Acid Reflux (GERD) News
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Asthma Diagnosis Later Reversed in About 1 in 3 Adults, Study FindsAlthough asthma is considered a chronic disease, doctors have been puzzled by its often changing nature that can makes prescribing medicine, or stopping them, tricky. A study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that about one-third of adults tested for
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7 Subtle Signs You're Burned-OutWhen Tess Kearns and her husband started an all-natural catering company in Chicago last year, the responsibilities of running a new business and raising two kids were super-consuming. "I found myself with a late mortgage and not enough business and racing to learn new skills to keep it all going,"
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Massachusetts Man Credits 'Save My Life' TV Show for Doing Just That After Heart Attack
Dana Mower considers himself lucky to be alive, saying it’s all because of the medical documentary TV show “Save My Life: Boston Trauma.” Mower, 71, was watching an episode of the ABC show Sunday. “Save My Life” showcases real-life medical cases, and the episode Mower watched dealt with a man who
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4 Things That Make You Lose Your VoiceI haven’t had a cold in months, but I keep losing my voice. What’s going on? Laryngitis (the most common cause of hoarseness or voice loss) happens when your voice box becomes irritated or inflamed, leading to swelling that keeps your vocal cords from being able to open and close smoothly. (This
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Robinson Cano says he's battling stomach ailment
Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano , who has been mired in a slump for most of the season, said he's been battling a stomach ailment since last August. Cano, in an interview with USA Today Sports , said he was diagnosed with a parasite and treated it with antibiotics, but he is still
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First All-Girl Quintuplets Ever Born in US Start to Head HomeThe Busby household in Texas is about to get a lot busier. The first two of the family's all-girl quintuplets have been released from the hospital and the remaining three are expected to be home by the end of next week. "Two down, three more Princesses to go! Our hearts are full and so is our car,”
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Kinds of Coughs and What They Might MeanAllergies? A cold? Acid reflux? No matter what the cause, there’s a simple reason behind all your hacking: “A cough is a protective mechanism to clear your airway,” explains Jonathan Parsons, MD, Director of the Cough Clinic at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. While it’s impossible
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How Much Coffee You Should Be DrinkingI love coffee, and I’ve written about it a lot over the past few years, from why it’s actually good for both mental and physical health, to reasons to drink java before a workout. So I wasn’t surprised when, for the first time in history, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee gave coffee a
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Retired Detective Says 'Toxic Stress' May Have Contributed to His CancerWhen 54-year old Benny Andujar went in for a routine checkup shortly after retiring from the New York City police force a few years ago, doctors found abnormalities in the cells close to his stomach, a condition called Barrett’s esophagus. Several months later he was diagnosed with cancer. Andujar
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President Obama's Sore Throat Consistent With Acid Reflux , Doctor Says
The sore throat that sent President Obama to the hospital for tests today is consistent with acid reflux and will be treated accordingly, his doctor said today. The tests came after Obama made an unusual and unexpected trip to Walter Reed medical center for a CT scan recommended by his doctor to