Indigestion sufferers who save their sophisticated proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) medications for a last resort may also be saving money, a new study suggests. Researchers in the Netherlands found that patients who started treating their symptoms with common antacids and only used PPI meds if symptoms persisted saved slightly more money than patients who started with PPI medications and supplemented with antacids. But experts point out that this cost-saving was only applicable when the researchers...
Read moreWhile most patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease do well with amino-salicylates that are extremely safe such as Asacol and... Read more »
The study called ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes) is back in the news. The study, which included 10,251 patients... Read more »
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Indigestion (dyspepsia) is a vague feeling of discomfort in the upper belly or abdomen during or right after eating. This may include:A feeling of... Read more »
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Pyrosis; Non-cardiac chest pain Home Care Treat heartburn, especially if you often feel symptoms. Over time, reflux can damage the... Read more »
In this question and answer column, a reader asks about Ambien and heartburn. The People's Pharmacy replies that the insomnia medication can cause... Read more »
Treating all the risk factors that contribute to heart attacks is more beneficial to patients than simply working to lower their cholesterol levels,... Read more »
Two new animal studies suggest that coffee may help reverse and even prevent Alzheimer's disease. In one study, researchers gave mice an equivalent... Read more »