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Health Encyclopedia: Acid Reflux (Gerd) Risk Factors

Risk Factors

GERD occurs monthly in about half of American adults. People of all ages are susceptible to GERD. Elderly people with GERD tend to have a more serious condition than younger people.

Risk Factors for Heartburn and GERD

Eating Pattern. Anyone who eats a heavy meal and subsequently lies on the back or bends over from the waist is at risk for an attack of heartburn. Anyone who snacks at bedtime is at high risk for heartburn.

Pregnancy. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to heartburn...

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Expert & Community Posts

New Information on Positioning a Baby with Reflux

By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

Parents of infants with acid reflux disease always want to know the best positioning for eating,... Read more »

Acid Reflux Across the Pond -- Questions from Parents in the U.K.

By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert

...acid reflux are listed in our book, Acid Reflux in Infants & Children and include: Sleep... Read more »

Pregnancy and Quitting Smoking

By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

...delays. There can also be an increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). There is... Read more »

Sleep Feeding Questions and Answers

By Jan Gambino , Health Expert

...lead to a variety of eating and sleep patterns in infants and toddlers. A HealthCentral member... Read more »

Getting Your Beauty Sleep?

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

Ladies, are you getting your beauty sleep? Sleep deprivation causes havoc on that hat smooth,... Read more »

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Immunizations: Hepatitis B

...can prevent hepatitis B. Twinrix is a vaccine against both hepatitis A and B. They are safe, even for infants and children. Vaccination programs are proving to reduce the risk for liver cancer. ... Read more »

Narcolepsy: Introduction

...each day. Individual adults differ in the amount of sleep they need to feel well rested, however. (Infants may sleep as many as 16 hours a day.)The daily cycle of life, which includes sleeping and... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Prognosis

...Diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea in the patient can help eliminate these problems.Effects in Infants and ChildrenFailure to Thrive. Small children with undiagnosed sleep apnea may "fail to... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Highlights

Sleep Apnea and Heart DiseaseSleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Introduction

...sleep each day. Individual adults differ in the amount of sleep they need to feel well rested, however. Infants may sleep up to 16 hours a day.The daily cycle of sleeping and waking is called the... Read more »

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