Procedures to Remove the Mucus Lining. Various techniques or devices have been developed to remove the mucus lining of the esophagus. The intention is to remove early cancerous or precancerous tissue (high-grade dysplasia) and allow regrowth of new and hopefully healthy tissue in the esophagus.
Such techniques include photodynamic therapy (PDT), surgical removal of the abnormal lining, or ablation techniques, such as the use of laser, to destroy...
Read moreDo acid reflux medications have any side effects? Proton pump inhibitors generally have very few side effects. The most common are... Read more »
According to a new study by Medco Health Solutions, between 2002 and 2006, there was a 56 percent increase in the use of prescription... Read more »
In Part I of this blog, I wrote about treating a baby or child for pain from a global perspective. This blog was in response to parents who... Read more »
I guess infants and children without reflux really do love cherry, grape, bubble gum and berry flavored medication. When the label says,... Read more »
1. How long does AcipHex take to work? In general, proton pump inhibitors such as Aciphex, Nexium and Prevacid have a later onset of... Read more »
Depomed Inc. has announced that a clinical trial to evaluate a new delivery and absorption method for a medicine currently used to treat... Read more »
A baby with a chronic illness may need to have one or more medications, possibly for long periods of time. Often these medications are given at home... Read more »
Honey made by bees that frequent New Zealand's manuka bushes could help those with acid-reflux problems, researchers say. Experiments in Great... Read more »
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) occurs when stomach contents come back up into the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach) during... Read more »
Todd D. Eisner, M.D. is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Eisner received his undergraduate degree from Brandeis... Read more »