Heartburn is one of the most common reasons for people to see a doctor, and some physicians often use upper endoscopy to diagnose and manage gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). But most patients do not require the procedure ...
Dec 3, 2012
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(Medical Xpress)—As people age, or as a result of poor nutrition, heart valves can become damaged by the accumulation of calcium deposits within the tissue. This calcification causes a thickening and hardening of the tissue ...
Feb 21, 2013
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We know that being a couch potato may not be the picture of health. But it's allowed as long as we are physically active, right?
Mar 3, 2014
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Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy is associated with hospitalization for hypomagnesemia, particularly among patients also receiving diuretics, according to research published this week in PLOS Medicine. The study, conducted ...
Sep 30, 2014
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Treatment of the autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes in Germany depends on where the patients live in. In socio-economically weaker regions, insulin pumps and long-acting insulin analogs are used less frequently. Here, the ...
Nov 30, 2018
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New research has found a link between popular heartburn drugs and an increase in the risk of infectious gastroenteritis—an illness that results in 13.1 million lost days of work in Australia a year.
Jan 12, 2017
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Clinical evidence of the safety and effectiveness of electrical stimulation of a muscular valve in the esophagus demonstrates promising results in resolving symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) and is being presented ...
Oct 22, 2012
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An investigational drug that binds bile acids in the stomach can reduce the severity of heartburn symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) when combined with a proton pump inhibitor ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Retrofitting home insulation can reduce the onset of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma by up to 10%, new University of Otago research shows.
Sep 7, 2022
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Hospitals must start using smart intravenous (IV) infusion technology to its full potential if they are to prevent dangerous drug errors, University of Manchester researchers have found.
Aug 1, 2022
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