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The Causes Of Acid Reflux Questioned

Acid reflux is common and one of the most frequent causes of indigestion. Typical symptoms include heartburn, excessive belching,// and respiratory problems in some cases. Smoking and a high salt intake significantly increase the risk of acid reflux say researchers according to a new study. Results of the study showed that people who smoked every day for more than 20 years were 70-perce...

Acid Reflux Increases Risk Of Esophagus Cancer

Esophagus cancer associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is increasing at a rapid rate, says a review article published in the November/December issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, published by the American Cancer Society//. The article says that esophagus cancer is increasing at a faster rate than melanoma and prostate cancer. The rapid progress of the condit...

Gastric Bypass And Laparoscopic Reflux Surgery Gaining Popularity

Surgical procedures of the gastrointestinal tract such as gastric bypass and laparoscopic reflux surgery for treatment of obesity and gastroesophageal reflux// disease respectively, are becoming popular, highlights a study presented at the Digestive Disease Week, which represents the largest gathering of researchers and physicians from different medical fields such as gastroenterology, en...

New Reflux Disease Technology More Comfortable, Not More Effective

A wireless device that measures the acidity of stomach contents backwashed into the esophagus allows patients to avoid some of the nose pain and throat discomfort// associated with the conventional wired monitor used to manage hard-to-treat gastroesophageal reflux disease. However, while the new technology appears be better tolerated, no studies showed that it was better for diagnosin...

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 developed by Jamie Koufman, M.D., then professor of otolaryngology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine an...

Studies Find Connection Between Acid Reflux And Esophageal Cancer

In a new study scientists have claimed to find a link between acid reflux and esophageal cancer.// In a recent study that has been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers have explained that a specific enzyme found to be significantly higher in cancer cells on their exposure to acid, which could lead to the overproduction of hydrogen peroxide, and there by offer...

Luxury Spas Ride Boom in Wellness Industry in Poland

Exotic treatments such as a soothing guilt-free chocolate body wrap or deep relaxation with Indian ayurvedic therapeutic oils were unheard of in post-communist Poland// just a few years ago. But they are rapidly becoming a rage for the growing Polish middle and chattering classes, who seek a pampered lifestyle in the country's ever more numerous luxury spas. "I received a...

Cancer risk due to Chronic Acid Reflux

According to a study, there may be an increased risk of cancer of the larynx in people with chronic stomach acid reflux.// Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is widespread in cancer patients. So, it is considered to be a potential risk factor for laryngeal cancer. The researchers conducted a comparison study of 96 men and women with laryngeal cancer with their counterparts...

Hundreds Literally Sea ‘sick’ on Luxury Linr

‘A sea cruise we will never forget’, is how some passengers describe it.// They speak for many more, around 300 passengers and crew who were infected with a stomach flu-causing bug; norovirus aboard the luxury cruise ship, Queen Elizabeth 2. This virus causes a contagious gastric illness, gastroenteritis that leaves its victims with diarrhea, stomach pain, nausea and vomit...

New Reflux Guidelines Released

New, updated guidelines for esophageal reflux testing appear in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Developed and approved by the American College of// Gastroenterology, these guidelines summarize advances in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) diagnostic testing and how they have modified the clinical management of esophageal disorders. “Gastroenterologists are confronted wi...

Doctors in UK Promoting Awareness of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease

Heartburn could be a precursor to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, British doctors warn and note that// the diagnosis of the disease is a relatively new phenomenon. Statistics show that over a quarter of Britons have gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, also known as the GORD, and thousands of these are not getting the treatment they need. A noted general practitioner, Dr Rob Hicks,...

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 with bile duct obstruction, according to a research//. The study, using the anti-reflux biliary stent in patients with cancer of the pancreas or bile duct, appears in the May issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy journal. This bile duct stent with the “Dua Anti-Reflux Valve,” named after...

New Wireless System Developed to Detect Esophageal Reflux

UT Southwestern Medical Center doctors and UT Arlington engineers have developed a wireless monitoring system that uses electrical impulses to track esophageal reflux . The wireless technology, called radio frequency identification (RFID), has been used in thousands of stores for tracking inventory and in identification chips implanted in some pets. Researchers combined that technol...

Indian Luxury Hotel Boss Calls for Major City Clean-up

The head of one of India's top luxury hotel chains called on the country Wednesday to launch a major clean-up of its filthy cities or suffer a drop in tourist arrivals . "We have to clean our cities or risk losing tourists," said P.R.S. Oberoi, the chairman of the EIH Associated Hotels group, which includes the five-star Oberoi chain. "Water is a big problem, power is...