More GERD & Heartburn News

• Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux

  August 22 (HealthDay News) -- Gastric banding, a surgical procedure designed to combat obesity, appears ...

• Powerful Antacid Drugs Raise Fracture Risk

  August 11 (HealthDay News) -- New Canadian research shows that long-term use of proton pump ...

• People with GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma

  July 25 (HealthDay News) -- The first evidence linking gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma ...

• Noninvasive Surgery Effective for Acid Reflux Disease

  June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new surgical technique offers hope for people who suffer ...

• Patients Pleased with Laparoscopic GERD Surgery

  May 23 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of patient satisfaction and low rates of re-surgery ...

• Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly

  May 3 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies show that anticholinergics, a commonly prescribed group ...

• GERD Drug Approved for Younger Children

  Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Nexium, a popular drug to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) ...

• FDA Confirms No Heart Risk From Heartburn Drugs

  Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. government review of the popular heartburn drugs Prilosec ...

• Chronic GI Troubles Keep Workers Off the Job

  Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- People with some common functional gastrointestinal disorders lose the equivalent ...

• Heartburn Can Be a Sign of Serious Disease

  Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- More than 60 million Americans experience heartburn once a month and ...

• GERD Not Limited to Grownups

  Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- GERD can strike even the youngest person. Just ask Priscilla ...

• FDA Sees No Heart Risk With Heartburn Drugs

  August 10 (HealthDay News) -- The popular heartburn drugs Prilosec and Nexium don't cause heart ...

• Esophageal Surgery May Be Safe for Obese Patients

  Feb. 22 (iVillage Total Health) -- A surgery often performed on people with cancer of ...

• Powerful Antacids Boost Chances of Hip Fracture

  Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- People taking powerful antacid drugs called proton pump inhibitors face ...

• Milk effective as contrast agent for some CT scans

  Dec 11 (HealthCentersOnline) - Milk is nearly identical in terms of effectiveness when compared to ...

• Antacids may help prevent gum disease

  Nov 13 (HealthCentersOnline) - A recent study showed that a compound in common antacids may ...

• Heartburn drug approved for pancreatic syndrome

  Oct 23 (HealthCentersOnline) - The popular prescription medication Nexium (esomeprazole) has recently been approved by ...

• Acid reflux may worsen COPD symptoms

  October 18 (iVillage Total Health) - People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acid ...

• Acid Reflux Adds to COPD Complications

  October 12 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients who also have acid ...