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No More Dietary Restriction for Heartburn Patients - Study Says

... beverages) can reduce the pressure exerted by the esophageal sphincter, the control valve that keeps the food y...long. Heartburn is most commonly caused when the esophageal sphincter relaxes more often than it is supposed to, allowing stomach acid to flow up into the esoph...

New Reflux Disease Technology More Comfortable, Not More Effective

...ead author of a new review of evidence on wireless esophageal pH monitoring for gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. The systematic review was conducted by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's Technology Evaluation Center, which analyzes clinical and scientific evidence to evaluate whether a tech...

Test for Esophageal Reflux Licensed to Bayer by University

A new test for esophageal reflux disease developed by a Wake Forest University Health Sciences (WFUHS) otolaryngologist has been licensed to Bayer HealthCare’s Diagnostics Division by WFUHS.// The test, which detects the presence of human pepsin 3b in a patient’s saliva, was...

Studies Find Connection Between Acid Reflux And Esophageal Cancer

...ave claimed to find a link between acid reflux and esophageal cancer.// In a recent study that has been publish... from cells damaged by acid, to the progression of esophageal cancer. They believe the same process may happen in the body when cells are exposed to acid reflux. ...

Rise in Esophageal Cancer is emphasized by Richards’ deat

...of Texas, Ann Richards marks the rapid increase in esophageal cancer cases in the US. She died 6 months after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer.// Only 16 % or around 2,200, of the 14,000-esophageal cancer cases diagnosed in the US this ...

Cancer risk due to Chronic Acid Reflux

... disorder called Barrett’s esophagus can result in esophageal cancer. As for whether GERD is in fact a risk factor for laryngeal cancer, "definitive studies are yet to come," said Dr Michael Vaezi, a gastroenterologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville and the study's lead author. Still, wi...

Minorities, Uninsured Less Likely to Receive Care at High-Volume Hospitals

...ry artery bypass grafting, carotid endarterectomy, esophageal cancer resection, hip fracture repair, lung cancer resection, cardiac valve replacement, coronary angioplasty, pancreatic cancer resection, and total knee replacement. According to this database, a total of 719,608 patients received 1 of the 10 ope...

Long-time Gastric Acid Suppression Does Not Increase The Risk Of Cancer

... UK general practice database. 287 patients with esophageal cancer and 522 with stomach cancer were identified...between acid suppressive medication and stomach or esophageal cancers' ASH...

A Novel Technique That Detects "Cancer Genes" From The Breath Of Smokers

...ian, breast, lung, endometrial, head and neck, and esophageal cancers. "So far, every panel is different for each cancer to the point where we can say with greater than 97 percent certainty which cancer it is," she said. "Surprisingly, although in theory body response could be similar for several cancers, in ...

Holiday Season Could Ring in “Heartburn Season

...re complex problem, such as Barrett’s esophagus or esophageal cancer. “But if you’re taking medications daily, I think you should be concerned about it,” Dr. Spechler said. There are some warning symptoms that, if associated with chronic heartburn, may be signs of more serious problems. Questions to ask yours...

Onions, Garlic may Reduce the Risk of Cancer

... onions the most also had a lower risk of oral and esophageal cancers than those who ate the least. Moderate use of garlic was also associated with a lower risk of colorectal and renal cell (a type of kidney cancer) cancers, they said. Again, the anticancer effect increased with more garlic they ate. People...

North Texas Surgeons Lead Robotically Assisted Laparoscopic Surgeries.

...dures to grow in popularity for colon, gastric and esophageal operations, said Dr. Edward Livingston, chairman of GI/endocrine surgery. Surgeries for colon cancers are on the rise, while gastric bypass procedures also are becoming more common. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in America wit...

Cancer Prevented by Diet Low in Protein and Calories

...ancer, post-menopausal breast cancer and a type of esophageal cancer. Dr. Luigi Fontana, a medical professor and his team at Washington University, conducted the following study to show the impact of low protein diet on cancer: 1) lean people consuming a vegetarian diet low in calories and protien.2) lean peo...

Robotically Assisted Colo-resection And Gastric Bypass Surgeries Are Becoming Popular

...dures to grow in popularity for colon, gastric and esophageal operations, said Dr. Edward Livingston, chairman of GI/endocrine surgery. In addition, UT Southwestern was part of a landmark study that proved laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer is just as effective as traditional open surgery. The robot-assi...

Clues to the Cause of Difficulty With Swallowing

...x disease as well as those of children with normal esophageal biopsies. "We found fibrosis, or scarring, as well as remodeling of the esophagus in pediatric EE patients which is similar to airway remodeling found in patients with asthma," said Aceves. Remodeling occurs in chronic inflammatory diseases such ...

Esophageal Cancer Rates Climb With Obesity

...in the United States have created a higher risk of esophageal cancer linked to reflux disease. And this has some...ure called transhiatal esophagectomy primarily for esophageal cancer had outcomes similar to their lean counterparts. “The type of patient who currently develop...

Mentally Ill Have High Risk Of Cardiovascular Death

...espiratory, colorectal, breast, prostate, stomach, esophageal and pancreatic cancer. "We chose to study death rates rather than incidence rates, because mortality is the most robust outcome since it includes diagnoses made post-mortem," the authors write. Over a follow-up period of at least six months, indivi...

Emboldened Warriors-Cancer Fighting Foods

...hether the berries will prevent the development of esophageal and colon cancer in humans, says study leader Gary D. Stoner, Ph.D., a researcher and professor of internal medicine at the university. Blueberries contain chemical that may help prevent colon cancer — A compound found in blueberries shows promise...

New Reflux Guidelines Released

New, updated guidelines for esophageal reflux testing appear in The American Journal of G... how they have modified the clinical management of esophageal disorders. “Gastroenterologists are confronted with an increasing number of patients presenting sy...

Cancer Patient’s Life Improved With Anti-reflux Valv

An anti-reflux valve developed to help esophageal cancer patients also has been shown to help those ...he “Dua Esophageal Stent” for use by patients with esophageal cancer in 2002. Using a similar windsock design, Dr. Dua modified the valve and attached it to the b...

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