More GERD & Heartburn News

• Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- People taking the acid reflux drugs Prilosec or Protonix in ...

• Metozolv Approved for Diabetic Stomach Disorder, GERD

  Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Metozolv (metoclopramide) has been approved by the U.S. Food and ...

• Heartburn Drugs May Contribute to the Problem

  July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux may ...

• Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy

  June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Acupuncture relieves the indigestion and heartburn that bother many women ...

• Powerful Antacids Raise Chances of Fracture

  June 2 (HealthDay News) -- Powerful and widely used antacids called proton pump inhibitors and ...

• Heat Therapy May Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer

  May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for precancerous Barrett's esophagus, ...

• Plavix, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky Combination

  May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone who takes the clot-preventing drug Plavix after receiving a ...

• Telling Heartburn from Heart Attack Can Be Tricky

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- It begins as a sharp, burning sensation in the chest, ...

• Acid Reducers May Not Help All with Asthma

  April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Acid-suppressing medications won't ease asthma symptoms if you don't have ...

• Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack

  March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients given the blood thinner Plavix, plus a ...

• Kapidex Approved for Acid Reflux

  February 2 (HealthDay News) -- Takeda Pharmaceuticals said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ...

• Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk

  January 28 (HealthDay News) -- People taking the clot-preventing drug Plavix and an acid-reducing proton ...

• Traditional Nonsurgical GERD Treatments Not Impressive

  January 23 (HealthDay News) -- Two traditional nonsurgical methods for correcting the anatomical flaw responsible ...

• Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion

  January 15 (HealthDay News) -- Starting treatment for dyspepsia -- the medical name for indigestion ...

• 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 ...