Archive for the ‘GERD’ Category
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
Recent studies done on the popular anti-acid medications such as Prilosec and Nexium raised a concern about a possible association between these drugs and the development of heart related problems such as heart attack. The Food and Drug Administration in early August released information about a formal drug review ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus are complications related to chronic gastroesophageal acid reflux (GERD). Though millions of people suffer from GERD and only a small percentage of people will develop these complications, the incidence of esophageal cancer is rising and may be related to underlying Barrett's esophagus. Barrett's esophagus is considered a precursor lesion in the ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Sleep problems related to acid reflux disease (GERD) are common. These individuals typically have symptomatic reflux disease and experience symptoms such as heartburn and abdominal pain which keep them up and cause insomnia. But people may also have background GERD with minimal to no reflux ...
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