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Chocolate, Wine, Spicy Foods May Be OK For Heartburn, Stanford Study Finds
June 29, 2006 — For the past 15 to 20 years, the standard treatment for heartburn has been to cut out spicy cuisine, fried and fatty foods and all alcoholic and carbonated beverages. But recent Stanford research ... > full story -
Mayo Clinic Studies Find Association Between Acid Reflux And Esophageal Cancer
May 31, 2006 — Two new Mayo Clinic studies draw attention to the risk factors and possible genetic basis for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma). These studies will be presented Monday, May ... > full story -
Gains In The Fight Against Acid Aspiration Lung Injury
May 4, 2006 — Doctors are gaining new leverage in the fight against lung injury caused by acid reflux. The paper by Bonnans et al., "Lipoxin A4 regulates bronchial epithelial cell responses to acid injury," ... > full story -
Study Shows More Than Half Of Esophageal Cancer Patients Now Survive
April 12, 2006 — Nearly 50 percent of patients with esophageal cancer that undergo an advanced surgical procedure now survive for five years, not 20 percent as once thought, according to an article published in the ... > full story -
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Photodynamic Therapy Is An Alternative To Removal Of Esophagus
April 6, 2006 — Most people experience occasional heartburn. But when heartburn is severe or occurs frequently over an extended period of time, it is called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD. Over time, ... > full story -
Common Reflux Treatment Linked To Life Threatening Bowel Infection In Premature Infants
February 9, 2006 — Researchers in a National Institutes of Health network have found that premature infants given a common class of non-prescription drugs used to treat acid reflux are slightly more likely to develop a ... > full story -
Gastrointestinal Problems
Heartburn
Diseases and Conditions
Today's Healthcare
Healthy Aging
Chronic Illness
Study Provides First Estimate Of US Population Affected By Barrett's Esophagus
December 2, 2005 — According to estimates put forth in a study published today in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Gastroenterology, more than 3 million Americans are living with Barrett's ... > full story -
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'Silent' Nighttime Acid Reflux Symptoms Can Cause Poor Sleep And Sleep Apnea
October 31, 2005 — New research on acid reflux shows: 1. Patients with sleep complaints but no heartburn symptoms suffered episodes of nighttime acid reflux; 2. Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux are common and ... > full story -
Less Invasive Surgery Effective In Treatment Of Reflux Disease
October 19, 2005 — Laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery to treat severe reflux disease was effective in relieving symptoms and was associated with high rates of patient satisfaction five years after the procedure, ... > full story -
Losing Sleep Over Heartburn? Treating Nighttime Heartburn Improves Sleep And Boosts Quality Of Life
September 2, 2005 — The first major multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial addressing therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) related sleep disorders is published in the September ... > full story
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