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New GERD drug does well in early tests
October 02, 2008
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Dr. Eisner Answers your GERD Questions: GERD & Marijuana Link?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...produced by the stomach, there is a greater chance of acid refluxing into the esophagus. Fatty... Read more »
Dr. Eisner answers your GERD questions: Best time to take Aciphex?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...lots of plaque. Can it be related to GERD? While acid reflux typically causes heartburn,... 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 »
New Study: Acid Reflux Can Impact Sleep
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...have provided scientific evidence that nighttime acid reflux, along with some of the less... Read more »
Can night-time acid reflux affect sleep?
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertNighttime acid reflux, as well as atypical symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD... Read more »
Health Guide
Conclusion"
No 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 »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Symptoms
About 90% of gallstones provoke no symptoms at all. If problems do develop, the chance of developing pain is about 2% per year for the first 10 years after stone formation, after which the... 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 »Acid Reflux (GERD) and the Esophagus
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which acids from the stomach move backward into the esophagus (an action called reflux). Reflux occurs if the muscular actions in... Read more »What is GERD? "
...needed. GERD is a digestive disorder that is referred to by many names. You may have heard GERD called acid reflux disease, reflux disease, acid reflux, peptic esophagitis, reflux esophagitis,... Read more »Images
See a diagram showing the cause and effects of acid reflux.... Read more »
Medications
Ranitidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and prevent them from returning... Read more »
Famotidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines. It may be used to prevent... Read more »
Famotidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach or intestines. It may be used to prevent... Read more »
...acid-related stomach and throat (esophagus) problems (e.g., acid reflux or GERD, ulcers, erosive... Read more »
...stomach/intestinal and throat (esophagus) problems (e.g., acid reflux or GERD, ulcers, erosive... Read more »
Related News
New throat surgery may replace acid-reflux drugs
October 02, 2008An experimental throat surgery has reduced the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease and limited the need for acid-reflux drugs. Over 90... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Effectiveness of Protonix in infants
October 02, 2008This is a study to determine the effectiveness of Protonix to treat symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in infants ages 28 days to 11... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Can Nexium help treat asthma?
October 02, 2008This is a study to determine if esomeprazole (Nexium) will improve asthma in adults with asthma symptoms and gastroesophageal reflux disease. This... Read summary »
FDA delays review of new heartburn med
October 24, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has delayed their review of the experimental proton-pump inhibitor TAK-390MR. The medication, which was... Read summary »
Reader points out link between emphysema and GERD
August 07, 2009A reader of the Battle Creek Enquirer points out some of the similarities between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and gastroesophageal... Read summary »
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