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The Link Between Acid Reflux and Asthma Discovered
Studies have shown that anywhere between 50 and 90 percent of patients with asthma experience some aspect of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). But does GERD cause asthma or does asthma cause GERD? Researchers at Duke University Medical Center appear to have found support for the first scenario - that GERD may drive the development of asthma.
Working with laboratory mice, Dr. Shu Lin, an assistant professor of surgery and immunology at Duke, discovered that when mice inhaled tiny amounts...
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Expert & Community Posts
Dr. Eisner Answers your GERD Questions: GERD & Marijuana Link?
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertCould marijuana smoking be the cause of GERD? The effect of marijuana on the symptoms of... Read more »
Dr. Eisner Answers your GERD Questions: What is Water Brash?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...study to see if the patient is truly experiencing acid reflux. In this test, a small catheter is... Read more »
Are Doctors Over-Prescribing Anti-Reflux Medications for Infants with Regurgitation?
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...each of these conditions is highly correlated with acid reflux. One has to wonder what the... Read more »
New Evidence for the Link Between Asthma and GERD
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...we've known about the connection between asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease, also known... Read more »
What is H. pylori? Can it be causing my GERD?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...pylori does not cause or contribute to symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).... Read more »
Health Guide
What are the risk factors and causes of GERD?"
...intermittently. Incidence in pregnant women exceeds 80%. Scientists do not know why GERD occurs. Some cases of acid reflux disease are related to a condition called "hiatal hernia." A hiatal... Read more »Conclusion"
...one knows why people develop acid reflux disease. Research is under way on many levels to find the cause of GERD and to find additional treatments. The good news is that the vast majority of GERD... Read more »Heartburn
... Almost everyone has occasional heartburn. If you have frequent, ongoing heartburn, you may have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Normally, when food or liquid enters your stomach, a... Read more »Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which food or liquid travels backwards from the stomach to the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This... Read more »FDA Approves Nexium For Short-Term Treatment of GERD in Adolescents
...NEXIUM® is safe or effective for treating GERD in children under 12 years old. Learn more about acid reflux. Read more »Images
See a diagram showing the cause and effects of acid reflux.... Read more »
Medications
...backward flow of stomach acid into the esophagus (gastroesophageal reflux disease-GERD).... Read more »
...backward flow of stomach acid into the esophagus (gastroesophageal reflux disease-GERD). ... Read more »
...backward flow of stomach acid into the esophagus (gastroesophageal reflux disease-GERD).... Read more »
...stomach/intestinal and throat (esophagus) problems (e.g., acid reflux or GERD, ulcers, erosive... Read more »
...acid-related stomach and throat (esophagus) problems (e.g., acid reflux or GERD, ulcers, erosive... Read more »
Related News
Surgery-Free Treatments for GERD
January 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two non-surgical treatments may bring relief to patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The painful condition is... Read summary »
Could bacteria cause GERD?
August 10, 2009New research has found that people who suffer from acid reflux and Barrett's esophagus have different bacteria in their throats than healthy people.... Read summary »
Acid-reflux drugs may lead to zinc deficiency
October 02, 2008This Q & A discusses a possible side effect of taking gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) drugs such as Nexium, Prevacid, or Protonix. Read summary »
Hoarseness may be a sign of GERD
October 02, 2008Dr. Paul G. Donohue responds to a reader's question about ongoing hoarseness and what might cause such a problem. Dr. Donohue says that hoarseness... Read summary »
New GERD drug does well in early tests
October 02, 2008In a recent test of a new acid reflux drug, participants reported that the medication eased the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The new... Read summary »
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