News tagged with heartburn acid

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

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.

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

Acid-reducing medicines may lead to dependency

Treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for eight weeks induces acid-related symptoms like heartburn, acid regurgitation and dyspepsia once treatment is withdrawn in healthy individuals, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, th ...

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created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0