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What is the relationship between laryngopharyngeal reflux and reflux esophagitis?
Published October 10, 2008, 7:14 am, EurekAlert!
( World Journal of Gastroenterology ) The prevalence rate of laryngopharyngeal reflux in studied subjects with reflux esophagitis was 23.9 percent. Age, hoarseness, and hiatus hernia were factors significantly associated with LPR. In addition, the patients who coexisted with hiatus hernia and hoarseness had very high odds ratio for LPR. In 23 patients with hiatus hernia, the group with LPR was ...
ROTATEQ(R) Receives WHO Pre-qualification
Published October 10, 2008, 5:30 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.----ROTATEQ® , the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine from Merck & Co., Inc., that helps prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants and children, has been awarded pre-qualification status by the World Health Organization .
New cookbook promotes G.I. tract health
Published October 8, 2008, 4:08 am, The Herald-Mail
If you're in the market for some new recipes, while helping out a worthy cause, you'll want to get a copy of a new cookbook. Hot off the presses, "Great Intentions" is a collection of recipes from staff at several Robinwood Medical Center offices - the Endoscopy Center, Gastroenterology Associates, Digestive Disorders and Robinwood Department of Anesthesia.
Takeda reports encouraging data from two Phase III esophagitis studies
Published October 8, 2008, 2:51 am, Pharmaceutical Business Review
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America has announced combined results from two Phase III studies which showed that TAK-390MR resulted in higher healing rates than lansoprazole among patients with more severe grades of erosive esophagitis.
Summer Is Peak Season For Diagnosis Of Esophagus Disorder According To New Study
Published October 7, 2008, 11:08 am, Medical News Today
Most people who experience chronic heartburn have symptoms that are caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. Two new studies presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology examined eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a condition that can mimic symptoms of GERD, in a small proportion of people.
Acid reflux disease hits Americans hard
Published October 7, 2008, 4:58 am, Baltimore Sun
A jump in obesity may explain why about 60% experience occasional reflux symptoms. An array of medication may also be exacerbating the problem. IT WAS 1972 when a visibly uncomfortable man leaned over the side of his bed bemoaning his indulgence with the phrase, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing." This Alka-Seltzer commercial was an early and memorable marketing effort to show how a ...
TAK-390MR Demonstrated Higher Healing Rates Compared To Lansoprazole As The Severity Of Erosive Esophagitis Grade ...
Published October 7, 2008, 4:07 am, Medical News Today
Combined results from two Phase 3 studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting (ACG) in Orlando, Fla., demonstrated that TAK-390MR resulted in higher healing rates than lansoprazole among patients with more severe grades of erosive esophagitis (EE).
Consensus Document Outlines Practical Steps For Reducing Gastrointestinal Risks Of Antiplatelet And NSAID Use
Published October 7, 2008, 3:07 am, Medical News Today
The American College of Cardiology in collaboration with the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Heart Association released consensus guidelines outlining a stepwise approach for reducing the risk of ulcers and gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding among patients using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) along with antiplatelet agents.
Welcome to the Heartburn/GERD Discussion Board
Published October 7, 2008, 12:22 am, ThirdAge
Howdy! Welcome to the the ThirdAge discussion forum devoted to the signs, symptoms, treatments, and prevention of heartburn -- aka gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Please feel free to use this forum to post your ideas and advice and ask questions of other ThirdAgers who share your interests.
New Guidelines to Reduce Internal Bleeding Risks Issued for Taking Antiplatelet with NSAID
Published October 6, 2008, 3:21 pm, Senior Journal
Medical groups join to improve patient safety when taking the most widely used class of medications in U.S.
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