News tagged with chronic heartburn

Natural history of heartburn

A research team from Iceland studied the natural history and prevalence of heartburn at a 10-year interval, and the effect of heartburn on various symptoms and activities. The results showed that heartburn is a common and ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New hope for therapy in heartburn-related cancer

A new study published in the journal Disease Models and Mechanisms shows that DBZ, a drug currently in clinical trials for use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, is able in rats to stop the growth of Barrett's esophagus, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgeons at BMC offering new procedure for acid reflux/GERD

Boston Medical Center (BMC) surgeons are now offering patients an incisionless alternative to laparoscopic and traditional surgery for treatment of acid reflux or GERD.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0