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Medical group creates new esophageal reflux testing guidelines
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Expert & Community Posts
The Croup/Reflux Connection
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert...If your child has croup, it doesn’t mean she has acid reflux too. It just means she was... Read more »
The Reflux Book Reviewed
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...book starts out with an excellent introduction to acid reflux. In Chapter 1, normal digestion is... Read more »
Drug Company’s Direct Marketing to Patients---Yeah or Nay?
By Todd Eisner , Health ExpertDrug Company's Direct Marketing to Patients---Yeah or Nay? The Affect on Medication's Used to... Read more »
Comparing the cost of GERD Surgery vs Medication
By Jan Gambino , Health ExpertA new study from the Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology examined the difference in cost between... Read more »
Chronic Illness, Acid Reflux and Depression Part III: Golden Lessons You've Learned
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...felt like after taking care of two children with acid reflux, I could handle almost anything!" I... Read more »
Health Guide
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 »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 »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 »Heartburn
Pyrosis; Non-cardiac chest pain Prevention References DeVault KR, Castell DO. Updated Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal... Read more »Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Heartburn: References
ReferencesDeVault KR, Castell DO. Updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005;100(1):190-200.Deviere J, Costamagna G, Neuhause H,... 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
Clinical trial: Incision-free GERD surgery
October 28, 2008This Phase III clinical trial is a study to evaluate safety and efficacy of the Medigus SRS endoscopic stapling system for the treatment of... Read summary »
New drug shows promise in treating GERD
October 02, 2008A study of the investigational drug XP19986 reveals that it may be a new option in the arsenal of treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease... Read summary »
Q&A: Sugar's effect on acid reflux
January 05, 2009A patient with acid reflux writes to The People's Pharmacy about a simple treatment that he says has cured his chronic heartburn. The reader says... 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 »
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 »
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