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    Sunday, October, 25, 2009

    The Stomach

    Coated aspirin no safer for the stomach, experts say

    October 03, 2008
    If you're one of the many people who take coated aspirin to protect your stomach, Harvard experts say plain aspirin may have the same effect on your stomach as the more expensive tablets. Though the coating on 'buffered' aspirin does keep it from dissolving in the stomach as quickly, it's the way the medication works to control pain that causes the stomach damage, not the tablet itself. Read more »
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    Dealing with Anxiety Symptoms: Stomach Problems
    By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

    ...to severe. For some, a feeling of butterflies in the stomach may precede social events or... Read more »

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    Stomach burning right before Migraines?
    By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert

    ...my son gets a migrain he always complains of his stomache burning, that its hot inside- this... Read more »

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    Weighing In: Should I eat when my stomach growls?
    By Heather Reese , Health Expert

    Question: I’ve been dieting but my stomach keeps growling so I have to eat. How do I lose weight... Read more »

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    Health Guide

    What is GERD? "
    ...esophagus has a ring of muscle called the esophageal sphincter. This sphincter opens to allow food into the stomach when you swallow. When this sphincter fails, acid or other stomach contents make... Read more »
    Stomach acid test
    ......secretion test How the test is performed After a period of fasting, fluid is all that remains in the stomach. This fluid can be removed via a tube inserted through the esophagus... Read more »
    Stomach acid test
    ...tube being placed through the windpipe and into the lungs instead of through the esophagus and into the stomach. The health care provider will be sure the tube is correctly placed before... Read more »
    Just Wait
    ...worried me before, now takes a backseat to this erupting torture. My temples, my head, my neck, oh my stomach, I want to throw up. I just want this misery to end. Why me? What did I do? I'm... Read more »
    Common Heartburn Drugs Linked to Hip Fracture
    ...which stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. The researchers speculated that by reducing acid in the stomach, the drugs also make it more difficult for the body to absorb calcium, which can... Read more »

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    Medications

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    Axid Oral Uses and How to Use

    ...(nye-ZAT-ih-deen)Uses Nizatidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and... Read more »

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    Pepcid Oral Uses and How to Use

    ...(fam-OH-tih-dine) Uses Famotidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines. It... Read more »

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    Zantac Oral Uses and How to Use

    ...(ran-IT-uh-deen)Uses Ranitidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and... Read more »

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    Tagamet Oral Uses and How to Use

    ...(sye-MET-uh-deen)Uses Cimetidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines... Read more »

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    Alkets Oral Uses and How to Use

    ...is used to treat symptoms caused by too much stomach acid such as heartburn, upset stomach,... Read more »

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    Related News

    Stopping the Stomach Flu
    July 28, 2008

    (Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers could be close to discovering a treatment for the common "stomach flu" thanks to an immune sensor that detects... Read summary »

    Stomach Bug May Protect Against Asthma
    July 25, 2008

    (Ivanhoe Newswire) Something missing from our stomachs may be the reason behind the recent rise asthma cases. Researchers from New York University... Read summary »

    Broccoli Sprouts Ward Off Stomach Cancer
    June 29, 2009

    (Ivanhoe Newswire) ? People who carry the H. pylori bacteria in their guts are at higher risk for stomach cancer. Now a new study suggests an easy... 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 »

    Why Gastric Bypass Helps Diabetics
    September 15, 2008

    (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New evidence explains why patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery get their diabetes symptoms under control quickly --... Read summary »

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