults to suffer from GERD.
An elderly patient may not experiences the same symptoms of heartburn with their GERD because their symptoms may be different from what is considered the normal symptoms of the disease. Learn what these symptoms are and how GERD in the elderly can be treated.
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Weight and Heartburn
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Nighttime Heartburn
GERD
Smoking and Heartburn
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Exercise and Heartburn
Stress and Heartburn
...
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
30 Days to Better Sleep: Avoid Heartburn at Night
There are few things as miserable as waking with the discomfort of heartburn. As you make progress in sleeping better, one of the key milestones is avoiding heartburn at night.
Heartburn goes by many names: reflux, gastro-esophageal reflux disease, GERD, water brash, acid indigestion, or pyrosis. It all amounts to the same thing, however. The esophagus is a muscular tube that extends from the mouth to the stomach. At the connection between the esophagus and the stomach is a muscular ring called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This cincture is meant to close and keep the contents of the stomach from regurgitating bac...
Source: About Sleep Disorders - January 15, 2013 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news
Pill-size camera may make cancer diagnosis easier
Recent news coverage has heralded the arrival of a new “camera you can swallow” that “could help detect early stages of cancer of the oesophagus”.
The high-tech device, about the size of a large vitamin pill, uses optical lasers to photograph the insides of the stomach and oesophagus in detail. It is hoped that this new investigative technique may help spot early signs of cancers of the digestive system, such as oesophageal cancer (also known as cancer of the gullet). The researchers suggest the cancer camera is a quick, simple and pain free imaging method that patients may prefer to ...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medical practice QA articles Source Type: news
Replacing Endoscopy With Pill-Sized Device Could Allow Broader Screening For Esophageal Cancer, Other Conditions
Physicians may soon have a new way to screen patients for Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition usually caused by chronic exposure to stomach acid. Researchers at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed an imaging system enclosed in a capsule about the size of a multivitamin pill that creates detailed, microscopic images of the esophageal wall. The system has several advantages over traditional endoscopy... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Acid Reflux / GERD Source Type: news
Could Renal Abscess Be a Complication of Pyelonephritis in this Patient?
Discussion
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common. By the age of 7 years up to 8% of girls and 2% of boys have had a UTI. The current American Academy of Pediatrics criteria for a UTI diagnosis includes presence of pyruria (determined by microscopy) or leucocyte esterase (on dipstick) AND a culture-positive urine of 100,000 colony-forming units on a voided specimen. Because of possible contamination, bagged specimens are not acceptable. Clinical pyelonephritis (ie febrile UTI) is a fairly common problem in the pediatric population.
Learning Point
Renal abscesses are uncommon with the exact incidence unknown and are defi...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 14, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Court Says Pfizer Can Be Sued by Man Who Took Generic
An Alabama court ruled that a patient could sue a brand-name company for failing to warn about a drug’s risks even though he took a generic version. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By KATIE THOMAS Tags: Reglan Wyeth Alabama Pfizer Inc PFE NYSE Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Decisions and Verdicts Suits and Litigation Supreme Court Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd Actavis Gastroesophageal Reflux (Acid Reflux) Trademarks and Trade Names Source Type: news
Barrett's Esophagus: A Growing Complication of GERD
Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which the esophagus changes so that some of its lining is replaced by a type of tissue similar to that normally found in the intestine. While there is a higher risk of developing esophageal cancer in people with Barrett's esophagus, less than 1% of patients with Barrett's esophagus will develop this cancer. While the odds of you developing esophageal cancer is low, it is still important that if you were diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus, you should have regular examinations to screen for precancerous and cancerous cells. Examinations can include an upper endoscopic exam and/or biopsy....
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal adenocarcinoma is the fastest growing cancer in the western world. Major risk factors for this cancer are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Barrett's esophagus.
General Information About Esophageal Cancer
Preventing Esophageal Cancer
Stages of Esophageal Cancer
Treating Esophageal Cancer
Preventing Esophageal Cancer
Lowering Your Risk of Esophageal Cancer
Esophagitis Increases Risk of Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Cancer originally appeared on About.com Heartburn / GERD on Monday, January 7th, 2013 at 14:50:00.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux)
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
Stomach cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lining of the stomach. One of the symptoms can be chronic heartburn.
What is Stomach Cancer?
Symptoms of Stomach Cancer
Diagnosing Stomach Cancer
Stages of Stomach Cancer
Treating Stomach Cancer
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer originally appeared on About.com Heartburn / GERD on Monday, January 7th, 2013 at 14:45:28.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux)
Source: About Heartburn / Acid Reflux - January 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Digestive System: GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) develops when a muscle at the end of the esophagus does not close properly. In adults, this causes frequent heartburn, also called acid indigestion. When the esophagus is not fully closed, acidic digestive juices can rise up from the stomach. Refluxed stomach acid in the esophagus causes a burning-type pain in the throat, chest, behind the breast bone, and/or in the mid-abdomen.
Learn More About Digestive System: GERD (Source: A Primer for Womens Health)
Source: A Primer for Womens Health - December 14, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: admin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
