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Dr. Eisner Answers your GERD Questions: Should I Consider Surgery?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...Every month, Dr. Eisner answers your questions about acid reflux. Email Dr. Eisner at... Read more »
Drug Company’s Direct Marketing to Patients---Yeah or Nay?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...another 54% getting a different prescription. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, likely... Read more »
Study shows increase in hospitalizations for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert...Quality studied the hospital records of patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)... Read more »
Why are so Many Babies on Reflux Medications?
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert...a 56 percent increase in the use of prescription Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)... 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 »
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 »Acid Reflux Causes
...known to be a major cause of peptic ulcers. Antibiotics used to eradicate H. pylori are now accepted treatment for curing ulcers. Of some concern, however, are studies indicating that H. Pylori... 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 »Acid Reflux Complications: Symptoms & Erosive Esophagitis
...severe when both conditions occur together. One study reported that spasms in the vocal cords caused by acid reflux may block the flow of air and cause sleep apnea in adults. On the other hand,... Read more »Acid Reflux (GERD) Risk Factors
...anemia.Acid back-up may be inhaled into the airways and cause pneumonia.The infant's life may be in danger if acid reflux causes spasms in the larynx severe enough to block the airways. In fact,... 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
FDA approves medical device for GERD surgery
October 02, 2008EndoGastric Solutions has received approval from the Food and Drug Adminstration for a new device to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease. The... 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 »
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 »
Hormone replacement therapy ups risk of acid reflux
September 12, 2008Menopausal women who take hormones may be more likely to develop gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a new study has found. The study's authors... Read summary »
Incisionless surgery may correct GERD
October 03, 2008Surgeons at Ohio State University have performed the first incisionless operation to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The surgery uses a... Read summary »
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