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Increase In GERD Hospitalizations Underscores Importance Of Seeking Treatment Early
January 25, 2008 — Hospitalizations for disorders caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD rose 103 percent between 1998 and 2005. Also, hospitalizations for patients who had milder forms of GERD (in addition ... > full story -
No Link Between Acid Reflux And Survival, Study Finds
January 3, 2008 — A new study offers reassuring evidence that people with acid reflux symptoms do not have an increased risk of death, finding no difference in survival rates between sufferers and ... > full story -
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New Guidelines On Endoscopic Treatment Of Dyspepsia
December 21, 2007 — The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has issued guidelines for the role of endoscopy in treating dyspepsia, discomfort thought to arise from the upper-gastrointestinal tract, which ... > full story -
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Tips To Ease The Heartburn Of Pregnancy
December 8, 2007 — Physician experts have compiled important health tips on managing heartburn symptoms during pregnancy, and importantly, identifying which heartburn medications are safe for use in pregnant women and ... > full story -
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Age, Burden, Divorce And Heavy Tea Consumption Are Significant Risk Factors For Erosive Esophagitis
November 24, 2007 — A cross-sectional survey found that old age, being male, having a moderate working burden, being divorced/widowed and heavy tea consumption remained significant independent risk factors for erosive ... > full story -
Night-Time Acid Reflux Can Significantly Impact Sleep
October 15, 2007 — Night-time acid reflux, along with some of the less typical manifestations or symptoms of GERD, is associated with significant sleep impairment. Cough, snore, wheeze, choke: Seemingly unrelated ... > full story -
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Acid Reflux: GERD Can Masquerade As Persistent Cough Or Even Chest Pain
October 15, 2007 — Acid reflux into the esophagus can present as other symptoms such as chronic cough or chest pain. Two new studies highlight the little-known connection between acid reflux and seemingly unrelated ... > full story -
Obesity Boosts Gullet Cancer Risk Six Fold
October 10, 2007 — Obese people are six times as likely to develop gullet (esophageal) cancer as people of "healthy" weight, shows new research. Rates of esophageal cancer have been rising rapidly, and in some ... > full story -
Canola Oil Increases Compliance With Dietary Recommendations For Fatty Acids
October 1, 2007 — People's intake of fatty acids -- which have been linked to cardiovascular disease and other conditions -- can be substantially affected by changing the type of vegetable oil they use, according to ... > full story -
Stomach Ache? It May Be Newly Recognized Inflammatory Reaction
September 19, 2007 — As many as one in four people in westernized countries experience pain or discomfort in their upper abdomen, and physicians have almost nothing to offer except antacid medicines, which usually don't ... > full story
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