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GERD Surgery Pricey in Short Term.
Oct. 22, 2002 -- Even though it cuts the need for anti-acid drugs, GERD surgery isn't cost-effective in the short term. GERD -- gastroesophageal reflux disease -- happens when the valve between the stomach and the esophagus doesn't work right. This lets acid escape the stomach and burn its way up th
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Heartburn Surgery Offers Relief
"Surgery is successful for most patients -- in fact, the patient who has done well with medications but doesn't want to take them long-term will do well with surgery," says Radhika Srinivasan, MD, a gastrointestinal specialist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in
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GERD, Acid Reflux Interfere With Restful Sleep
Oct. 21, 2002 -- Acid reflux during the day may hamper sleep quality at night, causing subsequent daytime sleepiness and insomnia. The long-term effects can also lead to poorer quality of life. These findings, from two new studies presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Colle
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Panel Backs Over-the-Counter Prilosec.
June 27, 2002 -- The first drug of its class may soon join the ranks of other over-the-counter heartburn medications lining drug store shelves. An FDA advisory panel has now recommended that the popular drug Prilosec be made available without a doctor's prescription. If approved for nonprescription
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Heartburn Surgery Gives Relief, Not Cure.
April 15, 2002 -- Surgery to relieve heartburn seems to have many satisfied customers. A study finds that up to five years after surgery, many patients still have symptoms -- yet nearly all felt their surgery was working well. Daily heartburn is medically known as gastroesophageal reflux disease, or
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Heartburn Surgery Gives Relief, Not Cure
April 15, 2002 -- Surgery to relieve heartburn seems to have many satisfied customers. A study finds that up to five years after surgery, many patients still have symptoms -- yet nearly all felt their surgery was working well. Daily heartburn is medically known as gastroesophageal reflux disease, or
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Keeping the Holidays Heartburn-Free
Dec. 3, 2001 -- What's the scene at your house after that massive holiday dinner? Some camped out in front of the football game, others napping? All that overeating and lounging around is certainly the downside to the holiday festivities -- and it's a sure-fire recipe for indigestion. "People eat
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Could Ulcer Treatment Improve Acid-Reflux Symptoms?
May 31, 2001 -- It's enough to give you a bellyache: A new study published in the June 2 issue of the journal The Lancet suggests that using antibiotics to eradicate ulcer-causing germs from the gut may also prolong relief from acid-reflux disease symptoms. Yet other researchers say that the bacteri
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Handling Hoarseness With Heartburn Medication
May 24, 2001 -- For most people, laryngitis is an occasional annoyance that happens when you have a cold or your allergies act up, but for some people it can last for weeks or months and nothing they try -- from resting their voice to downing as much honey and lemon as they can stand -- seems to mak
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Nighttime Heartburn a Nightmare for Millions
May 21, 2001 (Atlanta) -- The heartburn that haunts you at night isn't the same one that makes your daytime miserable. It's usually much worse, Americans say. Sixty million U.S. adults suffer from heartburn. And if the results of a Gallup poll of 1,000 of these people are any indication, 48 million
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