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New Procedure Rids Damaged Tissue From Acid Reflux
MyFox Kansas City, MO
"If you drink water at night or anything, if you lay down, you get this acid reflux, which comes up in your face. You wake up every night," Quinn said. …

Dietary Changes and GERD / Acid Reflux: The Latest Research
PR Web (press release), WA
New York (PRWEB) May 8, 2008 — If you have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD, also known as acid reflux) you know these unpleasant feelings all too …

When is surgery advised to correct hiatal hernia?
SouthCoastToday.com, MA
… Prilosec, Protonix and Aciphex — the need for surgery has declined, but there remains a group whose only hope for relief from acid reflux is surgery. …

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A new Paradigm on Acid Reflux
Ivanhoe, FL
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Every day, 70 million people in the United States suffer from digestive problems like heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion, …

The Ill Effects of Chewing Gum
NewsBlaze, CA
The stomach then starts producing Hydrochloric Acid. This can’t be used and can create potential digestive dysfunction, such as Acid Reflux Ulcers and …

Jamaicans asked to cut salt intake
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica
… with the majority of adult patients showing a level of hypertensive and diabetic conditions, while children were treated for high levels of acid reflux, …

You Are What You Poo – What Your Body’s Solid Waste Can Tell You …
KCBY.com 11, OR
… but can presumably worsen symptoms of acid reflux and indigestion by causing rapid distention of the stomach and refluxing of contents into the esophagus.

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Weekly Acid Reflux News 2008-04-25

April 25, 2008

Vocal Chord Damage Doesn’t Have to be Permanent KSPR, MO … doctors also warn against certain conditions. Acid Reflux is a major culprit when it comes to vocal fold damage, as well as smoking and second hand smoke.

That burning feeling Livemint, India Having tea or coffee frequently is more likely to cause acid reflux, where [...]

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Weekly Acid Reflux News 2008-04-18

April 18, 2008

TASTY Foods to Eat with Acid Reflux Los Angeles Chronicle, USA Is there any nutrition that will alleviate symptoms of acid reflux? In keeping with many sufferers of acid reflux, you may ask yourself if specific …
Severe acid reflux linked to esophageal cancer Joliet Herald News, IL New government figures show a worrisome increase in [...]

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Fat White People Are More Likely to Get Acid Reflux

June 13, 2007

I just came across a news story about some researchers that studied 80,000 members of a California health plan. They surveyed the participants about acid reflux. Here’s a quote from the story:
Obesity, especially excessive abdominal fat, may be a much stronger contributor to acid reflux in white people than in other racial groups. [...]

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Acid Reflux | News Digest for 10-25-2006

October 25, 2006

Phil Russo of Westfield, a patient with GERD, clips his receiver onto his gown following a BRAVO pH study. This is the BRAVO pH capsule, like the one used in a study on Phil Russo of Westfield, a patient with GERD, at Overlook Hospital’s Digestive
Fall Back–Into Bed
Forbes - You may be waking up in the [...]

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Acid Reflux | News Digest for 10-24-2006

October 24, 2006

More Answers to Your Heartburn Questions
ABC News - Question: I am a 32-year-old female that suffers from acid reflux/GERD. It has been getting worse since my mid-twenties. I am now taking Aciphex daily and my symptoms have drastically reduced. Since this prescription is taking care of my problems

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Acid Reflux | News Digest for 10-23-2006

October 23, 2006

Boston Online - Sanchez was diagnosed with asthma, sinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux, various musculoskeletal injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. Each now takes fistfuls of medications. Both men are among 75 plaintiffs who have filed a $30 million lawsuit
Acid Reflux Adds to COPD Complications
HealthScout - THURSDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients [...]

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Acid Reflux Treatment | News Digest for 10-22-2006

October 22, 2006

USA Weekend - I grew up in a household where you could find Rolaids in every room. My brothers and I referred to it as Dad’s “candy.” I didn’t realize he suffered from gastroesophageal reflux disease, a condition in which the acid contents of the stomach slosh up
Trans fat ban? First legislate my dining list
Courier [...]

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Acid Reflux Treatment | News Digest for 10-21-2006

October 21, 2006

Study examines exercise recovery factors
Oregon Daily Emerald - Zantac is an acid reflux medication available over the counter. For the most recent study, Halliwill said, subjects received both drugs at the same time before they exercised. Here the results were more dramatic. “We found out that we could completely
Fall Back–Into Bed
Forbes - You may be [...]

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