Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/gerd/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240418.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240418.phpA new study is providing clues that may answer a decades-old question about the cells that give rise to a particularly lethal form of esophageal cancer...Cancer / Oncology Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239715.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239715.phpJack Selby, of Lansing, Mich., had suffered from heartburn all of his life, especially around the holidays when he overindulged in some of his favorite food and drink...Acid Reflux / GERD Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239665.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239665.php A long-term Norwegian study reveals the number of people who experience acid reflux at least once a week has gone up by nearly 50% in the last 10 years, with women appearing to be more susceptible to the condition than men...Acid Reflux / GERD Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236874.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236874.phpPatients who complain of upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms often face a diagnosis of either gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or functional dyspepsia. Because the two conditions often overlap, it can be difficult to distinguish between them and diagnose them properly...Acid Reflux / GERD Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236363.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236363.phpFrequent spitting up, irritability, and unexplained crying in infants can be very distressing to parents. Pediatricians often prescribe acid-suppressing drugs for these symptoms in an effort to treat infants for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); however, GERD is an uncommon cause of these symptoms in otherwise thriving infants...Acid Reflux / GERD Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236327.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236327.phpInfants who are frequently spitting up, irritable, and cry for unknown reasons can be extremely worrying for parents. The infants are often prescribed with acid-suppressing drugs by their pediatricians in an attempt to treat them for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) but in otherwise thriving infants GERD is not a common cause of these symptoms...Pediatrics / Children's Health Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236280.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236280.phpFrequent spitting up, irritability and unexplained crying in infants are often very distressing to parents. Physicians frequently prescribe acid-suppressing drugs for these symptoms. However, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is an uncommon cause of these symptoms in otherwise thriving infants, and in his Commentary published in the October 20th issue of The Journal of Pediatrics, Dr...Acid Reflux / GERD Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/234982.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/234982.phpNew plain-language reports compare the risks and benefits of therapies for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a digestive condition that affects millions of individuals in the U.S., and can be treated with medications or surgery. The reports are from the U.S...Acid Reflux / GERD Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234685.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/234685.phpSurgery to correct gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, can preserve lung function in patients with end-stage pulmonary disease both before and after transplantation, according to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine...Acid Reflux / GERD Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/233272.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/233272.phpWithdrawal from PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) can lead to severe rebound acid secretion, a complication that can force users to become dependent on them - this should be mentioned in a black-box warning, consumer group Public Citizen has told the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)...Acid Reflux / GERD Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/232458.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/232458.php A Los Alamos National Laboratory research team has harnessed neutrons to view for the first time the critical role that an elusive molecule plays in certain biological reactions. The effort could aid in treatment of peptic ulcers or acid reflux disease, or allow for more efficient conversion of woody waste into transportation fuels...Acid Reflux / GERD Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/232465.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/232465.phpModifying stomach acid levels may not be enough to treat symptoms in neonates suspected of having gastroesophageal reflux disease. According to a study from Nationwide Children's Hospital, this is the first study to classify reflux and its associated symptoms in neonates based on how and what is refluxed...Acid Reflux / GERD Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/231321.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/231321.phpMedically treated patients with mild or no symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are at higher risk for developing esophageal cancer than those with severe GERD symptoms, according to a University of Pittsburgh study published in the current issue of Archives of Surgery...Acid Reflux / GERD Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/229535.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/229535.phpThe ultimate source of some cancers is embryonic cells. Research published in the June 24th Cell, a Cell Press publication, traces the precursor of deadly esophageal cancers to leftover embryonic cells found in all adults. Some people with gastric reflux disease have a greater risk of developing esophageal cancer...Acid Reflux / GERD Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/229503.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/229503.phpEndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the leader in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), today announced that the first patient has been enrolled and treated in the RESPECT study (Randomized EsophyX vs. Sham/Placebo Controlled Trial). The RESPECT trial was designed by co-principle investigators Dr. John Hunter, Chairman of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, and Dr...Acid Reflux / GERD Thu, 19 May 2011 04:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/225885.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/225885.phpUniversity of Rochester Medical Center researchers have pinpointed two genes that are amplified in the worst cases of esophageal cancer, providing data to support a new investigational treatment that targets those same genes. The study, led by Tony Godfrey, Ph.D., a research associate professor of Surgery at the James P...Cancer / Oncology Wed, 18 May 2011 06:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/225746.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/225746.phpLaparoscopic antireflux surgery or taking proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole for chronic GERD (chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease) were both found to result in similar rates of disease remission of five years, researchers from Nantes University, France, reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)...Acid Reflux / GERD Tue, 17 May 2011 13:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/225239.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/225239.phpIn an evaluation of contemporary antireflux therapies for chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), most patients who received treatment with either the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole or laparoscopic antireflux surgery achieved and remained in disease remission for 5 years, according to a study in the May 18 issue of JAMA...Acid Reflux / GERD Tue, 10 May 2011 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/224791.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/224791.phpAn increasingly popular technique for removing lesions associated with Barrett's esophagus has been deemed a safe and effective treatment option in a study of more than 1,000 resections published this month in the European journal Endoscopy...Acid Reflux / GERD Tue, 10 May 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/224701.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/224701.php Acid-Suppressing Proton Pump Inhibitors Associated with Fracture Risk A meta-analysis of previous research into an unintended effect of acid suppression medications - some of the most widely used medications in the world - finds evidence that long-term use of proton pump inhibitors, but not H2-receptor antagonists, is associated with increased risk of fracture...Acid Reflux / GERD Tue, 03 May 2011 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/224023.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/224023.phpAstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of NEXIUM® I.V. (esomeprazole sodium) for Injection for children ages greater than 1 month old for the short-term treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with erosive esophagitis when oral therapy is not possible or appropriate.1 NEXIUM I.V...Acid Reflux / GERD Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/223432.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/223432.phpEndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the leader in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), today announced that the American Society of General Surgeons (ASGS) recently issued a position statement in support of transoral fundoplication for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflex disease (GERD)...Acid Reflux / GERD Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/223294.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/223294.phpA new study reports that multipolar electrocoagulation in combination with acid suppression is a safe and effective method to ablate nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus over the long term. No adenocarcinoma (cancer) or high-grade dysplasia of the esophagus developed in any of the study patients...Acid Reflux / GERD Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/222643.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/222643.phpGastrointestinal problems are now some of the most common medical complaints in endurance athletes, according to an expert presenting today at the American College of Sports Medicine's 15th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition. While overuse injuries are the most common medical issue in endurance athletes, Lauren Simon, M.D., M.P.H...Sports Medicine / Fitness Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/221838.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/221838.phpCalworth Glenford LLC announced that for the first time, it is giving a comprehensive coaching class for the acclaimed Oxygen Remedy through online education. The Oxygen Remedy helps people who are overweight and who may have a combination of health problems, according to Richard Geller, CEO of Calworth Glenford...IT / Internet / E-mail