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Tracy Davenport

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posted 11/14/2007, comment (1)

Making Life Better for a Child with Acid Reflux

Acid Reflux in Infants and Children, is my third book aiming to "get it right" for both healthcare providers and parents of infants and children with acid reflux. Soon after the second book -- Making Life Better for a Child with Acid Reflux -- was published, we realized that many of those looking for this information... Read more Chevron

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Jan Gambino

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posted 11/13/2007, comments (2)

Overprescribing GERD Medications for Infants? Perhaps not

It is worrisome that babies with normal regurgitation or gatroesophageal reflux may be prescribed strong medication designed for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. A study just published in the November 2007 issue of the journal Pediatrics illustrates how difficult it is to differentiate between the baby with normal regurgitation... Read more Chevron

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Tracy Davenport

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posted 11/07/2007, comments (0)

Are Doctors Over-Prescribing Anti-Reflux Medications for Infants with Regurgitation?

This is a hard question to answer based only on a recent study being reported in most of the popular press sites. Dr. Vikram Khoshoo and his colleagues recently published an article in Pediatrics concluding that the majority of infants who are prescribed anti-reflux drugs do not meet diagnostic criteria for gastroesophageal reflux... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Bryan Vartabedian

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posted 10/26/2007, comments (0)

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Reflux -- Better or Just New?

"A chance to cut is a chance to cure" - This is an adage that surgeons have lived with for generations. But that may be changing. Surgeons at Ohio State University have performed a new, incisionless operation to stop gastroesophageal reflux disease. The procedure (Esophyx) involves tightening the valve at the bottom of the... Read more Chevron

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Jan Gambino

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posted 10/25/2007, comments (0)

Live from GI Conference: The Reflux Mom

I have always wanted to attend the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Annual Meeting, and this year everything worked out so that I could attend. For the next few days, I will be attending the conference sessions and sending reports so you will have the newest information on pediatric... Read more Chevron

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