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Clinical trial: Med to treat nighttime heartburn
October 03, 2008
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Reflux Medications Taken During Pregnancy Linked to Asthma in Children
By Jan Gambino , Health Expert...never too full.Avoid foods that trigger your heartburn symptoms. Often high acid foods such... Read more »
Reflux Surgery Part I: The Nissen Fundoplication
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...available. Failure is generally defined by the patient's heartburn symptoms and may also be... 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 »
Dr. Eisner Q&A #4
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...reflux (though I had not previously experienced any heartburn symptoms) he prescribed Protonix... Read more »
Acid Reflux Triggers: How to avoid those things that bring on the burn.
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...are also other medical conditions that can cause heartburn symptoms. Those can include: ... Read more »
Health Guide
What are the symptoms of GERD?"
The hallmark GERD symptom is heartburn. This symptom of acid reflux involves a burning sensation in the mid-sternum area, thus the name heartburn. Another acid reflux disease symptom is... Read more »How is GERD diagnosed or evaluated?"
A well-taken patient history is the first step to establishing a diagnosis of GERD. If the patient has the classic heartburn and regurgitation symptoms then a diagnosis of GERD can be made with a... Read more »Acid Reflux Symptoms
Heartburn. Heartburn is the primary symptom of GERD. It is a burning sensation that radiates up from the stomach to the chest and throat. Heartburn is most likely to occur in connection with... Read more »Osteoporosis: Medications
Major drug therapies now exist for treating osteoporosis. Unfortunately, studies continue to report that doctors fail to evaluate and adequately treat both men and women for this... 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 »Images
Medications
Famotidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach or intestines. It may be used to prevent... Read more »
Cimetidine is used to treat ulcers of the stomach and intestines and prevent them from coming... Read more »
This medication is used to treat certain conditions of the stomach and intestines. Metoclopramide... Read more »
...not use prescription or non-prescription antacids/heart burn relievers/acid blockers (e.g.,... Read more »
This medication is used to treat symptoms caused by too much stomach acid such as heartburn,... Read more »
Related News
Study examines when reflux causes heartburn
October 02, 2008Not all reflux events lead to heartburn symptoms. Dutch researchers have found that greater reflux acidity and larger volumes of liquid are linked to... Read summary »
Treating acid reflux during pregnancy
November 18, 2008For women who start suffering from heartburn during pregnancy, experts say the good news is that symptoms will likely disappear after the baby's... Read summary »
Video: Why do you still have reflux?
October 17, 2008If you take over-the-counter or prescription medications for acid reflux and still suffer from heartburn, researchers say you may have acid... Read summary »
Acupuncture may soothe heartburn in pregnant women
June 15, 2009Brazilian researchers say that pregnant women may find heartburn relief through acupuncture. In a study of 42 pregnant women, researchers found that... Read summary »
Video: Help for your heartburn
October 03, 2008Many people take over-the-counter meds to control their heartburn symptoms, but not all of the drugs work for every patient. In this short video from... Read summary »
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